Smoke on the Water (Red Foley song) explained

Smoke on the Water
Published:	by Adams, Vee and Abbott, Inc., Chicago.^[1]
Type:	single
Artist:	Red Foley
B-Side:	There's a Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)
Recorded:	May 4, 1944^[2]
Studio:	Decca Recording, New York City
Label:	Decca

"Smoke on the Water" is a song written by Zeke Clements and Earl Nunn and recorded by Red Foley in 1944. The patriotic song, which forecasts destruction for the Axis powers, particularly Japan, was Foley's first song to reach No. 1 on the Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records chart, spending 13 weeks at the top and a total of 24 weeks on the chart.^[3] "Smoke on the Water" also peaked at No. 7 on the Most-Played Juke Box Records chart. The B-side, "There's a Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)", peaked at No. 5 on the Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records chart.

In 1945, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded the song, which also became a No. 1 song on the Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records chart. The B-side, a song entitled, "Hang Your Head in Shame" peaked at No. 3.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries 1943 1 Music New Series Vol 38 Pt 3 . 1943 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English.
2. Web site: Decca matrix 72135. Smoke on the water / Red Foley. Discography of American Historical Recordings. July 20, 2021. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006. Second. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 122, 392.