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Gone Fishin' (song)

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Wikipedia article


'Gone Fishin' 'is a song written by Nick and Charles Kenny

Background



The song had been published in 1950 and was recorded by Arthur Godfrey, The Three Suns with Texas Jim Robertson, and by the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet in 1950. None of these recordings charted.

Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong recording



In 1951, "Gone Fishin'" was recorded by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. The Crosby recording came about when the singer had Armstrong as a guest on his radio show which was being taped on April 19, 1951 for broadcast on April 25 that year. As was customary, the songs to be used in the broadcast were taped in advance as a back-up in case the live broadcast versions did not go well. The song was so well received that Decca Records decided to issue the pre-recording commercially and it charted briefly in June 1951 with a peak position of #19. Crosby used the song in his concert performances in 1976 singing it with comedian Ted Rogers. The duet with Louis Armstrong is still heard frequently on radio.

Later recordings



The song was later recorded by:

*Pat Boone recorded it for his 'Yes Indeed!' LP (1958)

*Gene Autry

*The Manhattan Transfer.

References



Category:Louis Armstrong songs

Category:Bing Crosby songs

Category:1951 songs

Category:Songs with lyrics by Charles Kenny

Category:Songs with lyrics by Nick Kenny (poet)

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