1st RECORDING OF: Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Slim Willet (1952)

There were no fewer than four different versions of this song spending time in Billboard’s weekly C&W top 10 listings during late ’52 or early ’53. Its composer Willet reached #1 with this posted track, while Perry Como enjoyed one of the biggest hits of his long career with the ‘pop’ version (listen here: ) The original single was issued on 4 Star 1614 - Don’t Let The Stars (Get In Your Eyes) (Willet) by Slim Willet with The Brush Cutters, recorded early 1952 For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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