by Garystrat » 07 Aug 2023, 12:05
Hi Bob,
According Wikipedia it was recorded three times in 1953, by David Whitfield, Perry Como, Mahalia Jackson. I was only youngster back then, but out of those Perry Como was a household name (had his own early B/W TV shows) and I do seem to recall David Whitfield if not him doing this Beautiful number, but Mahalia Jackson is not familiar at all.
This is another one of those classic numbers that has been recorded by so many top artists from 1953 - 2000 (according to the list), I was quite surprised that I had completely forgotten one of the more recent on the list, Robson & Jerome in 1995!
Regarding the sound files, I guess it’s inevitable that a lot the nostalgia will dwindle beyond our generation and it seems mainly yourself covering them as guitar instrumentals!
Regards
Gary