"Hey Miss Fannie" was a 1952 single for the R&B group the Clovers. It became a hit for them that year. It has been covered by several other artists over the years.
History "Hey Miss Fanny" was written by Ahmet Ertegün.Genius - Who wrote “Hey, Miss Fannie” by The Clovers?Jiosaavn - Hey Miss Fannie Lyrics In addition to the version by The Clovers, a demo was recorded by The Teen Kings, a group that included Roy Orbison in their line up. They were looking for a contract and went to studio to audition for the Columbia label. Two tracks were recorded at the session, one was "Hey, Miss Fannie" and the other was "Ooby Dooby".A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, JULY 22, 2019 - Episode 42: “Ooby Dooby” by Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings By Andrew Hickey, Transcript
Tommy Sands recorded a version which appeared on his 1959 Sands Storm! album which was released on Capitol T1081.Rate Your Music - Sands Storm!Melody Maker, March 7, 1959 - Page III POPS VOCAL (3rd column) TOMMY SANDS ("Sand Storm!")
Dean Webb also recorded a version that was released in 1959. It was the B side of his solo debut, "Warm Your Heart", which was released on Parlophone 45- R4549.Record Mail, Vol. 2. No. 5 May 1959 - Page 8 Just FOR THE RECORD By John Castle, NO AUDITION In spite of the R&B genre that this song originated from, Webb managed to get his voice and the musical content to come together to produce the right result. According to the Record Collector magazine in 2013, his version was "a near-perfect example of British rock’n’roll at the tail end of the era".Record Collector, 17 June 2013 - Britain rocked before The Beatles
Clovers version
Background "Hey, Miss Fannie" backed with "I Played the Fool" was issued on Atlantic 45–977 in October, 1952.45Cat - The Clovers - Discography, USA, Hey, Miss FannieThe Cashbox, October 4, 1952 - Page 17 5 NEW ATLANTICS MEANS NEW HITS, THE CLOVERS It would be an R&B Top Ten hit.Carolina Beach Music Encyclopedia, By Rick Simmons · 2018 - ISBN 9781476631530, 1476631530 - Page 71 The Clovers
There was a mention of the song in The Cash Box Rhythm & Blues Ramblings column of October 11. It said. " If past history is any indication, you’ll soon be hearing “Hey Miss Fannie” and “I Played The Fool”, over and over again."The Cash Box, October 11, 1952 - Page 16 THE CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Ramblings Along with "If Be Satisfied" by Billy Ward and His Dominos, "Hey Miss Fannie" was The Cash Box Award O' the Week record. The review of the record said that it was a fast beat rocker and a two-sided release that was a natural follow up to their “Ting-A-Ling” single.The Cash Box, October 18, 1952 - Page 22 JAZZ 'N BLUES REVIEWS, THE CASH BOX *AWARD O' THE WEEK*
Chart The October 18 issue of The Cash Box reported that the single was at no. 6 on the Hot chart in Dallas.The Cash Box, October 18, 1952 - Page 21 THE CASH BOX HOT, in Dallas, 6 The October 25 issue of The Cash Box reported that it was at no. 7 on the Hot chart in Atlanta.The Cash Box, October 25, 1952 - Page 18 THE CASH BOX HOT, in ATLANTA, 7 HEY, MISS FANNIE The Following week (1 November) it was at no. 6 in AtlantaThe Cash Box, November 1, 1952 - Page 20 THE CASH BOX HOT in ATLANTA, 6 and No. 10 in Memphis.The Cash Box, November 1, 1952 - Page 20 THE CASH BOX HOT in MEMPHIS, 10 On 8 November, it was at no. 9 in both Philadelphia and Memphis.Cash Box, November 8, 1952 - Page 18 THE CASH BOX HOT in PHILADELPHIA, 9Cash Box, November 8, 1952 - Page 18 HOT in MEMPHIS, 9 The following week, it was at no. 4 in Fort Worth and no. 7 in Memphis.The Cash Box, November 15, 1952 - Page 24 THE CASH BOX HOT in FT. WORTH, 4The Cash Box, November 15, 1952 - Page 24 THE CASH BOX HOT in MEMPHIS, 7 It was also at no. 10 in Los Angeles and no. 5 in St. Louis and no. 9 in Shoals Ind.The Cash Box, November 15, 1952 - Page 25 THE CASH BOX HOT, in LOS ANGELES, 10The Cash Box, November 15, 1952 - Page 25 THE CASH BOX HOT, in ST. LOUIS, 5The Cash Box, November 15, 1952 - Page 25 THE CASH BOX HOT, in SHOALS IND., 9
The song would eventually be recorded by Cash Box as a no. 1 in Philadelphia.Earth AngelsThe Short Lives and Controversial Deaths of Three R&B Pioneers, By Steve Bergsman · 2023 - ISBN 9781648431265, 1648431267 - Chapter 7 It would chart nationally on the Billboard R&B chart, peaking at no. 2.MusicVF.com - The Clovers Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography, 9. 1952 Hey, Miss Fannie by The Clovers The B side, "I Played the Fool" would also made the charts, peaking at no. 3.MusicVF.com - The Clovers Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography, 10. 1952 I Played the Fool by The Clovers
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