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John Hughey has it on his Lost in the Feeling album

Yes, but over the years,he must have forgotten the words.

I have an old recording of it from Hank Snow, the best I ever heard of it. cant believe no one new of him doing it.
Keith

well, first of all it is a finely written song by two experts at the business of writing hits. This really a hit.
I believe that Rome Johnson was a West Coast singer with a really fine voice he even put it some time singing with The Sons of the Pioneers.
Al

Wiley Barkdull from houston recorded it,he had a REAL deep voice,my dad played bass with wiley in the 50s,i've heard him sing it a 1000 times..Charlie........

When I was 17 years old, Doug Seymour taught me the C6th part of this:

No One Will Ever Know


Greg

hank snow had kind of a radio hit maybe in the fifties, prolly rca or its sub bluebird ?? pluck his flat top a little too? some might recall.

No one will ever know written by Hank Williams, Sr.
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/willia ... w-514.html

I don't think there is a bad version of it.
They are all good.

no one will ever know composer prolly fred rose mel foree about 1945,46. sure became a song many wanted to record. yes hank sr may have recorded as well. he had very close association with fred rose. it was talked about strongly in that era.

Fred Rose and Moree did write it.
Cowboy Lyrics are mistaken with the Hank Wms.
statement.

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
(Mel Foree / Fred Rose)

Rome Johnson & His Saddle Pals - 1948
The Maddox Brothers & Rose - 1949
Hank Williams - 1949
Sons Of The Pioneers - 1957
Wiley Barkdull - 1957
The Wilburn Brothers - 1958
Ferlin Husky - 1959
Jack Scott - 1960
Lawson Rudd - 1960
Don Gibson - 1961
Carl Smith - 1962
Jimmy Dean - 1963
Stonewall Jackson - 1963
Roy Orbison - 1963
Mickey Gilley - 1963
Dottie West - 1965
Johnny Cash - 1966
Frank Ifield - 1966
Liz Anderson - 1967
Hank Locklin - 1968
Loretta Lynn - 1969
The Statler Brothers - 1972
Jerry Lee Lewis - 1976
Narvel Felts - 1976
Sammi Smith - 1976
Ronnie Milsap - 1977
Larry Sparks - 1977
Gene Watson - 1980
Orion - 1981

Also recorded by: Tony Bennett; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Dick Curless; Bob Gallion; Johnnie & Jack; Del McCoury; Ray Price; Marty Robbins; Jerry Vale; Jimmie Rodgers; Rex Allen; Lennon Sisters; Clyde Moody; Roy Acuff; Fred Rose; Texas Jim Lewis; Esko Hankins; Wesley Tuttle; David Allan Coe; Hank Snow: ........... and others.


I'd sure like to here hte Dick Curless version!

Greg

I agree with Ronnie! Stonewall Jackson did it best!

I recorded a few sessions with Rome Johnson at King Records in Cincinnati back in the late 40's and early 50's, and we later became close friends. If my memory hasn't failed me, Rome was the first to record "No One Will Ever Know." He had a deep, resonant, baritone voice -- not unlike Vaughn Monroe. He passed away back in the '90's.