"Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume" is a pop song written in 1946 by Bob Hilliard, Sammy Mysels, and Dick Sanford (né Richard Young Sandford; 1896–1981). The first version was by *Ray McKinley and his Orchestra[1]
Other recorded versions
editThe song was recorded by many artists, among them:
- It was a top-ten hit for Sammy Kaye in 1947
- Roy Hogsed
- The Crossroads Gang,[2]
- The Andrews Sisters.[3]
- It was later recorded by Nelson Riddle (and released on his 1962 album Love is a Game of Poker)
- Archie Campbell (and released on his 1966 album The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales.)
References
edit- ^ "Original versions of Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume written by Dick Sanford, Bob Hilliard, Sammy Mysels | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ Billboard magazine, May 17, 1947, p. 32
- ^ John Sforza (2004). Swing It!: The Andrews Sisters Story. University Press of Kentucky. p. 231. ISBN 978-0813190990.
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