2007-03-06 09:45:15 · 6 answers · asked by John M 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Three versions of the song have appeared on the various Billboard charts, all of them charting in 1951. They were recorded by The Weavers, Vaughan Monroe, and Percy Faith w/ Burl Ives. The Weaver's version was the most popular, reaching #2 on the Pop charts.
2007-03-06 09:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by murphs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional folk song of the United States which, as recorded by The Weavers, reached the pop music charts in 1951.
Pete Seeger did the arrangement.
2007-03-06 09:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Burl Ives, the actor. He did the vocals and percy faith and his orchestra backed him in 1951. It did NOT make the top 20.
2007-03-06 09:55:17 · answer #3 · answered by not a mused 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did as a kid as did many people.
But I guess you mean recordings of it ?
The Weavers as noted earlier but more famously Burl Ives
2007-03-06 10:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Weavers I think.
2007-03-06 09:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did at a party two years ago
2007-03-06 09:49:25 · answer #6 · answered by barn owl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋