South Of The Border

Der von Jimmy Kennedy und Michael Carr geschriebene Song "South Of The Border", der eine Reise nach Mexiko beschreibt, wurde 1939 für den Film gleichen Namens mit Country-Star Gene Autry in der Hauptrolle erstmals publiziert.
Hier die US-Versionen auf Single aus meinen Aufzeichnungen bis 1962, chronologisch:
OKEH (78er)
?? 39….05122….GENE AUTRY..A Gold Mine In Your Heart/South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
DECCA (78er)
?? 39….2768 A….GUY LOMBARDO And His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Lombardo..South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) (66638)/ B….Old Mill Wheel (66642)
COLUMBIA (78er)
12 39….20242….GENE AUTRY..A Gold Mine In Your Heart/South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
COLUMBIA (78er)
08 46….37185….GENE AUTRY..South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)/Mexicali Rose
COLUMBIA (78er)
08 47....37643....Gene Autry..A Gold Mine In Your Heart/South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
DECCA (78er)
07 48....25476....TONY MARTIN..Love Song Of Renaldo/South Of The Border
COLUMBIA
03 51....4-20086....GENE AUTRY..South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)/Mexicali Rose
COLUMBIA
06 51....4-39416....BENNY GOODMAN and his ORCHESTRA..South Of the Border/Down South Camp Meetin'
KING
07 52....45—15192....CECIL YOUNG..South Of The Border/Fine And Dandy
MERCURY
07 52....5892-X45....FRANKIE LAINE..All Of Me/South Of The Border
RCA Victor
02 53....47-5174....George James and his Orchestra..'53 Convertible/South Of The Border
CAPITOL
11 53....F2638....FRANK SINATRA and BILLY MAY with his Orchestra..I Love You (45-11512)/South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) (45-11513)
ALADDIN
12 53....45-3219....LYNN HOPE & ORCHESTRA..South Of The Border (RCA-2243) Q/Girl Of My Dreams (RCA-2241) X
MERCURY
12 53....70262-X45....FARNKIE LAINE..South Of The Border/The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart"
DECCA
01 54....9-28992....TONY MARTIN..Don't Ask Me Why/South Of The Border
OLD TOWN
07 54....O.T. 1006-45....THE SOLITAIRES..Please Remember My Heart (45-809)/O.T. 1007-45....South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) (45-809)
08 54....O.T. 1006-45....THE SOLATAIRES..Please Remember My Heart (45-809)/South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) (45-810)
DEM
02 56....1632....DON MILLER..South Of The Border/Daybreak
GOLDEN CREST
05 57....CR-105A....The Chili Peppers Vocal by Armando..South Of The Border/B….Don't Say Goodnight
DECCA
07 57....9-30392....JIMMY DONLEY..South Of The Border (45-102,779)/The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine (45-102,780)
DOOTO
04 58....436....REDD FOXX..South Of The Border/The Plastic Surgeon And The Sex Pill
DOT
06 58....45-15783....GALE STORM Orch. Conducted By Billy Vaughn..Soon I'll Wed My Love (MW-11263)/South Of The Border (MW-11264)
HAMILTON
11 58….45-50008....THREE NOTES..Honeymoon/South Of The Border
LANA
?? 58....J.S. 6042....DON And The UPBEATS..Night Train (J9OW-3044)/South Of The Border (J9OW-3045)
ESV
?? 59....1014....JOSE MADRIGAL..Trade Winds (ESV-45-102)/RAY CORMIER & HARMANIACS..South Of The Border (ESV-45-103)
COLUMBIA
09 59....4-41466....BILLY BUTTERFIELD and RAY CONNIFF..South Of The Border (ZSP 48196)/Rosalie (ZSP 48197)
DWAIN
11 59....DWR 807....ANGIE AND THE SAINTS..South Of The Border/Swanee River
M-G-M
03 60....K12884....AL ALBERTS..No Love But Your Love/South Of The Border
PHILLIPS INT.
05 60....3555....CARL MANN With The GENE LOWERY SINGERS..South Of The Border (P-375)/CARL MANN..I'm Comin' Home (P-376)
CAPITOL
07 60....4399....JOHNNY DEERFIELD..Lonely Soldier Boy/South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
BASIN STREET
02 62....101....ARTHUR RIDER'S GROUP..Tiger Rag/South Of The Border
DECCA (33 1/3-Single)
?? 62....7-34131....PATSY CLINE..South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)/I Love You So Much It Hurts
BLUE NOTE
12 62....45-1831-A….LOU DONALDSON..Polka Dots And Moonbeams/-B….South Of The Border

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

die Noten haben wir bereits, hier noch den Text aus dem Gene-Pitney-Songbook, er brachte den
Titel 1966 auf der LP "Young and warm and wonderful"

dann steht dem Mitsingen ja nix mehr im Wege

Herb Alpert

Tino Rossi dürfte auch schon ein paar Jahrzehnte her sein

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The Solataires - 1955

Dietrich

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Jimmy Donley - 1957