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 | |
| Released | 1946 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | RCA 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.
References
- Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 49. ISBN 0823076326.
- "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 55.
- Whitburn, p. 34.
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