PEG O' MY HEART

'Peg O' My Heart' is a popular song with words by Alfred Bryan and music by Fred Fisher, published March 15, 1913 and featured in the musical ''Ziegfeld Follies Of 1913''. The song, performed by Max Harris and his Novelty Trio (based on a version by The Harmonicats), was used as the theme of the BBC miniseries ''The Singing Detective''.
Notable recordings of the song include:

★ Charles W. Harrison


Victor 17412 (matrix: 13628-2)


★ Recorded July 24, 1913

Henry Burr


Columbia A-1404 (matrix: 38980-2)


★ Recorded August 1, 1913

Walter Van Brunt


Edison Blue Amberol 2036


★ Released September 1913

Bunny Berigan & his Orchestra


Victor 27258 (matrix: 043925)


★ Recorded New York City November 28, 1939

The Harmonicats


Vitacoustic 1


★ Released March 1947


★ First entered the Billboard magazine chart on April 18, on charts 21 weeks, peaking at #1

Buddy Clark with orchestra directed by Mitchell Ayres


Columbia 37392 (matrix: CO 37671)


★ Recorded New York City April 25, 1947


★ First entered the Billboard magazine chart on June 27, on charts 7 weeks, peaking at #4

Art Lund with orchestra conducted by Johnny Thompson


MGM 10037 (matrix: 47-S-3077-3)


★ Recorded in Los Angeles, California May 12, 1947


★ First entered the Billboard magazine chart on June 20, on charts 10 weeks, peaking at #6

★ Clark Dennis


Capitol 346


★ First entered the Billboard magazine chart on July 4, 1947, on charts 1 week, at #10

★ Three Suns


RCA Victor 20-2272


★ First entered the Billboard magazine chart on June 20, 1947, on charts 16 weeks, peaking at #2

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