"Rumors Are Flying" is a 1946 popular

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

popularized by Frankie Carle and

Les Paul Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype ...

and The Andrews Sisters.

Background

The song was written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

. It was popularized in

by Frankie Carle (vocal by

Marjorie Hughes Marjorie Hughes (born Marjorie Carle, December 15, 1925) is an American singer. Career Hughes is the daughter of bandleader and pianist Frankie Carle, and began her career as a singer in her father's band. After singers Betty Bonney (aka Judy ...

) and by The Andrews Sisters with

. The Frankie Carle version was a number-one hit in 1946 in America for nine weeks from late October that year.

Other recordings

Other charted versions in 1946 were by

Betty Jane Rhodes Betty Jane Rhodes (April 21, 1921 – December 27, 2011) was an American actress and singer, most active in film during the late 1930s and the World War II era. She was also known as Jane Rhodes. Early years Rhodes was born in Rockford, Illin ...

;

Billy Butterfield Charles William Butterfield (January 14, 1917 – March 18, 1988) was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. Early years Charles William Butterfield was born in Middletown, Ohio and attended high school in Wyoming ...

; The Three Suns; Tony Martin; and by Harry Cool and his Orchestra (vocal by

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 ...

) (who recorded the song for

Signature Records Signature Records was a jazz record company and label founded in 1939 by Bob Thiele when he was 17 years old. Its roster included Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines, Erroll Garner, and Lester Young. At age 14, Thiele was a disc jockey for his own jazz r ...

, catalog #15043.)

References

Sources

*Nimmo, H. Arlo. ''The Andrews Sisters.'' Jefferson: McFarland & Co, Inc., 2004. *Sforza, John. ''Swing It! The Andrews Sisters Story.'' Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2000. *Shaughnessy, Mary Alice. ''Les Paul: An American Original.'' New York: W. Morrow, 1993. 1946 songs 1946 singles Songs written by Bennie Benjamin Songs written by George David Weiss Number-one singles in the United States {{pop-standard-stub