Beg Your Pardon

Song by Francis Craig and His Orchestra
"Beg Your Pardon"
Song by Francis Craig and His Orchestra
Published1947
Songwriter(s)Francis Craig, Beasley Smith

"Beg Your Pardon" is a song written by Francis Craig and Beasley Smith and published in 1947 by the Robbins Music Corporation.[1] It was recorded in 1947 by Frankie Carle and His Orchestra for Columbia Records. Another recording of the song was made that year by Francis Craig, the song's author, and the track maintained the #3 position on the U.S. Billboard charts for twenty weeks in 1948 and the #4 position for a further sixteen weeks of that year.[2]

Recordings

  • Frankie Carle and His Orchestra (Columbia 38036)
  • Francis Craig (Bullet 1012)
  • The Dinning Sisters (Capitol 490)
  • Larry Green and His Orchestra (Victor 20-2647)
  • Art Mooney (MGM 10140)
  • Snooky Lanson (Mercury 5109)
  • Eddy Howard (Majestic 1320)
  • Russ Morgan (Decca 24339)[3]
  • Pat Boone on the album Howdy! (1956)

See also

  • 1948 in music

Notes

  1. ^ Craig Family (26 June 2007). "Francis Craig Papers, 1920-2003" (PDF). Special Collections Division: Finding Aids. Nashville Public Library. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ^ Hawtin, Steve (9 May 2012). "Songs from the Year 1948". The World's Music Charts. TsorT.info. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Honor Roll of Hits". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 20 20 March 1948. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 May 2012.


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