"Sioux City Sue" is a 1945 song and a
1946 movie. Lyricist
Ray Freedman and composer
Dick Thomas wrote the song. Thomas recorded the song in February 1945 for
National Records
National Records was a record label that was started in New York City by Albert Green in 1945 and lasted until early 1951.
Big Joe Turner was signed at the beginning and remained until 1947. Billy Eckstine was also a big seller for the label as w ...
and it was a number one Country charts hit for him. The song was Thomas' first chart entry on the Juke Box Folk Records chart and was also his most successful release: "Sioux City Sue" spent four weeks at number one on the Country charts during a stay of twenty-three weeks. The Dick Thomas version also reached Billboard's Best-selling Record charts attaining the No. 16 position.
Gene Autry sang this title song in the movie with the
Cass County Boys, the first film he made after leaving military service at the end of World War II.
The most successful recording was by
Bing Crosby who recorded the song on December 27, 1945 and this reached the No. 3 position in Billboard's Best-selling Record charts during a 16-week stay.
His version also topped the Australian charts. The song was included in the album ''
Bing: A Musical Autobiography'' in 1954.
Tony Pastor
Antonio Pastor (May 28, 1837 – August 26, 1908) was an American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner who became one of the founding forces behind American vaudeville in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. He was sometimes referr ...
also had a chart version in 1946 with his recording on the Cosmo label which briefly reached the No. 10 spot.
Later versions
*1963
Slim Whitman
Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013), known as Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. He claimed he had sold in excess of ...
for his album ''Yodeling''.
*1964
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January ...
for their album ''Great Country Hits''.
References
1945 songs
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