Goodbye Sue ~ Recorded 1943 1st RCA Sessions 

Words and Music by Jimmy Rule, Lou Ricca  

and Jules Loman, 1943

 

1st recording 1943 ~

 

Recorded during the American Federation of Musicians ( AFM ) recording ban

 

With Mixed Chorus:

Anna-Jean Merrill, Elise Bretton, Diane Carol,

Virginia Black, Barbara Allen, Richard E. Campbell,

Robert G. Lange, Richard Paige, William Paige and Morgan Davies

 

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City

Recording Time 3:15

 

Recorded June 20, 1943   ~  Matrix No. D3VB - 79  Take 1 - 1A & 2 - 2A

Single release: RCA-78RPM-20-1538

Single Flip Side: "There'll Soon Be a Rainbow"

US Chart Position No. 20

 

Reissue: 78RPM-20-1919-B with Single Flip Side: "Temptation"

 

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Recorded during the American Federation of Musicians ( AFM ) recording ban

With Mixed Chorus:

Anna-Jean Merrill, Elise Bretton, Diane Carol,

Virginia Black, Barbara Allen, Richard E. Campbell,

Robert G. Lange, Richard Paige, William Paige and Morgan Davies

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City

Recorded June 20, 1943

 

Notes: ~ Perry's original recording of "Goodbye Sue" was his first recording with the RCA Victor

Records label in 1943. The song was recorded a-cappella, having vocal background only,

due to the American Federation of Musicians ( AFM ) recording ban which lasted until late in 1943. 

Throughout this period he recorded nine songs, eight of which were released, prior to the

lifting of the ban. The song "Goodbye Sue" was recorded again with orchestral background

only for release exclusively through the government V-Disc program.

A Perry Como Discography 

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