1950 HITS ARCHIVE: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I - Red Foley

M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I (Williams-Simmons) by Red Foley with The Dixie Dons If the title looks unfamiliar, you may recall the lyric, which spelled out “M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I, etc”). Written by Curley Williams (“Half As Much”), this crossover hit reached #2 on the country music charts and also got some ‘pop’ action in recordings by Kay Starr, Art Mooney, and Bill Darnel. THE 1950 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1950 (some were recorded in 1949). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: @the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf