"Wake the Town and Tell the People" is a

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with music by

Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...

and lyrics by

Sammy Gallop Sammy Gallop (March 16, 1915 – February 24, 1971) was an American lyricist, known for his big band and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Gallop was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He originally worked as a surveyor and draftsman. On ...

, published in 1955. This song is a wedding day number complete with the chorus imitating the sound of wedding bells, as well as the sounds of the real chimes. The biggest-selling recordings were made by

Les Baxter Leslie Thompson "Les" Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was a best-selling American musician and composer. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica a ...

and

Mindy Carson Mindy Carson is an American former traditional pop vocalist. She was heard often on radio during the 1940s and 1950s. Early years Carson grew up in the Bronx, graduating from James Monroe High School. After graduation, she took a position as typ ...

, both released in 1955.

Recorded versions

(released by Capitol Records in the

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as catalog number 3120 and in Australia as catalog number CP-422, both with the flip side " I'll Never Stop Loving You"). * Rose Brennan (released 1955 by

HMV Records His Master's Voice (HMV) was the name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was coined in the late 1890s from the title of a painting by English artist Francis Barraud, which depicted a Jack Russ ...

as catalog numbers POP-112 (78 rpm) and 7M328 (45 rpm), both with the flip side "Ten Little Kisses"). *

Pablo Beltrán Ruiz Pablo Beltrán Ruiz (born 5 March 1915 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico - died 29 July 2008) was a Mexican composer and bandleader, most famous for composing the song " ¿Quién será?", a Spanish-language hit that, with English lyrics by Norman Gimb ...

(released by

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as catalog number 20-6341, with the flip side " Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"). *

Jimmy Carroll Jimmy Carroll (born 26 July 1957 in Hospital, County Limerick) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Hospital-Herbertstown and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. Car ...

's Orchestra with the Bell Ringers (released by Bell Records as catalog number 1105, with the flip side " The Yellow Rose of Texas"). *

(released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40537, with the flip side "Hold Me Tight"; re-recorded and released in 1960 by Joy Records (New York) as catalog number 236, with the flip side "

When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film ''One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the firs ...

"). * Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. *Bethe Douglas (released September 1955 by

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as catalog number N15007, with the flip side "How to Be Very, Very Popular"). *Four-in-a-Chord (released November 1955 by

Embassy Records Embassy Records was a UK budget record label that produced cover versions of current hit songs, which were sold exclusively in Woolworths shops at a lower price than the original recordings. The original label was active between 1954 and 1965, a ...

as catalog number WB158, with the flip side "Twenty Tiny Fingers"). *

Joe Loss Sir Joshua Alexander "Joe" Loss (22 June 1909 – 6 June 1990) was a British dance band leader and musician who founded his own eponymous orchestra. Life Loss was born in Spitalfields, London, the youngest of four children. His parents, Isr ...

Orchestra (released 1955 by

as catalog numbers POP-118 (78 rpm) and 7M330 (45 rpm), both with the flip side "

Button Up Your Overcoat "Button Up Your Overcoat" is a popular song. The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The song was published in 1928, and was first performed later that same year by vocalist Ruth Etting. However, the mos ...

"). *

Lorrae Desmond Lorrae Desmond (2 October 1929 – 23 May 2021) born as Beryl Hunt, was an Australian Gold Logie-award-winning singer, recording artist, radio and television presenter, character actor, and playwright, with a career that spanned over 55 years ...

released September 1955 by Decca Records in the

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as catalog number F 10612 with the flip side "You Should Know" *

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

(released by

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it i ...

in the

as catalog number 71876 and in Australia as catalog number 45434, both with the flip side "

September in the Rain "September in the Rain" is a popular song about nostalgia by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, published in 1937. The song was introduced by James Melton in the film '' Melody for Two''. It has become a standard, having been recorded by many artists ...

"). *

Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the '' The Lawrence Welk Show'' from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known as "champagne music" to his radio, te ...

(released 1955 in the

Coral Records Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949. Coral released music by Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer. Coral issued jazz and swing music in the 1940s, but after Bob Thiele became head of ...

as catalog number 61477 and in the United Kingdom by Vogue-Coral Records as catalog number 72102, both with the flip side "I Hear Those Bells"). * Erni Bieler had a German hit at #11 with the rendering "Lass die Welt darüber reden" in 1956: this version has also been recorded by

Liane Augustin Liane Augustin (18 November 1927 – 30 April 1978) was a German Austrian singer and actress. Biography Liane Augustin was born in Berlin, Germany in 1927. Her postwar successes as a nightclub singer in the Viennese Boheme Bar led to numerou ...

and Lolita. *

Ivo Robić Ivo Robić (28 January 1923 – 9 March 2000) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. Domestic career Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb. He performed during World War II o ...

recorded the song for inclusion on a 1957 four track EP single.

References

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