Red Roses for a Blue Lady
| "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" | ||||
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| Single by Vic Dana | ||||
| from the album Red Roses for a Blue Lady | ||||
| B-side | "Blue Ribbons (For Her Curls)" | |||
| Released | January 1965 | |||
| Genre | Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Dolton | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dick Glasser | |||
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| "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" | ||||
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| Single by Bert Kaempfert | ||||
| B-side | "Lonely Nightingale" | |||
| Released | January 1965 | |||
| Genre | Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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| "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" | ||||
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| Single by Wayne Newton | ||||
| B-side | "One More Memory" | |||
| Released | February 1965 | |||
| Genre | Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" is a 1948 popular song by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett (alias Roy Brodsky). It has been recorded by a number of performers. Actor-singer John Laurenz (1909–1958) was the first to record the song for Mercury Records. It rose to #2 on the weekly “Your Hit Parade” radio survey in the spring of 1949. The original 78rpm single was issued on Mercury 5201 - Red Roses For A Blue Lady (Roy Brodsky-Sid Tepper) by John Laurenz.
It was a hit again for Andy Williams, Wayne Newton and others in 1965.