"Little Girl, Don't Cry" is a song written by Lucky Millinder and Doris Davis.
| "Little Girl, Don't Cry" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Lucky Millinder | |
| Released | 1949 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Lucky Millinder, Doris Davis |
Millinder and his orchestra recorded the song with a vocal by Big John Greer. That record was released in 1949 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 20-3351-B).[1] Millinder's version of the song reached No. 15 on Billboard magazine's R&B juke box plays chart, but lasted only one week on the chart.[2]
A cover of the song by Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats was released on the King label (catalog no. 4288A).[3] It reached No. 2 on Billboard's R&B chart and was ranked No. 5 on the magazine's year-end list of the best-selling R&B records of 1949 (No. 6 based on juke box plays).[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Little Girl, Don't Cry (Lucky Millinder)". The Internet Archive. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Record Research, Inc. p. 291. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- ^ "Little Girl, Don't Cry (Bull Moose Jackson)". The Internet Archive. 18 February 1949. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Year's Top Folk Songs". The Billboard. January 14, 1950. p. 18.