"Don't Be Angry" is a popular

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 song

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 written by Nappy Brown

Nappy Brown

Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp better known by his stage name Nappy Brown, was an American R&B singer. His hits include the 1955 Billboard chart #2, "Don't Be Angry" and "Night Time Is the Right Time"...

, Rose Marie McCoy

Rose Marie McCoy

Rose Marie McCoy was one of the most influential and prolific songwriters of the 1950s and 1960s.McCoy moved to New York City in 1942, pursuing a singing career...

, and Fred Mendelsohn

Fred Mendelsohn

Fred Mendelsohn, president of Savoy Records for 42 years, was the first man to ever record, promote and market black gospel music as a national company. His dedication and contributions built the historic foundation for the black gospel music industry.Many of today's major gospel artists started...

 and published in 1955

1955 in music

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. Brown released it in 1955, reaching #2 in the Billboard charts

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A different song with the same title was written and made into a top 10 (#4) country hit in 1964 by Stonewall Jackson. It was covered by Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1973 reaching #33, and more successfully by Donna Fargo reaching #3 in 1977.

Cover versions

• A recording by The Crew Cuts was released by Mercury Records
  Mercury Records
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   as catalog number
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   70597. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
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   on April 30, 1955. On the disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #14. On the Best Seller chart, it peaked at #14 and lasted 8 weeks. On the Juke Box chart, it peaked at #19. The flip side was "Chop Chop Boom."
• The song was covered by Bad Manners
  Bad Manners
  Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...
  
   on their 1981 album Gosh It's... Bad Manners
  Gosh It's... Bad Manners
  Gosh It's... Bad Manners is the third album by Bad Manners from the year 1981 and their most popular and successful album, peaking at number 18 on the UK album chart. The band had originally formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School, North London...
  
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• Another song of the same title was written by Walter Donaldson
  Walter Donaldson
  Walter Donaldson was a prolific United States popular songwriter, composing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s.-History:...
  
  in the 1920s, and played as a Fox-Trot.