1956 HITS ARCHIVE: The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2019
- The Happy Whistler (Robertson) by Don Robertson
The only national pop record hit performed by songwriter-pianist Robertson
THE 1956 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1956 (some were recorded in 1955).
Entered the UK on 11 May 1956 it peaked at #8 on 18 May 1956
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley in the small town (at the time) of Reseda. Don Robertson was our neighbor. His kids were our friends. I was talking with Don when "The Happy Whistler" came out in the late 1950s. He told me that he wrote the song when he was whistling in the bathtub! He was serious! Don was not a one hit wonder. Don was elected into the Country Music Hall of fame for all the songs he wrote over his long career. One Christmas, I was in his house and I saw Christmas cards on his mantle. One of them said, "Merry Christmas, Don. You keep writing them, and I'll keep singing them. All my best, ELVIS."
Dr. Max and Mombo live!
My very dear childhood memories and pride of whistling in this tune revived... 🙏🏻 😘
A very happy melody, with great memories from my childhood! Thank You for sharing it!
Juhi: Now this song I like very much but it came out three years before I was born. However, I was told by someone much older than me that those were the days when full time jobs were a dime a dozen with more than one opening at each place. The job adds in the newspaper were a few pages long and if you went and inquired for one, all you needed was two arms and two legs and you were hired.
@@unhooked25 There was a recession in the late 1950s but the economy was going so strongly that no one noticed.
A song this happy would never be done in this day & age.
Look up "Happy" by Pharrell...💕
Aw, my 45 just broke after all these years. So happy to find it here, thanks!
I can't believe I am hearing this song after so many years in Uganda. It is to be a signature tune to one of the programs on Radio Uganda 🎉🎉🎉
My father used to whistle this and I never knew what it was. Thanks for posting it.
Mom and dad have this exact 45!!
Same here. Great little song
Interestingly enough, Don Robertson wrote some of Elvis Presley’s hits (they were also some of Elvis’ favorite songs to record - and Elvis did not say that about much of his 60’s oeuvre). It was said that Don’s voice was quite similar to Elvis, so the fact that this would be Don’s only big hit is somewhat ironic.
Interesting fact on this one. The demo for this song was cut at Gold Star Recording Studios in 1951.
Dr Max !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R I P
Buena música, muy buena 👌
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It sounds like a speeded up, whistling version of "Doodletown Fifers" done by Sauter-Finegan in 1952.
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¿Cuál?
Dr Max
dr max and mombo theme song from wmt-tv in cedar rapids
What year was this when cane out.
1956...
I can whistle too you know!!
Joe mama
This is the song the Gomer Pyle theme copied.
The Andy Griffith theme, no?
Just a record of somebody whistling? Not my cup of tea, sorry.
Make it a coffee then
wow, this is a great melody. it isnt just whistling. there is complete music there. the whistling is just taking the place of singing. i think whistling like that is a helluva lot more difficult than singing. my bet is few singers can actually whistle. whereas if you can whistle like that, you can probably sing pretty dang good !!
So STAY OFF!!!
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley in the small town (at the time) of Reseda. Don Robertson was our neighbor. His kids were our friends. I was talking with Don when "The Happy Whistler" came out in the late 1950s. He told me that he wrote the song when he was whistling in the bathtub! He was serious! Don was not a one hit wonder. Don was elected into the Country Music Hall of fame for all the songs he wrote over his long career. One Christmas, I was in his house and I saw Christmas cards on his mantle. One of them said, "Merry Christmas, Don. You keep writing them, and I'll keep singing them. All my best, ELVIS."
Thanks for the great memory, John!
@@the45prof98, nine days ago, @JohnV1111 and @dianeplume9676 told the exact same story. Small world.