Frankie And Johnny

Bei Frankie & Johnny handelt es sich um eine Mörderballade, deren Entstehungszeitpunkt nicht geklärt ist. Die älteste Annahme bezieht sich auf einen Eifersuchtsmord aus dem Jahre 1830, der zur Entstehung dieses Songs geführt haben soll. Jedenfalls soll dieser Song im letzten Drittel des 19. Jahhunderts mit unterschiedlichsten Titeln sehr populär gewesen sein. Im Jahre 1904 gab es vermutlich diese Melodie erstmals auf Tonträger als “He Done Me Wrong“ und diese wurde Hughie Cannon, dem Schöpfer von “Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home“, zugeschrieben. Bereits 1912 gab es erstmal eine Veröffentlichung als “Frankie And Johnny“ mit einem Text von Frank und Bert Leighton, der schon mehr oder weniger den uns heute bekanntem Text entspricht.

Jedenfalls war dieser Song auch auf Vinyl und in der Rocknroll-Ära sehr populär und ist es vermutlich heute noch.
Es folgt nun eine Aufstellung jener 45 RPM-Singles aus den USA mit diesem Song. Das Ende dieser Aufstellung habe ich mit dem Jahre 1964 festgesetzt, da es in diesem Jahr, vermutlich erstmals, diesen Song als deutschsprachige Version gab und die Interpretin war niemand Geringerer als Hildegard Knef.
Diese 45 RPM-Singles gab es mit diesem Song in den USA bis 1964. Die Autorenangabe auf dem Label, habe ich in der Liste jeweils neben dem Labelnamen vermerkt:
RCA Victor - keine Autoren-Angabe
07 49....47-2956-A....Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra..South/-B….Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra..Frankie And Johnnie
RCA Victor - Arranged by Duke Ellington
09 49....47-3033-A....Duke Ellington and his Orchestra..Royal Garden Blues (20-2324-A)/-B….Duke Ellington and his Rhythm..Frankie And Johnny (20-2324-B)
DECCA - Boyd Bunch-Bert Leighton
06 49 ?? 50....9-24669....GUY LOMBARDO And His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Gardner..Frankie And Johnny (45-73997)/GUY LOMBARDO And His Royal Canadians -: Vocal Chorus by Billy Leach..One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (45-71448)
DECCA - Boyd Bunch-Bert Leighton
01 48 04 51....9-24288....Album No. 9-225 (8 Sides—3) GUY LOMBARDO and his Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by The Lombardo Trio..I'm My Own Grandpaw (45-74195)/(8 Sides—4) GUY LOMBARDO and his Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Gardner..Frankie And Johnny (45-73997)
COLUMBIA - 33 1/3 Vinyl - Bunch-Leighton
12 49....1 - 455 (38673)….PEARL BAILEY with Rhythm Accomp. under the direction of Raymond Tunia..Johnson Rag/Frankie And Johnny
GOOD TIME JAZZ - Traditional
?? 50 ?? 55....No. 45023....FIREHOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO..Frankie And Johnny (LK 45-179-2)/Copenhagen (LK 45-180-4)
TENNESSEE - keine Autoren-Angabe
03 51....751....HARRY MEADE with Rhythm Acc. ..Lula's Back In Town (3005)/Frankie And Johnny (3002)
RCA Victor - Foster-Arr. Carle
10 51....47-4297 WP 327….Frankie Carle at the Piano with Rhythm..Frankie Carle Rag (Swanee River) (E1VW-0774)/Frankie And Johnny (E1VW-0738)
RCA Victor - Jimmie Rodgers
10 51....27-0100-A WPT 21….Jimmie Rodgers Singing with Guitar..Frankie And Johnny/-B….Jimmie Rodgers Singing with Guitar and Ukulele..The Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling The Blues Away)
RCA Victor - keine Autoren-Angabe
12 51....27-0136 WPT 35....Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra B. Berigan, I. Goodman, S. Lipkins, Trumpets; M. Samuel, S. Lee, Tromb.; S. Pearlmutter, J. Dixon, G. Auld, C. Rounds, Saxes; T. Morgan, Guit.; A. Fishkind, Bass; J. Lippman, Piano; G. Wettling, Drums..Frankie And Johnnie (C7VW-0004)/Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra Featuring Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby and The Rhythm Boys..From Monday On (B8VW-0002)
CAPITOL - Adapted by Les Paul
?? 53....F15935 ALBUM CDF-356….LES PAUL — MARY FORD..PART 4 Frankie And Johnnie (45-10610)/PART 5 Don’t Cry Baby (45-10615)
KENTUCKY - keine Autoren-Angabe
05 53....4-579....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Blue Yodel #6 (8214)/Frankie And Johnny (8207)
CAVALIER - keine Autoren-Angabe
09 53....827....STAN WILSON UNIQUE SONG STYLIST..Frankie And Johnny (CAV 827-A)/King Edward VIII (CAV 827-B)
M-G-M Paige-Cole-Russell
07 55....K12042....ROSALIND PAIGE Orchestra conducted by LeRoy Holmes..My Reverie (55-XY-417)/Frankie And Johnnie Cha Cha (55-XY-418)
DOT - Traditional
01 56....45-15449....RUSTY BRYANT and His Orchestra..Frankie And Johnny (MW-9032)/RUSTY BRYANT with Evans Sisters and Orchestra..I Need Somebody (MW-9018)
DECCA - Music Adapted by Johnny Green-Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
02 56....9-29795....SAMMY DAVIS, JR. ..Frankie And Johnny (45-L 8787)/Circus (45-L 8566)
M-G-M - Autoren-Angabe im Titel
04 56....K12212....DAN DAILEY sings Sammy Cahn’s and Johnny Green’s new - M-G-M Studio Orchestra Jazz Group conducted by Johnny Green..“Frankie And Johnny” (Part 1) (56-XY-130)/Sammy Cahn’s and Johnny Green’s new ”Frankie And Johnny” (Part 2) (56-XY-131)
GOTHAM - Grimes
06 56....G-7-314....TINY GRIMES & HIS ROCKING HIGHLANDERS..Frankie & Johnny Boogie (7TG25)/Call Of The Wild (7TG26)
PERFECT - arr. by Shaw
10 56....45-C-111-1....MIKE SHAW with SONS OF THE DRIFTING SANDS..Long Gone Baby/-2….Frankie & Johnny
RCA Victor - Moore-Grean-Davie
06 57....47-7001....DAVID HOUSTON..I'll Follow You (H2WW-3784)/The Teenage Frankie And Johnny (H2WW-3785)
THE ROCK-IT’S - keine Autoren-Angabe
?? 57....keine Nr. ....THE ROCK-IT'S (Robbie, Marv, Chuck) Vocal By RALPH ROBBINS..Frankie And Johnny (SIDE 1 E 1464)/Don't Stop Don't Stop (SIDE 2 E-1465)
SPECIALTY - W. E. Buyem
08 58....641....RENÉ HALL And His Band..Cleo (5141)/Frankie And Johnny (5139)
SENTRY - keine Autoren-Angabe
02 59....1066....BOB VIDONE and THE RHYTHM ROCKERS..Frankie And Johnny (SR-322)/Untrue (SR-323)
ROULETTE - Arr. by Teddy Reig
03 59....R-4139....ERNIE ANDREWS with the Harry "Sweets" Edison Quintet..Frankie & Johnny (13403)/So Hard To Laugh, So Easy To Cry (13401)
COLUMBIA - Arr: Johnny Cash
03 59....4-41371....JOHNNY CASH..You Dreamer You (ZSP 47034)/Frankie's Man, Johnny (ZSP 45250)
STEPHENY - Robert Sweetwater
04 59....SF1835....BOBBY CHRISTIAN THE MAN WITH A SOUND..Aloob (K7OW-3098)/Frankie And Johnny Cha, Cha (JO7W-3211)
KEEN - Arranged by Herb Alpert
05 59....3-2021....JACK ROGERS..Frankie And Johnnie (59041)/Never Want For More (59042)
ATLANTIC - Dupree
07 59....45-2032....CHAMPION JACK DUPREE..Frankie And Johnny (A-2964)/Strollin' (A-2952)
DRIFT - keine Autoren-Angabe
?? 59....1451-1....vocal DONNIE DEAN accompanied by The ‘D’ Notes..Ruby Lee/-2….Frankie And Johnny
SOMERSET - ARRANGED BY A. HUGHES
?? 59....A-144....“101” STRINGS..Back Beat Symphony (MI-144-A)/B-144….Frankie And Johnny (MI-144-B)
STENTOR - keine Autoren-Angabe
?? 59....RR 103....LOU PONZI (King of Guitars)..Huckle Boogie (RN-38-1)/RR 104….Frankie & Johnnie Rock (RN-38-2)
LIBERTY - Arr. by Martin Denny
02 60....F-55236....The Exotic Sounds of MARTIN DENNY..Banana Choo Choo (45-LB-1048)/Frankie And Johnny (45-LB-1049)
JUBILEE - De Coteau-Robinson-Obrecht
03 60....45-5386....SYLVIA ROBBINS orch. and chorus directed by Reggi Obrecht..Frankie and Johnny (45-JB-11757)/Come Home (45-JB-11758)
CALDWELL - Arr. R. TAYLOR
07 60....402....BOB TAYLOR & HIS ORCHESTRA..Frankie & Johnny (BT 4)/Dixie (BT 5)
ARGO - Arr. G. Simmons
10 60....5374....BOBBY STEWART COMBO..Frankie And Johnny (U-10377)/Cold, Cold Heart (U-10374)
CAPITOL - Seeger-Paley-Cohen-Guard
03 61....4536....THE KINGSTON TRIO..You're Gonna Miss Me (Frankie And Johnny) (45-35210)/En El Agua (45-34639)
DEL-FI - B. Bunch, O. B. Leighton
07 61....4164....LITTLE CAESAR and The Romans..Hully Gully Again (DF-761-367)/Frankie And Johnnie (DF-761-368)
SMASH - Keith Anderson
07 61....S-1709....THE MUS-TWANGS..Frankie And Johnny (YW21840)/Dearest (YW21841)
FRAN - keine Autoren-Angabe
?? 61....101....SLIM HARRIS & HIS STEROPHONIXS Vocal By Charlie Stone CURLY SPENA, Lead Guitar - JERRY DURHAM, Guitar - LENNY ZINACOLA, Drums - SLIM HARRIS, Bass..Secret Lover (FCS 1)/102….SLIM HARRIS & HIS STEROPHONIXS Vocal By Jerry Durham CURLY SPENA, Lead Guitar - JERRY DURHAM, Guitar - LENNY ZINACOLA, Drums - SLIM HARRIS, Bass..Frankie And Johnny (FCS 2) dann als Charlie Stone:PALACE 105)
JAMIE - keine Autoren-Angabe
08 61....1 1 9 8....THE VELAIRES..Frankie And Johnny (5963)/THE VELAIRES..Roll Over Beethoven (5961) (Delta-Nr.: 39995/772)
PALACE - Traditional
08 61....PR-105-A....CHARLIE STONE Accompanied by SLIM HARRIS And The STEROPHONIXS - Vocal by CHARLIE STONE Secret Lover/-B….CHARLIE STONE Accompanied by SLIM HARRIS And The STEROPHONIXS - Vocal by JERRY DURHAM..Frankie And Johnnie (FRAN 101/2)
MERCURY - Adapted by Brook Benton
08 61....71859....BROOK BENTON Arranged & Conducted by Stan Applebaum..Frankie And Johnny (YW21030)/BROOK BENTON Arranged & Conducted by Belford Hendricks..It's Just A House Without You (YW20776)
MALA - SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT BY CLAIRE LITKE
07 62....4 5 3....CLAIRE LANE..Frankie And Johnny (BMI 5942)/Curiosity (????)
PETAL - keine Autoren-Angabe
06 63....P-1015....CLAIRE LANE Arr. & Cond. by Claire Lane..Frankie And Johnny/El Diablo
RCA Victor - Arr.: Sam Cooke
07 63....47-8215....SAM COOKE Orchestra Conducted by Gerald Wilson..Cool Train (PHKM-4065)/SAM COOKE Orchestra Conducted by Ralph Burns..Frankie And Johnny (M5PW-3240)
AUDIO FIDELITY - Arr: Armstrong-Frey
05 64....45-097A....LOUIS ARMSTRONG & THE ALL STARS..Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll/B….Frankie & Johnny
GLAD-HAMP - Arr. by S. Price & C. Harper
?? 64....GH 2021....PINOCCHIO JAMES..Frankie & Johnny (RK4M 4683)/Sad Feeling (RK4M 4684)
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DECCA (D) - Trad. Bearb.: Wilden, Text: Colpet
11 64....D 19 640....HILDEGARD KNEF Gert Wilden und sein Orchester..Patachou/Lola und Jonny (Frankie And Jonny)

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