" Near You " is a popular song written and originally recorded by Francis Craig and His Orchestra at Castle Studio in 1947 , with lyrics by Kermit Goell , which has become a pop standard .
10-461: The recording by Francis Craig (the song's composer) with orchestra member Bob Lamm on vocals was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001. It first reached the Billboard Best Sellers chart on August 30, 1947 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one. On the "Most Played By Jockeys" chart, the song spent 17 consecutive weeks at number one, setting a record for both
20-463: A week prior to a Vanderbilt/ University of Tennessee football game. It is played mainly at football games, basketball games, and at other Commodore sports events. While he was at Vanderbilt, Craig formed an orchestra, the Vanderbilt Jazz Band. When the university's chancellor told Craig he would have to change the name of the group, disband it, or leave Vanderbilt, he dropped out and changed
30-478: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beg Your Pardon " Beg Your Pardon " is a song written by Francis Craig and Beasley Smith and published in 1947 by the Robbins Music Corporation. 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
40-555: The orchestra's name. Craig had three stints on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee. His Francis Craig Orchestra played on the station in 1926-1928 and again in 1935-1939. He returned to the station in 1947 to work as a disc jockey on the program Featured by Francis Craig . He also worked on WGN in Chicago, Illinois, in 1940. His own recording of " Near You ", was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001B (The "A" side, 1001A,
50-408: The other in the top position. In 2019, " Old Town Road ", by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus , surpassed "Near You" for song with most consecutive weeks in the number-one position with 19 weeks. In 1977, "Near You" became a number-one country hit as a duet for the duo of George Jones and Tammy Wynette , one of the more unlikely compositions the two country legends sang together. Recorded in
60-500: The song and the artist with most consecutive weeks in the number-one position on a US pop music chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song overall for 1947. In 2009, hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas surpassed Craig's record for artist with most consecutive weeks in the number-one position with the songs " Boom Boom Pow " and " I Gotta Feeling ". However, their record was accomplished with combined weeks of two number 1 songs - one succeeding
70-451: The song that charted on the Billboard best seller in 1947 include: Francis Craig Francis Craig (September 10, 1900 – November 19, 1966) was an American songwriter, honky tonk piano player, and leader of a Nashville dance band. His works included " Dynamite " and " Near You ", the latter being the first Billboard #1 hit out of Nashville. A Methodist minister's son, Craig
80-431: The winter of 1974, its atypical arrangement showed that country fans still had an appetite for any music performed by the estranged couple, who had been country music's "First Couple" in the early 1970s. In fact, it was their second consecutive number 1 single since their divorce in 1975; they had only managed to top the charts once during their six-year marriage with " We're Gonna Hold On " in 1973. Other recordings of
90-458: Was born in Dickson, Tennessee , United States. Craig attended Hume-Fogg High School , where he formed an instrumental duo with fellow piano prodigy Beasley Smith . They both attended Vanderbilt University , where they were roommates. While at Vanderbilt, Craig studied mathematics and political science, "Dynamite", now the official fight song of Vanderbilt University, was written by Craig in 1938
100-898: Was titled "Red Rose", also by Craig). "Near You" first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on August 30, 1947, and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1. It held the top spot for 12 straight weeks. (A 2004 article in Billboard says that the song "was No. 1 for 17 weeks in 1947.") It eventually sold over 2.5 million copies. "Craig's version of the song was the first pop hit record ever to come out of Nashville, Tennessee." Various recordings by other persons have followed. Other works included " Beg Your Pardon " with Beasley Smith . Craig died aged 66 in November 1966, in Sewanee, Tennessee . This United States musical biography article
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