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Ruby (Ruby Gentry theme)

1960 single by Ray Charles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Ruby" is the 1952 theme song for the film Ruby Gentry starring Jennifer Jones, written by Mitchell Parish and Heinz Roemheld. There were six charted versions of the song in 1953.[1]

Quick Facts Single by Ray Charles, from the album Dedicated to You ...
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The theme enjoyed much popularity in orchestral recordings by Les Baxter, with harmonica solo by Danny Welton.,[2] Victor Young And His Singing Strings with George Fields on harmonica (Columbia DO-70040, Australia), Richard Hayman And His Orchestra with Richard Hayman on harmonica, and Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats.

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Notable recordings

It has subsequently become a jazz and pop standard, both as an instrumental and with lyrics by Mitchell Parish:

  • Richard Hayman and His Orchestra. This reached No. 3 in the Billboard charts in 1953.[3]
  • Les Baxter and His Orchestra (harmonica solo by Danny Welton) had a hit with the song in 1953, peaking in the No. 7 position.[4]
  • Harry James and his Orchestra. A No. 20 hit in 1953.[5]
  • Victor Young and His Singing Strings. Reached number 20 in the charts in 1953.[6]
  • Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra, reaching number 27 in the charts in 1953.[7]
  • Les Brown and His Band of Renown - briefly charted in 1953 at number 29.[8]
  • Ray Charles - reached No. 28 in the Billboard charts in 1960.[9]
  • Adam Wade accompanied by George Paxton & His Orchestra with The Bel-Aire Singers. This directly competed against the Ray Charles version and reached No. 58 in the charts in 1960.[10][11] Wade's B-side was "Too Far" written by Pat Lambert and Bob Haymes.
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References

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