THE MOST POPULAR SONG HITS AND PERFORMERS OF 1947

1947 Pop Standards and Artists

Woody Guthrie This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" in 1940 as a critical response toIrving Berlin's God Bless America. Guthrie had some communist ideologies and the song was originally titled "God Bless America For Me". He rewrote the lyrics more than once and the song became an American Folksong. This Land Is Your Land was not officially published until 1945 and then only in a small mimeographed booklet. In less than 20 years the song would be used in American school music programs. In 2002 the song was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. Dinah Shore The Anniversary Song The song is actually called "Waves of the Danube" and was written by Iosif Ivanovici in 1880. In 1946 Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin published the song as their own, adding lyrics in English, and this is the song that would become a hit. The song is often confused with the Anniversary Waltz, but it is a completely different piece. Frank Sinatra Always Always was originally written by Irving Berlin in 1925 as a gift for his wife. He also gave her the royalties. This song is a timeless romantic piece that celebrates a love that will never go away. This would be the second time the song would hit the charts since it was first written. Dick Haymes How Are Things In Glocca Morra Finian's Rainbow is a Broadway musical that tells the story of an Irish man and his daughter who travel Ireland from America in order to bury a pot of gold that had been stolen from a leprechaun. Finian wants to bury the gold next to Fort Knox to make it grow. The leprechaun follows Finian to get his gold back and the story explodes. How Are Things In Glocca Morra is a song Finian's daughter Sharon sings about her longing for her Irish home. Bing Crosby The Whiffenpoof Song The Whiffenpoof song is actually the closing song of the Yale College's Whiffenpoofs, an acappella music group. The song was written in 1909 and became popular in the twenties when it was recorded by Rudy Vallee. But would make another hit when Crosby recorded it in 1947. The song did not stop in its popularity there, but would continue to be used in movies and television shows. Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters There's No Business Like Show Business . Ethel Merman introduced this song in Annie get Your Gun in 1945. Written by Irving Berlin the song would become the unofficial anthem of aspiring stage stars everywhere. There's No Business Like Show Business could well be considered Merman's signature song, though, some would argue that Everything's Coming Up Roses could also vie for that title. The song would also become the title of a moviemusical whose cast included Ethel Merman, Dan Daly, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, and Marylyn Monroe

Top Artists and Songs 1947 Al Jolson Anniversay Song Andrews Sisters and Danny Kaye Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Andrews Sisters Near You Art Lund Mam'selle Arthur Godfrey Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her You can Have Her She's Too Fat For Me) Benny Goodman A Gal in Calico Betty Hutton I Wish I Didn't Love You So Bill Wills and his Texas Playboys Sugar Moon Bill Monroe Blue Moon of Kentucky Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters There's No Business Like Show Business! Bing Crosby Anniversary Song The Wiffenpoof Song Blue Barron You Were Only Fooling Buddy Clark I'll dance At Your Wedding Peg O' My Heart Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra A Sunday Kid of Love Count Basie Open the Door, Richard! Dick Farney Copacabana I Wish I Didn't Love You So Marina Dick Haymes How Are Things In Glocca Morra I Wish I Didn't Love You So Mam'selle Dinah Shore Anniversary Song (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Dizzy Gillespie Manteca Dorothy Shay Feudin and Fightin Dusty Fletcher Open the Door, Richard Eddie Arnold I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder Eddie Vinson Old Maid Boogie Francis Craig Orchestra Near You Frank Sinatra Always Mam'selle Time After Time Frankie Laine That's My Desire Freddy Martin Managua, Nicaragua Guy Lombardo Anniversary Song Managua, Nicaragua Hank Williams Move It On Over Hoagy Carmichael  Huggin And Chalkin Jack McVea and his Band Open The Door, Richard! James Baskett Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Jerry Murad's Harmonicats Peg O' My Heart Jo Stafford Serenade Of The Bells Julia Lee and her Boy Friends 38. (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It Lester Young Jumpin' With Symphony Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Open The Door, Richard! Texas and Pacific Louis Prima Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Mahilia Jackson Move On Up A Little Higher Margaret Whiting  Guilty Merle Travis So Round, So Firm, So Fully packed Nat 'King' Cole There! I've Said It Again Paul Weston Linda Peggy Lee Golden Earrings Perry Como Ch-Baba Chi-Baba )My Bambino Goes To Sleep) I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now When You Were Sweet Sixteen Ray Noble Linda Red Foley New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) Red Ingle and The Natural Seven Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) Sammy Kaye Serenade of the Bells That's My Desire Savannah Churchill and The Sentimentalists I Wanna Be Loved (But Only By You) T-Bone Walker Quintet Stormy Monday Ted Weems Heartaches Tex Williams and the Western Caravan Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) The Charioteers Open The Door, Richard! The Mills Brothers Across The Alley From The Alamo The Three Flames Open The Door, Richard! The Three Suns Peg O My Heart Vaughn Monroe Ballerina I Wish I Didn't Love You So Woody Guthrie This Land Is You Land Wynonie Harris There's Good Rockin Tonight