Pine Tree, Pine over Me
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"Pine Tree, Pine over Me" is a popular
song written by Roy Jordan, Sid Bass
, and Jimmy Brewster
. It was published in 1953
.
The best-selling version in the United States
was a recording by Johnny Desmond
, Eileen Barton, and The McGuire Sisters
on Coral Records
(catalog number 61126). The song spent one week on the Cash Box magazine
Best-Selling Records chart, at #27 on March 13, 1954. The flip side was "Cling to Me."
The best-selling version in the United Kingdom
was a duet by Dickie Valentine
and Joan Regan
.
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 written by Roy Jordan, Sid Bass
Sid Bass (songwriter)
Sid Bass was a songwriter and orchestra leader. He was born in New York City and attended New York University.After working for Muzak he was hired as a staff composer by RCA...
, and Jimmy Brewster
Jimmy Brewster
Jimmy Brewster was an American Football League player for the Newark Bears. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team....
. It was published in 1953
1953 in music
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.
The best-selling version in the United States
United States
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was a recording by Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond , born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone, was a popular American singer.-Early years:...
, Eileen Barton, and The McGuire Sisters
The McGuire Sisters
The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire , Dorothy McGuire , and Phyllis McGuire...
on Coral Records
Coral Records
Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary formed in 1949. It recorded pop artists McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer, as well as rock and roller Buddy Holly....
(catalog number 61126). The song spent one week on the Cash Box magazine
Cash Box magazine
Cashbox magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries in the USA which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996...
Best-Selling Records chart, at #27 on March 13, 1954. The flip side was "Cling to Me."
The best-selling version in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
was a duet by Dickie Valentine
Dickie Valentine
Dickie Valentine was an English pop singer in the 1950s.-Early life:Valentine was born Richard Maxwell , though Valentine was known as Richard Bryce as his mother later married Bryce and gave her young son the same name. He was born in Marylebone, London...
and Joan Regan
Joan Regan
Joan Regan is a traditional pop music singer from the UK, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.-Biography:...
.
Recorded versions
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- Johnny DesmondJohnny DesmondJohnny Desmond , born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone, was a popular American singer.-Early years:...
, Eileen Barton, and The McGuire SistersThe McGuire SistersThe McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire , Dorothy McGuire , and Phyllis McGuire... - Bob GibsonBob Gibson (musician)Samuel Robert Gibson was a folk singer who led a folk music revival in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was known for playing both the banjo and the 12-string guitar. He introduced a then largely unknown Joan Baez at the Newport Folk Festival of 1959. He produced a number of LPs in the decade...
- Dickie ValentineDickie ValentineDickie Valentine was an English pop singer in the 1950s.-Early life:Valentine was born Richard Maxwell , though Valentine was known as Richard Bryce as his mother later married Bryce and gave her young son the same name. He was born in Marylebone, London...
and Joan ReganJoan ReganJoan Regan is a traditional pop music singer from the UK, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.-Biography:...