1951 HITS ARCHIVE: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Weavers

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Newman-Campbell) by The Weavers, orchestra conducted by Lew Diamond In contrast to Jimmie Rodgers’ bright Honeycomb-styled million-seller of 1957, the Weavers took a more relaxed approach to the old Irish folk song “Drimmer’s Cow.” It reached #19 on the best-sellers listings (see also the 1951 Weavers hits “So Long,” “The Roving Kind,” and “On Top Of Old Smoky”). THE 1951 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 1951 (some were recorded in 1950). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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