Gene Austin Ramona (1928)
Charted at, 1 in 1928. Theme song of the 1928 movie of the same name, starring Dolores Del Rio. The second most popular recording of the year, after Al Jolson s Sonny Boy. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra also had a, 1 hit with his version of Ramona in 1928. Ruth Etting charted at, 10 while Scrappy Lambert charted at, 18. Charting remakes of Ramona include:, 12 Billboard Pop for the Gaylords in 1953, ,72 Hot 100 for the Blue Diamonds in 1960, ,4 UK for the Bachelors in 1964 and, 8 Country for Billy Walker in 1968. Featuring Viola Klaiss on pipe organ. Recorded April 2, 1928.
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