Whispering Grass
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"Whispering Grass" is a popular song written by Fred Fisher
and his daughter Doris Fisher. The song was first recorded by Erskine Hawkins
& His Orchestra in 1940. The Ink Spots
also recorded it the same year.
"Whispering Grass" was a 1975 UK number-one single by Windsor Davies
and Don Estelle
. Davies and Estelle were actors in the successful sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum
. It was number one in the British singles chart for three weeks from 7 June 1975. The record is a comic version of The Ink Spots' 1940 recording, and was sung in character.
The song has also been recorded by Ringo Starr
for his 1970 album Sentimental Journey and Sandy Denny
for her 1973 album Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
.
Songwriter Fred Fisher
is also noted for his musical compositions, "Peg O' My Heart
" written with Alfred Bryan, and "Your Feet's Too Big
" written with Ada Benson, and made popular by Fats Waller
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
and his daughter Doris Fisher. The song was first recorded by Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Ramsay Hawkins was an American trumpet player and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is most remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" with saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson...
& His Orchestra in 1940. The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots were a popular vocal group in the 1930s and 1940s that helped define the musical genre that led to rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and the subgenre doo-wop...
also recorded it the same year.
"Whispering Grass" was a 1975 UK number-one single by Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies is a British actor, well known for playing the part of Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the 1970s/1980s British sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum.-Early life and career:...
and Don Estelle
Don Estelle
Don Estelle was a British actor and singer.Born Donald Edwards in Crumpsall, Manchester, he was brought up in a house on Russell Street, Crumpsall. During World War II, at the age of eight, he was evacuated to Darwen, Lancashire, twenty miles away from his home town, to escape the German bombing...
. Davies and Estelle were actors in the successful sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum was a British sitcom about the adventures of a Royal Artillery Concert Party, broadcast on the BBC between 1974 and 1981, and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army...
. It was number one in the British singles chart for three weeks from 7 June 1975. The record is a comic version of The Ink Spots' 1940 recording, and was sung in character.
The song has also been recorded by Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
for his 1970 album Sentimental Journey and Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
for her 1973 album Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz is the third solo album by English folk rock singer Sandy Denny, released in June 1974. The album featured a more pop and jazz influenced production style, a marked change from Denny's previous folk rock albums as lead vocalist for Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, The...
.
Songwriter Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
is also noted for his musical compositions, "Peg O' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart
"Peg o' My Heart" is a popular song written by Alfred Bryan and Fred Fisher. It was published on March 15, 1913 and it featured in the 1913 musical Ziegfeld Follies. The song was first performed publicly by Irving Kaufman in 1912 at The College Inn in New York City after he had stumbled across a...
" written with Alfred Bryan, and "Your Feet's Too Big
Your Feet's Too Big
Your Feet's Too Big is a song composed in 1936 by Fred Fisher with lyrics by Ada Benson. It has been recorded by several artists including the Ink Spots and Beatles and was a hit for Fats Waller in 1939...
" written with Ada Benson, and made popular by Fats Waller
Fats Waller
Fats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...