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The Happy Whistler

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"The Happy Whistler"
Single by Don Robertson
B-side"You're Free to Go"
ReleasedMarch 1956 (1956-03)
GenrePop
Length2:25
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Don Robertson
Don Robertson singles chronology
"The Happy Whistler"
(1956)
"Every Day That I Live"
(1956)

"The Happy Whistler" is a song written and performed by Don Robertson. It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart and #8 on the UK Singles Chart in 1956.[1]

The song was ranked #43 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.[2]

Other charting versions

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  • Cyril Stapleton featuring Desmond Lane released a version of the song as a single which reached #22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1956.[3]

Other versions

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  • In the 1960s and 1970s, "The Happy Whistler" was the theme song for the Channel 2 children's TV show, "Doctor Max and Mombo" based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

References

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  1. ^ "Don Robertson, "The Happy Whistler" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "1956's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 26, 1957: 60
  3. ^ "Cyril Stapleton featuring Desmond Lane, "The Happy Whistler" Chart Position". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Trio, "The Happy Whistler" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Boots Randolph, Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ernie Fields, "The Happy Whistler" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Echoes, "The Happy Whistler" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jimmie Haskell and His Orchestra, "Boom" Single Release". Discogs. December 1965. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Glenn Yarbrough, Come Share My Life". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sandy Nelson, Groovy". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Reginald Dixon, Reginald Dixon at the Organ". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.