performers. Several versions are listed below in chronological order. 1928 Colin O'More 1940 Judy Garland Little Nellie Kelly soundtrack. Garland also sang it live at her concerts in Ireland and Scotland and most famously at her New York Palace Theatre debut in 1951. 1940 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra released a single that climbed to #17 in "Pop Memories 1890-1954" (not Billboard charts); Arranged by Glenn Miller and pianist Chummy MacGregor. 1941 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas. "Danny Boy" was paired with "I'll Be Home for Christmas" on its original single. Recorded July 5, 1941. 1941 Deanna Durbin in the film It Started with Eve 1950 Al Hibbler released a single that rose to #9 on the R&B chart 1957 Harry Belafonte sang the song from the album "An Evening with Harry Belafonte", where he began the song with a spoken recitative, before singing the 2 verses. He repeated the second half of the first verse the second time around. The Recitative goes: "The Time, a time of strife. The Place, the place is Ireland. And as Irish legend had it, as the last rose of Summer fell, and all the young men of Ireland were to gather to strike a blow For Ireland's Freedom and Ireland's Liberty, There were songs for those who stayed at home, and songs for those who went away, and all of Ireland was sad". 1958 Paul Robeson published a version. 1959 Conway Twitty's version charted at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #18 on Top R&B. (banned by the BBC) 1961 Andy Williams used the song's title for his album Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing. The single hit #15 on the U.S. adult contemporary and #64 on the Hot 100 charts. 1964 Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles released a single that peaked at #76 on the Hot 100. 1965 Jackie Wilson's version rose to #94 on the Hot 100 and #25 on the R&B charts. 1967 Ray Price's single hit #60 on the Hot 100 and #9 on the Country charts. 1976 Elvis Presley on his album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 1990 The song was used in the film Miller's Crossing sang by Irish singer Frank Patterson. 1992 Eric Clapton recorded an instrumental version released as a bonus track for Change the World 1992 John McDermott released the song as an independent single. 1993 Shining Time Station used the