Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry (song) explained

Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
Published: copyrighted Albert Poindexter, Troup, Texas[1]
Type:single
Artist:Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-Side:So Long Pal
Released:February 6, 1944
Recorded:March 18, 1942[2]
Studio:CBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre:Country (Hillbilly)
Label:Okeh 6718
Prev Title:Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita
Prev Year:1943
Next Year:1945

"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" is a 1942 song by Al Dexter. It was recorded on March 18, 1942 at the CBS Studio at Radio Station KNX, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California with session musicians Frank Marvin, Johnny Bond and Dick Reinhart.[3] It was released on Okeh records #6718 on February 6, 1944, paired with "So Long Pal".[4] It went to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts for two weeks and stayed on the charts for a total of thirty weeks.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office.. Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 1 Music New Series Vol 37 Pt 3. 1942. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. United States Copyright Office. English.
  2. Book: Russell, Tony. Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0195139895. New York. 315.
  3. Web site: March 18, 1942 Session . discogs.com . March 1943 . 14 July 2021.
  4. Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Okeh (CBS) 6500 - 6747 (1941 - 45)". Retrieved February 21, 2011
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 104.
  6. Ronnie Milsap Chart History
  7. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 10, 1975 . March 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143850/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19750510.html . March 30, 2018 . dead .