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"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Single by Red Foley
B-side	"Sugar-Foot Rag"
Published	January 11, 1950 by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., Nashville
Released	December 1949
Recorded	November 7, 1949
Studio	Castle Studio, Nashville
Genre	Country & Western
Label	Decca 46205
Songwriter(s)	Harry Stone, Jack Stapp
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
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"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (also known as "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy") is a popular song written by Harry Stone and Jack Stapp and published in 1950. It is the signature song of Red Foley who recorded it in late 1949.^[4] The song has been covered by many artists, including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra,^[5] and Faron Young who scored a hit with the song in 1959.

Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the most successful was by Red Foley, whose recording, produced by Owen Bradley at the Castle Studio in Nashville, was released by Decca Records as catalog number 46205. The record first reached the Billboard charts on January 13, 1950, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one.^[6] Foley's recording also went to number one on the country chart and stayed at the top spot for three months.^[7] It featured guitarist Grady Martin.

Other charting versions were recorded by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Phil Harris, Bradford & Romano and Bill Darnel.^[8] The Crosby recording was made on January 3, 1950^[9] and was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24863. The record first reached the Billboard charts on February 4, 1950, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number four.^[10]

The Sinatra recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38708. The record first reached the Billboard charts on March 10, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at number 24.

The Harris recording was released by RCA Victor Records as a 78 rpm single (catalog number 20-3692) and a 45 rpm single (catalog number 47-3216). The record first reached the Billboard charts on March 17, 1950, and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 26.

The Darnel recording was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60147. The record first reached the Billboard charts on March 3, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 26.

Other versions

Pat Boone on the album Howdy! 1957.
Freddy Cannon recorded it for his debut 1960 album The Explosive Freddy Cannon. As a single from the album, it charted at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 19, 1960.^[11]

References

^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
^ "Decca matrix NA 2031. Chattanoogie shoe shine boy / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
^ Snoddy, Glen (1972). "Nashville, The Recording Center" (PDF). Country Music Who's Who. Record World. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "Red Foley Hillbilly Fever". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ "Frank Sinatra Everybody Loves Somebody". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records: 1940-1955. Record Research.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 123.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 484. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 111. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "Freddy Cannon Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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[1] Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.

[2] "Decca matrix NA 2031. Chattanoogie shoe shine boy / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

[CMWW-3] Snoddy, Glen (1972). "Nashville, The Recording Center" (PDF). Country Music Who's Who. Record World. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[4] "Red Foley Hillbilly Fever". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[5] "Frank Sinatra Everybody Loves Somebody". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records: 1940-1955. Record Research.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 123.

[8] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 484. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[9] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

[10] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 111. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[11] "Freddy Cannon Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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-"'''Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy'''" (also known as "'''Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy'''") is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] written by Harry Stone and [[Jack Stapp]] and published in [[1950 in music|1950]]. It is the signature song of [[Red Foley]] who recorded it in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Foley Hillbilly Fever|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hillbilly-fever-mw0000427460|work=AllMusic|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> The song has been covered by many artists including [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Louis Armstrong]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bing Crosby Havin' Fun [2 CD]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/havin-fun-2-cd-mw0000584963|work=AllMusic|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> [[Frank Sinatra]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sinatra Everybody Loves Somebody|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/everybody-loves-somebody-mw0000552445|work=AllMusic|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> and [[Faron Young]] who scored a hit with the song in 1959.
+"'''Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy'''" (also known as "'''Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy'''") is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] written by Harry Stone and [[Jack Stapp]] and published in [[1950 in music|1950]]. It is the signature song of [[Red Foley]] who recorded it in late 1949.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Foley Hillbilly Fever|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hillbilly-fever-mw0000427460|work=AllMusic|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> The song has been covered by many artists, including [[Bing Crosby]], [[Frank Sinatra]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sinatra Everybody Loves Somebody|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/everybody-loves-somebody-mw0000552445|work=AllMusic|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> and [[Faron Young]] who scored a hit with the song in 1959.
-Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the biggest was by [[Red Foley]]. His recording, produced by [[Owen Bradley]], was released by [[Decca Records]] as [[Catalog numbering systems for single records|catalog number]] 46205. The record first reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts on January 13, 1950, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Pop Records: 1940-1955|last = Whitburn|first = Joel | authorlink = Joel Whitburn| year =1973 | publisher = Record Research }}</ref> Foley's recording also went to No. 1 on the country chart and stayed at the top spot for three months.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=123}}</ref> It featured guitarist [[Grady Martin]].
+Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the most successful was by [[Red Foley]], whose recording, produced by [[Owen Bradley]] at the [[Castle Recording Laboratory|Castle Studio]] in Nashville, was released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 46205. The record first reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts on January 13, 1950, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Pop Records: 1940-1955|last = Whitburn|first = Joel | author-link = Joel Whitburn| year =1973 | publisher = Record Research }}</ref> Foley's recording also went to number one on the country chart and stayed at the top spot for three months.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=123}}</ref> It featured guitarist [[Grady Martin]].
-Other charting versions were recorded by [[Bing Crosby]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Phil Harris]], Bradford & Romano and Bill Darnel.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=484}}</ref> The Crosby recording was made on January 3, 1950<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=September 19, 2016}}</ref> and was released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 24863. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on February 4, 1950, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 4.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=111}}</ref>
+Other charting versions were recorded by [[Bing Crosby]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Phil Harris]], Bradford & Romano and Bill Darnel.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/484 484]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/484}}</ref> The Crosby recording was made on January 3, 1950<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=September 19, 2016}}</ref> and was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24863. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on February 4, 1950, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number four.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/111 111]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/111}}</ref>
-The Sinatra recording was released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 38708. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on March 10, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 24.
+The Sinatra recording was released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 38708. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on March 10, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at number 24.
-The Harris recording was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3692) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3216). The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on March 17, 1950, and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 26.
+The Harris recording was released by [[RCA Records|RCA Victor Records]] as a 78&nbsp;rpm single (catalog number 20-3692) and a 45&nbsp;rpm single (catalog number 47-3216). The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on March 17, 1950, and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 26.
 The Darnel recording was released by [[Coral Records]] as catalog number 60147. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on March 3, 1950, and lasted one week on the chart, at No. 26.
 ==Other versions==
-* Pat Boone on the album ''[[Howdy! (Pat Boone album)|''Howdy!'']] 1957.
+* Pat Boone on the album ''[[Howdy! (Pat Boone album)|Howdy!]]'' 1957.
-* [[Freddy Cannon]] recorded it for his debut 1960 album ''[[The Explosive Freddy Cannon]]''. As a single from the album, it charted at #34 on the ''[[Billboard Hot 100]]'' on March 19, 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302456/freddy-cannon/chart|title=Freddy Cannon Charts|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref>
+* [[Freddy Cannon]] recorded it for his debut 1960 album ''[[The Explosive Freddy Cannon]]''. As a single from the album, it charted at #34 on the ''[[Billboard Hot 100]]'' on March 19, 1960.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302456/freddy-cannon/chart|title=Freddy Cannon Charts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref>
+==See also==
+*''[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]''
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Bing Crosby singles}}
-{{s-start}}
-{{s-bef | before = "[[Slipping Around]]" by [[Margaret Whiting]] & [[Jimmy Wakely]]}}
-{{s-ttl | title = ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Best Selling Retail Folk (Country & Western) Records]]<BR>number-one single<br />(Red Foley version)
-| years = January 21, 1950 - April 15, 1950}}
-{{s-aft | after = "[[Long Gone Lonesome Blues]]" by [[Hank Williams]] with His Drifting Cowboys}}
-{{s-bef | before = "[[Rag Mop]]" by [[The Ames Brothers]]}}
-{{s-ttl | title  = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Best Sellers in Stores]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number-one single]]<br />(Red Foley version)
-| years  = February 18, 1950 – March 11, 1950}}
-{{s-aft | after  = "[[Music! Music! Music!]]" by [[Teresa Brewer]]}}
-{{s-bef | before="[[Dear Hearts and Gentle People]]" by [[Bing Crosby]]}}
-{{s-ttl | title=[[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] [[List of Cash Box Best Sellers number-one singles of 1950|Best Sellers number-one song]]<br />(Red Foley version)
-| years=February 25, 1950 – March 18, 1950}}
-{{s-aft | after="[[Music! Music! Music!]]" by [[Teresa Brewer]]}}
-{{s-end}}
-{{Bing Crosby}}
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+[[Category:1950 singles]]
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-[[Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles]]

v t e Bing Crosby singles
Discography
1920s	"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman) "Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) "Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (with Paul Whiteman) "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman) "Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) "Louise"
1930s	"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington) "I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) "Just a Gigolo" "At Your Command" "Stardust" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) "Waltzing in a Dream" "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" "Temptation" "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" "June in January" "Love Is Just Around the Corner" "I Wished on the Moon" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "I Can't Escape from You" "Pennies from Heaven" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Sweet Leilani" "Blue Hawaii" "Never in a Million Years" "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" "My Reverie" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "God Bless America" "Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (with Andrews Sisters)
1940s	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Only Forever" "It's Always You" "New San Antonio Rose" (with Bob Crosby) "Dolores" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (with Woody Herman) "Easter Parade" "White Christmas" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" (with Trudy Erwin) "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (with Trudy Erwin) "Pistol Packin' Mama" (with Andrews Sisters) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Jingle Bells" (with Andrews Sisters) "Poinciana" "I Love You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "Swinging on a Star" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (with Andrews Sisters) "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (with Andrews Sisters) "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" "Amor" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" "Don't Fence Me In" (with Andrews Sisters) "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (with Andrews Sisters) "You Belong to My Heart" "Along the Navajo Trail (with Andrews Sisters) "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "If I Loved You" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (with Les Paul Trio) "I Can't Begin to Tell You" "Symphony" "The Bells of St. Mary's" "McNamara's Band" "Sioux City Sue" "South America, Take It Away" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (with Andrews Sisters) "Night and Day" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (with Andrews Sisters) "Galway Bay "Ballerina" "Now Is the Hour" "But Beautiful" "Far Away Places" "Careless Hands" "Riders in the Sky" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" "Mule Train"
1950s	"Quicksilver" (with Andrews Sisters) "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Andrews Sisters) "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Play a Simple Melody" (with Gary Crosby) "Sam's Song " (with Gary Crosby) "La Vie en rose" "All My Love" "Beyond the Reef" "Harbor Lights" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "A Marshmallow World" "Sparrow in the Treetop" (with Andrews Sisters) "Gone Fishin'" (with Louis Armstrong) "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (with Jane Wyman) "The Isle of Innisfree" "Zing a Little Zong" (with Jane Wyman) "Silver Bells" (with Carol Richards) "Down by the Riverside" (with Gary Crosby) "Young at Heart" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "Stranger in Paradise" "In a Little Spanish Town" (with Buddy Cole Trio) "True Love" (with Grace Kelly) "Now You Has Jazz" (with Louis Armstrong) "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Frank Sinatra)
1970s	"That's What Life Is All About"
1980s	"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with David Bowie)

v t e Red Foley
Singles	"Smoke on the Water" "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" "New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" "Tennessee Saturday Night" "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Sugar-Foot Rag" "Birmingham Bounce" "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" "Goodnight, Irene" "My Heart Cries for You" "Peace in the Valley" "Shake a Hand" "A Satisfied Mind"
Related	Discography Judy Martin (second wife) Cherry Boone (granddaughter) Debby Boone (granddaughter)