Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye Explained
"Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye" (also known as "Goodby Little Darlin") is a 1939 song written by Gene Autry and Johnny Marvin.[5] Autry sang it (as a duet with Mary Lee) in the December 1939 movie South of the Border,[6] [7] It went on to make both Popular and Hillbilly (Country) listings for 1940.
The song would be notably recorded by Johnny Cash[9] at Sun Records probably on December 13, 1956,[10] and released as a single (Sun 331, with "You Tell Me" on the opposite side) in September 1959,[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] when he had already left the label for Columbia.
Cash version
According to John M. Alexander's book The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash, the song was not released as a single:
Chart performance
Gene Autry
| Charts (1940) | Rank |
|---|
| US Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records | 20 |
| "The Billboard Hillbilly Record Hits of the Month" column[17] | 1 |
| US Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records Year-End | 264 |
| "The Billboard Hillbilly Record Hits" Year-End | 3 | |
Johnny Cash
Notes and References
- Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries 1940 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 35 Pt 3 For the Year 1940 . 1940 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English . 520.
- Web site: Vocalion 05463 (5000 10-in. series) . 2023-11-10 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- Book: Russell, Tony. Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921–1942. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0-19-513989-5. New York. 85.
- Web site: Brunswick matrix LA2175. Goodbye little darlin' goodbye / Gene Autry . 2023-11-10 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- Book: Alexander, John M.. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. 2018-04-10. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-68226-051-7. 31–.
- Book: Hischak, Thomas S.. The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia. registration. 2002. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-31992-1. "Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye" (1940) is a cowboy farewell song that Gene Autry wrote with Johnny Marvin to sing in the movie South of the Border (1939). The rustic piece was recorded by Autry, Dick Robertson, Bing Crosby, Boxcar Willie ....
- Web site: Original versions of Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye written by Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin. SecondHandSongs. 2019-01-21.
- and released it as a single in April 1940.[7]
- Book: Larkin, Colin. The encyclopedia of popular music. 2006. MUZE. 978-0-19-531373-4. 122.
- Book: Smith, John L.. Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. 1 January 1999. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3629-7.
- Book: JEMF Quarterly. 1974. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel. Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. 2002. Record Research. 978-0-89820-151-2.
Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. 2005. Record Research. 978-0-89820-165-9.
- Book: Neely, Tim. Goldmine Records & Prices. registration. Goodbye Little You Tell Me Sun 331.. 2004-05-01. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-781-7.
- Book: Colin. Escott. Colin Escott. Martin. Hawkins. Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. registration. Goodbye Little Darling You Tell Me.. 1980. Quick Fox. 978-0-8256-3161-0.
- Book: Albert, George. The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. 1984-01-01. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1685-5.
- Book: Lewry, Peter. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1.
September
Sun records release “You Tell Me”/ “Goodbye, Little Darlin” (Sun 331) and it registers on the country charts for just four weeks with a high of #22..
- Web site: July 27, 1940. The Billboard July 27, 1940 p84. August 23, 2021. worldradiohistory.com.
