Wave to Me, My Lady

"Wave to Me, My Lady" is a country music song written by William Stein and Frank Loesser, sung by Elton Britt, and released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 20-1789). In March 1946, it reached No. 3 on the Billboard folk chart.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 22 record in Billboard's 1946 year-end folk juke box chart.[2]

"Wave to Me, My Lady"
Single by Elton Britt
Released1946
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)William Stein, Frank Loesser

Gene Autry recorded a version that reached No. 4 on the Billboard folk chart one month after Britt's version.[3] Autry's version ranked as the No. 23 record in the 1946 year-end folk chart.[1]

The song was also covered by other artists, including Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, Jimmie Davis, and The Dinning Sisters.

See also

References

  1. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 49. ISBN 0823076326.
  2. "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 55.
  3. Whitburn, p. 34.
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