Who sang this song back when ?? KNOW ONE WILL EVER KNOW

Norris Ashment · Post by **Norris Ashment** » 4 Nov 2008 9:49 am

I think it came out in the late fortys or into the fiftys. I can't belive I know most of the words but can't put a name on the singer or singers.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 4 Nov 2008 9:56 am

Roy Acuff.

EJL

Norris Ashment · Post by **Norris Ashment** » 4 Nov 2008 9:59 am

Well Roy sounds right for one, the guy I had in mind had a much deeper voice.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 4 Nov 2008 10:00 am

Not on the old 78 I had of him.

I don't have it any more, but I remember it well.

EJL

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 4 Nov 2008 10:06 am

Fred Rose and Mel Foree, wrote it

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 4 Nov 2008 10:29 am

Gene Watson did it in later years.

Greg

Norris Ashment · Post by **Norris Ashment** » 4 Nov 2008 10:38 am

You know the last time I googled it nothing came up. By adding fred rose to it I found about a zilion artists. Carl Smith, Marty Robbins to name a few.
One name that stood out for what I was thinking was Jack Scott in 1960. I'll see if I can find a sound sample. My first thought was who is Jack Scott but does ring a bell. I shipped out to Germany that year so were I may have heard it is any bodys guess.

Jack Klein · Post by **Jack Klein** » 4 Nov 2008 10:55 am

hi, you kids, this oldster thinks it was Eddie Arnold. Jack

Don Brown, Sr. · Post by **Don Brown, Sr.** » 4 Nov 2008 11:07 am

I'm not positively certain who was first, but I'm pretty sure it may have been Hank Williams (Sr.) or possibly ET.? Many others have cut it as well.

Norris Ashment · Post by **Norris Ashment** » 4 Nov 2008 11:17 am

I know for a fact it was not the first I'm thinking of.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 4 Nov 2008 11:31 am

The vocalist I believe you're seeking is:

REX ALLEN, Sr. on Decca

The Steel Guitar player was JERRY BYRD.

Jerry did a batch of Rex Allen records both on Mercury and Decca.

Bill Fisher · Post by **Bill Fisher** » 4 Nov 2008 11:58 am

Johnny and Jack did a great job on it.

Bill

Norris Ashment · Post by **Norris Ashment** » 4 Nov 2008 12:30 pm

well I down loaded Jack Scotts version and boy its close to what i'm thinking. He has the Jordanairs singing back ground on it I belive. He has Very deep voice also. Rex Allen or maybe Rex Allen JR would also fit my thinking.
Just for kicks give Marty Robbins a listen to on it. Nothing wrong with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFZUDIvk-Sk

Alan Miller · Post by **Alan Miller** » 4 Nov 2008 1:46 pm

I have a Ronnie Milsap recording of this song .

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 4 Nov 2008 2:15 pm

I still have the 78rpm sung by Acuff and Oz playing. This was cut during WW2 as the record is made from garbage and other materials that was used then due to shortages. Pigs would eat the records given the chance. This was on the OKEH label. cc

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 4 Nov 2008 2:27 pm

Johnny Russell had a good arrangement with a nice modulation in it.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 4 Nov 2008 2:55 pm

About a gazillion singers have recorded this great song. Here's a few of them...

"No One Will Ever Know", by Mel Foree & Fred Rose

1948 Rome Johnson and The Saddle Pals
1949 The Sons Of The Pioneers
1949 Maddox Bros. and Rose
1950 Fred Rose
1951 Rex Allen
1953 Lita Roza
1954 Wesley Tuttle
1956 Tony Bennett
1956 Alma Cogan
1957 Wiley Barkdull
1957 Wilburn Brothers
1958 Ferlin Husky
1959 Jack Scott
1960 Don Gibson
1961 Carl Smith
1962 Jimmy Dean
1962 Doug Johnson
1962 Ernie Ford
1962 Marty Robbins
1963 Stonewall Jackson
1963 Roy Orbison
1963 Mickey Gilley
1963 Dottie West
1963 Lawson Rudd
1964 Frank Ifield
1965 Johnny Cash
1966 Liz Anderson
1966 Kitty Kallen
1967 Hank Locklin
1967 Tony Zang
1968 Loretta Lynn
1969 Statler Bros.
1971 Ed Spayer
1972 Jerry Lee Lewis
1974 Reno Ginette
1976 Narvel Felts
1976 Ronnie Milsap
1976 Sammi Smith
1977 Larry Sparks
1980 Gene Watson
1983 Johnny Rodriguez
1987 Ray Price

etc.

One of them, probably.

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 4 Nov 2008 2:58 pm

Hey Donny, if you don't know anything about the topic, why post?

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 4 Nov 2008 4:35 pm

Rome Johnson! Wow! I'd forgotten that name! Where was he Donny? WLW? or wasn't he on a radio show?

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 4 Nov 2008 5:33 pm

I will go with: Roy Acuff back in the 40's. During the WW2 years records were so scarce that you would buy any record that came into the record store, good or bad. I had an old wind up record player on which I first played Spade Cooley's "Shame on You" and "Oklahoma Stomp".On that scratchy phonograph I thought they sounded great.

John DeBoalt · Post by **John DeBoalt** » 4 Nov 2008 5:40 pm

I'm with Jack. I believe that Eddy Arnold had the bigggest hit on that tune. Somewhere around 59 or 60 I think John.

Ronnie Boettcher · Post by **Ronnie Boettcher** » 4 Nov 2008 5:46 pm

I liked Stonewall Jacksons version. But who am I.

Tom Harris · Post by **Tom Harris** » 4 Nov 2008 7:48 pm

Im sold on "Gene Watsons" version,,course im sold on most any of Ole Gene's songs,,but I think Donny Hinson answered the question lol......
Tom Harris..............

Ray Kedge · Post by **Ray Kedge** » 5 Nov 2008 3:10 am

Check out the Statler Brothers version,great arrangement and vocals of the highest order.

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 5 Nov 2008 11:25 am

John Hughey has it on his Lost in the Feeling album

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