There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
Introduction "'''There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder'''" is a 1944 song written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic and made popular by Tex Ritter. The song was the B-side to Tex Ritter's, "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You". "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" peaked at number two on the Folk Juke Box charts.
Other versions *On March 23, 1944 Jimmie Davis recorded his version. Released in January 1945, it made it to number one for one week on the Folk Juke Box charts and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart. *Moon Mullican sang the song on the Grand Ole Opry in the mid 1950s. *Bill Haley & His Comets included the song on the album ''Haley's Juke Box'' (1960)*Jim Reeves recorded a version on his 1964 album ''Moonlight and Roses''. *Wanda Jackson recorded a version on her 1966 album ''Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame. ''*Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, and Del McCoury recorded a version for their 1995 collaborative album, Del Doc & Mac. *Larry Sparks recorded a version for the soundtrack of the 2005 movie ''Transamerica''.
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