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Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
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Wikipedia article
"'Send Me the Pillow You Dream On'" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Locklin. The song has become a standard for the Nashville sound, and has been covered by pop, country, and bluegrass artists.
Locklin first released the song in 78-disc 4 Star Records 1360 in September 1949, but it did not hit the charts.[http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursl/locklin_h.htm Hank Locklin] Locklin re-released it in December 1957 on RCA Victor 47-7127 single, and it peaked at No. 5 on 'Billboard's chart of "Most Played C&W by Jockeys""[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1958/Billboard%201958-05-19.pdf Most Played C&W by Jockeys]", 'Billboard', May 19, 1958. p. 43. Accessed September 23, 2016. and crossed over to the pop charts. There is some ambiguity about the song's title: the original 1949 version and occasional later ones render it as "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On", the phrase used consistently in the lyrics, but most versions use the shorter title.
Cover versions
In the 1960s, the song was a hit for
*The Browns
* Johnny Tillotson
*Dean Martin.
Among the many other artists who have recorded cover versions of the song are:
*Jerry Lee Lewis
*Connie Francis
*Hank Williams Jr.
*Daniel O'Donnell
*Dolly Parton
*The Everly Brothers
*Foster and Allen
*Jerry Vale
*Loretta Lynn
*Marty Wilde
*Pat Boone
*Roy Rogers
*Slim Whitman
*Willie Nelson and Hank Snow
*Dwight Yoakam on his album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
*The Whites"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1981/BB-1981-07-04.pdf Billboard Hot Country Singles]", 'Billboard', July 4, 1981. p. 58. Accessed September 23, 2016.
Chart performance
Hank Locklin
Lydia and her Melody Strings
The Browns
Johnny Tillotson
Dean Martin
The Whites
References
Category:1949 singles
Category:1958 singles
Category:1960 singles
Category:1962 singles
Category:1965 singles
Category:1981 singles
Category:Hank Locklin songs
Category:Johnny Tillotson songs
Category:The Browns songs
Category:The Whites songs
Category:Dean Martin songs
Category:1949 songs
Category:Songs written by Hank Locklin
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