Wave to Me, My Lady

"Wave to Me, My Lady"
Single by Elton Britt
Released1946
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)William Stein, Frank Loesser

"Wave to Me, My Lady" is a country music song written by William Stein and Frank Loesser, sung by Elton Britt, and released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 20–1789). In March 1946, it reached No. 3 on the Billboard folk chart.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 22 record in Billboard's 1946 year-end folk juke box chart.[2]

Gene Autry recorded a version that reached No. 4 on the Billboard folk chart one month after Britt's version.[3] Autry's version ranked as the No. 23 record in the 1946 year-end folk chart.[1]

The song was also covered by other artists, including Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, Jimmie Davis, and The Dinning Sisters.

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References

  1. ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 49. ISBN 0823076326.
  2. ^ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 55.
  3. ^ Whitburn, p. 34.