Not many harmonica group topped the singles charts but so it was for The Harmonicats.
The group formed during 1944 and consisted of Jerry Murad, Bob Hadamik, Pete Pederson, and Al Fiore. THey reached into the past for their most famous recording. “Peg O My Heart” was a 1913 hit for Charles Harrison when it was the number one song in the country for 14 weeks.
THeir version of the song topped the BILLBOARD MAGAZINE Singles Chart, June 21, 1947. It then fell from that position for three weeks but returned once again and spent three more weeks at the top of the charts for a total of four weeks.
It remained an easy listening favorite for years.
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