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SKU: A0.1156029
By Paul Weston & His Orchestra. By Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Brooks. Arranged by Paul Hemmer. Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. PJMS MUSIC #756343. Published by PJMS MUSIC (A0.1156029).
The song was composed by Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Brooks and introduced by Carmichael[2] in the film Canyon Passage. Ole Buttermilk Sky was primarily written as a cowboy song to set the scene where the character meets his lover.[3] The song also used jazz music for the lyric can't you see my little donkey and me. It was recorded in the December 14 issue of The Billboard that Ole Buttermilk Sky by Kay Kyser was at #1 .A version by Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers was at #8. Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis had their version at #9. For the week ending December 14, 1946, in the Most Played Juke Box Records chart, it showed that the song was getting many plays and there were five versions getting attention. Kay Kyser's version on Columbia 37073 had been on the chart was at #2. Hoagy Carmichaels version was at #5. Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis were at #9. Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers were at #15. And a version by Connee Boswell was coming up.[6].
