Rosalita (Al Dexter song)

"Rosalita"
Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-side	"Pistol Packin' Mama"
Published	February 4, 1942 (1942-02-04) Peer International Corporation [1]
Released	March 1943 [2]
Recorded	March 18, 1942 [3]
Studio	CBS Columbia Square Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Country (Hillbilly), honky-tonk
Length	2:51
Label	Okeh 6708
Songwriter	Al Dexter
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology
"Honky Tonk Chinese Dime" (1942) "Rosalita" (1943) "So Long Pal / Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" (1944)

"Rosalita" is a 1942 song performed by Al Dexter and His Troopers. It was recorded on March 18, 1942 at the CBS Studio at Radio Station KNX, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California with session musicians Frank Marvin, Johnny Bond and Dick Reinhart. It was released on Okeh Records #6708 in March 1943, paired with "Pistol Packin' Mama". ^[4] After the "Most Played Jukebox Folk Records" chart was established on January 8, 1944, ^[5] it remained for six months, peaking at #1 on March 11, 1944. ^[6]

References

1. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1942). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 1 Music New Series Vol 37 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
2. Elliott Grennard (22 May 1943). "Talent and Tunes on Music Machines". The Billboard. Vol. 55, no. 21. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
3. Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN   0-19-513989-5.
4. Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Okeh (CBS) 6500 - 6747 (1941 - 45)". Retrieved February 21, 2011
5. "The Billboard Jan 8, 1944 pg 18". books.google.com. 8 January 1944. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.