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A Rose and a Baby Ruth

1956 single by George Hamilton IV From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Rose and a Baby Ruth
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"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk under his "Johnny Dee" pseudonym. The song, which partially refers to the Baby Ruth candy bar, was published in 1956. The best-known version was recorded by George Hamilton IV. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard magazine pop chart and spent 20 weeks on the chart.[1]

Quick Facts Single by George Hamilton IV, B-side ...

"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" showed regional appeal in country music, foreshadowing Hamilton's highly successful career, in the 1960s.[citation needed]

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Chart performance

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Covers

On the same date Billboard reviewed George Hamilton IV´s original version, in October 1956, they reviewed a competing cover sung by Eddie Fontaine and released by Decca. Billboard predicted it would be a close race between the two recordings, but the Decca release did not make even the lower part of Billboard's Top 100.

Johnny Maestro & The Crests did a version in 1960 for their first album, The Crests Sing All Biggies - (Coed LP 901).

Al Kooper covered it on his 1970 Columbia release Easy Does It.

The song was covered by Marilyn Manson as a bonus studio track on the limited-edition version of The Last Tour On Earth live album in 1999.

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Singles

By George Hamilton IV

References

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