Candy Kisses" in the Charts

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 19 Mar 2005 1:49 am

Just an interesting piece of trivia: "Candy Kisses", written by George Morgan, was in the country charts in 1949 in six different versions!

George Morgan reached #1, Elton Britt reached #4, Red Foley also reached #4, Cowboy Copas reached #5 and Eddie Kirk reached #9, all in the same year. To round things out, Bud Hobbs reached #12, also in 1949!

Kind Regards, Walter

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Perry Hansen · Post by **Perry Hansen** » 19 Mar 2005 5:24 am

Walter. I get requests for that song every time I play.

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 19 Mar 2005 12:06 pm

FYI: The Steel-Player on George Morgan’s record was Billy Robinson. N.T.S.G.A. Nashville, TN.

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Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 19 Mar 2005 3:24 pm

That's the year I was born!

Bob Baringer · Post by **Bob Baringer** » 19 Mar 2005 3:49 pm

That was the first song I learned before taking lessons on "Eharp" from Eddie Alkire in Easton Pa. long time ago learned a little more !!

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 20 Mar 2005 12:29 am

I think Jerry Byrd played on the Red Foley version.

Kind Regards, Walter

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Chuck Halcomb · Post by **Chuck Halcomb** » 20 Mar 2005 9:17 am

This was the first song I learned to play, back in the 50s.

Oh those were the good ol days!

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Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 21 Mar 2005 12:09 am

The Steel-Player on George Morgan’s record was Billy Robinson.

I think Jerry Byrd played on the Red Foley version.

FYI: The Eddie Kirk version, recorded on January 21, 1949, was the recording debut for 24 year old steel player named Wesley West also know as Speedy West.
Speedy played his triple neck Bigsby pedal steel on that recording(a pedal steel recording four years before the first pedal steel recording)and started a long career with Capital Records.[This message was edited by Alvin Blaine on 21 March 2005 at 12:11 AM.]