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"Rumors Are Flying" is a 1946 popular song popularized by Frankie Carle and Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters.

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Background

The song was written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1946.

It was popularized in 1946 by Frankie Carle (vocal by Marjorie Hughes) [1] and by The Andrews Sisters with Les Paul. [2] The Frankie Carle version was a number-one hit in 1946 in America for nine weeks from late October that year. [3]

Other recordings

Other charted versions in 1946 were by Betty Jane Rhodes; Billy Butterfield; The Three Suns; Tony Martin; and by Harry Cool and his Orchestra (vocal by Mindy Carson) [4] (who recorded the song for Signature Records, catalog #15043.) [5]

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References

  1. Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #16 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  28. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  75. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  574. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  5. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

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