THE BROWNS "OLD LAMPLIGHTER" Lyrics

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The Browns Old Lamplighter Lyrics Information:

"THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER" 2
Written by: Nat Simon & Charles Tobias
Produced by: Chet Atkins
Performed by: The Browns 3 4
First released: 5
Single: 1960
Album: 1960

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1 Early street lights were generally candles, or oil. A lamplighter was an
employee of a town or village who lit street lights in the evening, generally
by means of a long pole. At dawn, he would return and turn them off using a
small hook on the same pole. In some communities, lamplighters served the role
of town watchman. There is a long history of the role of a
lamplighter-as-lightbringer as a symbolic figure in literature.

2 "The Old Lamplighter" reached only #20 on the Country chart in 1960, but
went all the way to #5 on Billboard's Pop 100.

3 The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for
their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells." The group, was made up of
Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie Brown. They had a close, smooth
harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also combined
elements of folk and pop. The Browns appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and Dick
Clark's, American Bandstand, With an international following, the trio toured
Europe extensively and saw further moderate success on the country music
charts. In 1963, they joined the Grand Ole Opry; and in 1967 the trio disbanded
as the popularity of folk music faded. In 2006, the Browns reunited to perform
"The Old Lamplighter" and "The Three Bells" for the PBS special, Country Pop
Legends.

4 Originally recorded by Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra, with vocals by Billy
Williams, it reached #1 in 1946.
Also covered by:
Gene Autry,
Kenny Baker,
The Blue Barron & His Orchestra,
Tex Beneke,
Les Legart & His Orchestra,
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra,
The Glenn Miller Orchestra,
Primo Scala & His Accordion Band,
Slim Whitman,
Mark Wiseman,
et al.

5 Appears on: *
Single(s):
(1) The Browns
A-side: "The Old Lamplighter"
B-side: Unknown
(a) Label-Unknown, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, Catalog #Unknown, US-1960.

Album(s):
(a) The Browns: Town & Country
(1) RCA Victor-BMG, 16-Track, Stereo LP, #2174, US-1960.
(2) RCA Victor-BMG, 16-Track, Stereo CD, #29851, US-1999.

(b) The Browns: The Complete Hits
(1) Collectors' Choice, 21-Track, CD, #CCM-923, US-2008 6 .
et al.

* The albums and records listed here may have different versions of the song
than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the
complete discography on which this song appears.

6 Transcribed from the track on this album.

	Old Lamplighter lyrics, The Browns related songs
	1. Jim ed brown → Old lamplighter 2. Carlene carter → All night long 3. Elvis presley → We can make the morning 4. Alan jackson → As lovely as you 5. Porter wagoner → Late at night 6. New kids on the block → I remember when 7. Montgomery gentry → All night long 8. Brian eno → Long way down 9. Brooks & dunn → You'll always be loved by me 10. The beach boys → Whistle in 11. Pat benatar → Lift 'em on up 12. Bobby bare → She called me baby 13. Alison krauss → As lovely as you 14. Dream → How long 15. Marty robbins → Long long ago 16. Rainbow → All night long 17. Hootie & the blowfish → Tootie 18. Liveonrelease → All night long 19. Charlie louvin → She called me baby 20. Billy idol → Scream