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The Fool (Sanford Clark song)

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"The Fool"
Single by Sanford Clark
B-side"Lonesome for a Letter"
ReleasedJune 1956 (1956-06)
GenreRockabilly
Length2:42
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood
Sanford Clark singles chronology
"The Fool"
(1956)
"Usta Be My Baby"
(1956)

"The Fool" is a song written by Naomi Ford and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Sanford Clark. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart, #7 on the U.S. pop chart, and #14 on the U.S. country chart in 1956.[1]

Al Casey played guitar on the record [2] and it was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Sanford Clark, "The Fool" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sanford Clark, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. June 1956. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "1956's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 26, 1957: 60
  4. ^ "The Gallahads, "The Fool" Chart Position". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Don Gibson, "The Fool" Chart Position". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Edna McGriff, "The Fool" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Joe Seneca EP". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mac Wiseman, Mac Wiseman Sings 12 Great Hits". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Johnny Burnette, Johnny Burnette Sings". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "Bob Luman, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Bonnie Guitar, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Chris Farlowe, "The Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 8 October 1965. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, "Send for That Girl" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  14. ^ "Bobby Bare, This is Bare Country". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  15. ^ "Roger Miller, 1970". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  16. ^ "Elvis Presley, Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)". Discogs. 2 January 1971. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  17. ^ "The Animals, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  18. ^ "Robert Gordon, "Endless Sleep" Single Release". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  19. ^ "Mano Negra, King of Bongo". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  20. ^ "Bedlam, Anthology". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  21. ^ "The Iveys, Badfinger Origins: The Iveys Anthology, Volume 1 – Live at The Empire, June 7, 1966, Neath, South Wales". Discogs. 25 June 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2018.