"Tragedy"
Single by Thomas Wayne and the DeLons
B-side"Saturday Date"
Released1959
Recorded1958
GenreRockabilly
Length2:10
LabelFernwood
Songwriter(s)Gerald H. Nelson, Fred B. Burch
Producer(s)Scotty Moore
Thomas Wayne and the DeLons singles chronology
"Tragedy"
(1959)
"Just Beyond"
(1959)
"Tragedy"
Single by The Fleetwoods
from the album Softly
B-side"Little Miss Sad One"
Released1961
GenrePop[1]
Length2:47
LabelDolton No.40
Songwriter(s)Gerald H. Nelson, Fred B. Burch
Producer(s)Bob Reisdorff
The Fleetwoods singles chronology
"The Last One to Know"
(1960)
"Tragedy"
(1961)
"(He's) The Great Imposter"
(1961)

"Tragedy" is a song by Gerald H. Nelson and Fred B. Burch.[2]

Thomas Wayne recording

A recording of the song by Thomas Wayne and the DeLons rose to #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959.[3] Wayne's hit version was released on Memphis, Tennessee-based Fernwood Records, which was owned by Ronald "Slim" Wallace (1957–1965). The single was made with a trio of girls recruited from the local high school. Wayne was a one hit wonder who cut around 20 songs including a remake of his hit for the reactivated Sun label which sounds similar to the original. Some of his other songs were hits for others such as "This Time" (Troy Shondell) and "Girl Next Door Went a Walkin'" (Elvis Presley). Despite all of his recordings for 3 different labels before his death in a car crash on August 15, 1971, he never cut an album and there has never been any CD issued of his songs until 2021 when Jasmine Records released every Thomas Wayne recording from his debut in 1958 to the end of 1962.

Other recordings

References

  1. ^ Rucker, Leland (January 1, 1998). "The Fleetwoods". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 175–176.
  2. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Thomas Wayne charting singles Retrieved 09-24-11
  4. ^ The Fleetwoods' charting singles. It was also #26 hit in Italy. Retrieved 09-24-11
  5. ^ Brian Hyland's charting singles Retrieved 09-24-11
  6. ^ Brenda Lee, All the Way Retrieved 09-24-11
  7. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.