Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)
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"Don't Cry, Joe" is a popular
song
written by Joe Marsala
and recorded by Johnny Desmond
on May 21, 1949.
The recording was released by MGM (catalog number 10518) and reached #22 on the Billboard
chart. Frank Sinatra
recorded an effective version that reached #6 the same year. The Sinatra version can be found on various Columbia re-issues of his work.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
written by Joe Marsala
Joe Marsala
Joe Marsala was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter, born and based in Chicago. He was active during the big band era. Marsala is notable as one of the early employers of drummer Buddy Rich. Among his other musicians included pianist Joe Bushkin and guitarist Jack Lemaire, Carmen...
and recorded by Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond , born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone, was a popular American singer.-Early years:...
on May 21, 1949.
The recording was released by MGM (catalog number 10518) and reached #22 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
chart. Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
recorded an effective version that reached #6 the same year. The Sinatra version can be found on various Columbia re-issues of his work.