In the Summer of His Years (song)

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"In the Summer of His Years"
ABC-Paramount Records A45-10514
Songwriter(s)Herb Kretzmer, David Lee
"In the Summer of His Years"
Single by Connie Francis
from the album In The Summer of His Years
B-side"My Buddy"
Released1963
RecordedDecember 2, 1963
GenrePop
Length2:32
LabelMGM Records K 13203
Songwriter(s)Herb Kretzmer, David Lee
Producer(s)Danny David
Connie Francis singles chronology
"Whatever Happened To Rosemary" / "Your Other Love"
(1963) 		"In the Summer of His Years" / "My Buddy"
(1963) 		"Blue Winter" / "You Know You Don't Want Me"
(1964)
"In the Summer of His Years"
Single by Mahalia Jackson
B-side"Song For My Brother"
Released1963
RecordedNovember 29, 1963
GenrePop
Length2:49
LabelColumbia Records 4-42946
Songwriter(s)Herb Kretzmer, David Lee

"In the Summer of His Years" is a 1963

assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.[1]

"In the Summer of His Years" was first performed by English singer Millicent Martin during a tribute broadcast to President Kennedy that aired on the BBC on 23 November 1963. The show on which the song was introduced was a special broadcast of the BBC's satirical weekly news programme That Was the Week That Was; after the news of the assassination broke, the producers of the show discarded the week's planned scripts and sketches and decided to refashion that week's show as a somber and respectful tribute to President Kennedy.[2] NBC later rebroadcast the programme.[3] A soundtrack to the That Was the Week That Was broadcast was also released in the United States on Decca Records.

Other versions

After the song was performed on the BBC, several other artists recorded and released the song as a single.

RCA Victor), Toni Arden (for Decca Records, Bobby Rydell, and Hettie Palance (for Palance Records).[3]

Of the various versions of "In the Summer of His Years," only Francis' and Martin's recordings achieved enough sales action to chart on

Cash Box magazine
Top 100 chart, the sales of Francis' and Martin's singles were combined, and the song peaked at No. 31.

However, no version of the song was granted a single release in the U.K., and in the United States, the song, even though recorded by major artists, was refused airplay by many major radio stations. An article in the December 14, 1963, issue of Billboard quoted station managers of several radio stations in New York and Chicago as saying they would not play the song because they felt it would be "in poor taste to capitalize on a such a tragic situation".[3] Other station managers said they stopped playing the song after initially playing Millicent Martin's version because of apparent lack of listener interest or because they simply thought the song itself was of poor quality.[3]

All the proceeds of Francis' single and her subsequent album of the same name were donated to the family of J. D. Tippit, a policeman who was also fatally shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963.[3] Francis' version of the song is considered one of the earliest charity records.[6]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-578-06957-6
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  2. ISBN 978-0-199-67154-0
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    ISSN 0006-2510
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  4. ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955–1975,
  5. ^ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
  6. ^ "Connie Francis: Biography". billboard.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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