Suspicion (Les Paul song)

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1948 release by Les Paul as Rhubarb Red on Mercury with Fos Carling. Suspicion Les Paul Mercury 78.jpg
1948 release by Les Paul as Rhubarb Red on Mercury with Fos Carling.
1948 Capitol Americana single by Tex Williams. Tex Williams Suspicion Capitol 1948.jpg
1948 Capitol Americana single by Tex Williams.

"Suspicion" is a 1948 song co-written by Les Paul and recorded by Les Paul with Fos Carling. The song was released as a single.

Les Paul American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor

Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar. Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing, delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.

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Background

"Suspicion" was written by Les Paul and Foster Carling in 1947. [1] [2] The song was released as a 78 single on Mercury Records, 5133, Matrix #1747, under the name Fos Carling accompanied by Rhubarb Red, a pseudonym for Les Paul, as part of the Mercury Popular Series in 1948. The vocals were by Fos Carling and Les Paul. The flip side of the single featured "My Extraordinary Gal" by The Les Paul Trio with Clancy Hayes on vocals. The song was published by Deerhaven Music. Les Paul had also co-written the song "You Can't Be Fit as a Fiddle (When You're Tight as a Drum)" with Foster Carling for Red Ingle.

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Other recordings

The song was also recorded in a hit version by Tex Williams and his Western Caravan on Capitol Americana as 40109, Matrix #2897Y, in 1948. The Tex Williams single reached no. 4 on the Billboard country music chart in 1948. [3]

Tex Williams American musician

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Ray Noble and his Orchestra also released the song as a 78 single on Columbia Records as 38146. Ray Noble and his Orchestra also released the song as a 78 single on Columbia Records as 38146. The vocals were by Ray Noble and The Noblemen. The Ray Noble recording was also released as a 78 single in the UK as FB 3475 on the Columbia label.

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Jo Stafford also recorded the song in 1947 with Paul Weston's Mountain Boys and released it as a Capitol 78 single, 15068. The single reached no. 23 on the Billboard pop singles chart in May, 1948 in a one-week run. [4] [5]

Jo Stafford American singer

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Paul Weston American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor

Paul Weston was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the Father of Mood Music". His compositions include popular music songs such as "I Should Care", "Day by Day", and "Shrimp Boats". He also wrote classical pieces, including "Crescent City Suite" and religious music, authoring several hymns and masses.

Album appearances

The song appeared on the 1996 Capitol Nashville album Tex Williams: Vintage Collections Series, the 2001 album on the Capitol Collectors' Choice Music label Jo Stafford: Jo Stafford on Capitol , and the 2007 compilation Jo Stafford: Ultimate Capitol Collection on EMI.

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References

  1. ↑ WorldCat. Suspicion.
  2. ↑ Mercury Records Numerical Listing - 5000 Series.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN   0-8230-8291-1
  4. ↑ Song artist 80 - Jo Stafford. tsort.info
  5. ↑ Jo Stafford - Suspicion/Clabberin' Up For Rain. Discogs.

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