When I was young I heard Skeeter Davis on the radio with her big hit song: ‘The end of the world.’ That song has been in my mind the rest of my life, but it was not one of my favourite love songs because it was so sad. With the internet now, I find lots of songs she sings that are my favourite love songs, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
I first heard a part of this song by Jim Reeves.
This is a Buck Owens song, but when I was in Rhodesia, I had never heard his name. Apparently in America, he was the most popular country singer at that time.
3. Somebody loves you – My Favourite love song by Skeeter Davis
I heard this song on the radio in Bulawayo when I was young, but I didn’t know who sang it. It is only now, about 60 years later, that I discover that this song was on the flip side of her big hit: ‘The end of the world.’
This was Skeeter Davis’ reply to The big Jim Reeves hit: ‘He’ll have to go.’
5. My last date
This is Skeeter Davis’ song on the big Floyd Cramer hit: ‘The last date.’
7. Silver threads and golden needles
This is another one of her ‘answer’ songs.
9. I can’t help you, I’m falling too
Another ‘answer’ song.
Grand Old Opry.
11. It wasn’t God who made honky tonk angels
This was a big hit for Kitty Wells.
13. My shoes keep walking back to you
I have a song by the same title that I wrote in Johannesburg in about 1990, but I had never heard of her song until now.
15. I walk the line
Apparently this was a big hit for Johnny Cash, but when I was young, I heard it on the radio by Connie Francis, and I had never heard of Johnny Cash. It seems like most of the singers in America sing other people’s hit songs on their LP records in order to fill up the song quota.
16. Oh lonesome me
I was singing this song in Bulawayo, but I had never heard of Don Gibson, who wrote it!
17. Don’t forget to remember me
18. My happiness
It seems like all the singers sing this song. I heard it first by my mother! This is also one of my favourite love songs.
19. It only hurt for a little while
This is a very sad song, and I have heard it on the radio here in Canada, but heartaches are very real.
22. Blueberry Hill
This is another ‘answer’ song. I remember hearing Jim Reeves sing: ‘How many arms have held you?’
24. Help me make it through the night
25. True love ways
This is an old Buddy Holly song. In Africa, I had never heard of Buddy Holly, but we had a record of ‘Oh Boy’ by The Crickets. I didn’t know he was part of The Crickets until I came to North America!
This was a big hit in Rhodesia for Jim Reeves, but he copied it from other singers in America. They all copy from each other!
28. Send me the pillow that you dream on
29. Crying time
31. I will
32. We could – with Porter Wagoner
33. Have I told you lately that I love you – with Portr Wagoner
I first heard this favourite love song by my mother when I was a little chicken!
34. Gonna find me a bluebird – with Porter Wagoner
I heard this song in Bulawayo by Charles Jacobie.
35. Above and beyond – with Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner was a big time singer in America, but I never heard of him while growing up in Rhodesia.
36. In the misty moonlight – with Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare had a big hit in Rhodesia with the song: ‘Detroit City.’
37. A Dear John letter – with Bobby Bare
38. Let it be me – with Bobby Bare
39. Together again – with Bobby Bare
40. Please help me I’m falling – with Teddy Nelson
This is a full album of her ‘answer’ songs.
Skeeter Davis also sings a lot of gospel songs. I have a whole bunch of them on my gospel site, if you would like to check it out: Country Gospel and Bible.