THE WAYWARD WIND 1956 (cover)

Song for the day. ...a repeat... Old high school band member from 1960 put in some new guitar on the song, so just re-did it.

The song was written by Stanley Lebowsky and Herb Newman.
In 1956 versions were recorded by Gogi Grant, Tex Ritter, and Jimmy Young, of which Grant's was the biggest seller in the United States and Ritter's in the United Kingdom. The song reached #1 on the Cash Box chart, which combined all recorded versions, but must have got most of that popularity from the Gogi Grant version, which reached #1 on the Billboard chart on its own. The song is one of only two songs that were major hits for Grant, the other being "Suddenly There's a Valley".
In 1961 Gogi Grant's recording was reissued and reached Billboard #50 and Cash Box #78. That same year, Patsy Cline made a recording, which did not chart.
In 1963 a new recording was made by Frank Ifield, which reached #1 on the UK charts.
The song made the Billboard country chart in the 1980s in a version by Sylvia, with accompaniment by James Galway.
• Gogi Grant (1956) (#1 on the US charts, #9 on the UK charts)
• Tex Ritter (1956) (#8 on the UK charts, #28 on the US charts)
• Jimmy Young (1956) (#27 on the UK charts)
• Shirley Bassey (1956)
• Gene Vincent (1958) on his Capitol Records album A Gene Vincent Record Date
• Carl Mann (1959)
• Sam Cooke (1960) on his album Hits of the '50s
• Patsy Cline (1961) on her album Patsy Cline Showcase
• Frank Ifield (1963) (#1 on the UK charts)
• The Browns (1964) on their album This Young Land
• Connie Francis (1967) on her album My Heart Cries for You
• Frankie Laine (1968) on his album Take Me Back to Laine Country
• Connie Smith (1978) on her album New Horizons
• Crystal Gayle (1978) on her album When I Dream
• Neil Young (1985) on his album Old Ways (album reached #75 on the Billboard Top 200, #24 on Top Country Albums)
• Anne Murray (1993), on her album of 1950s pop cover versions, Croonin' (#7 on RPM Country Tracks, #70 on RPM 100, #6 RPM Adult Contemporary in Canada)
• Lynn Anderson on her album Cowboy's Sweetheart

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• the wayward wind
• tex ritter
• frank ifield
• jimmy young
• gene vincent
• patsy cline
• frankie laine
• sylvia
• lynn anderson
• anne murray
• gogi grant

[viccharm]

Excellent Sing...Teriffic backing track,,,,

[bappreciated]

@viccharm Thanks for the encouragement. Backing track created on the arranger keyboard and of course some help from my guitar playing friend. :) You are a good singer...I listened to some of your covers.

[viccharm]

Thanks for checking out my sing, again I listened to yours and you sound great..