"Bermuda" is a song written by Cynthia Strother and her father Eugene Rex Strother. It was initially performed and released in 1951 by -year-old Cynthia and her -year-old sister Kay Strother, who performed together under

The Bell Sisters The Bell Sisters were an American singing duo, popular in the 1950s, consisting of the sisters Cynthia and Kay Strother, who adopted their mother's maiden name of Bell. History Cynthia Sue Strother was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, on October ...

moniker ("Bell" was their mother's maiden name) for

RCA Records RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside Columbia Records (its former longtime rival), Arista Records and Epic R ...

. Their recording of the song featured Henri René and His Orchestra. The Bell Sisters' version of the song was its highest charting, and reached #7 on the US pop chart national chart on February 16, 1952.

Other versions

Pop *Roberta Lee released a version of the song for

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(Decca #27893) in December 1951. *Jimmy Palmer released a version of the song for

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. Mercury Records released ...

(Mercury #6774) in 1952. * Mimi Martel (with Nancy Brookes and the Les Morgan Orchestra) released a version of the song for Tops Records (Tops #319 and Waldorf A/B #108) in 1952. *The Bon-Aires released a version of the song for King Records (King #4975) in 1956. *

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released a version of the song for Nixa Records (Nixa #7746) in 1952. *The Crew-Cuts released a version of the song for

(RCA #42-7577) in 1959. *Dick Lee released a version of the song for

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(MGM #12774) in 1959. *Troy Walker released a version of the song on his LP for HiFi Records (HiFi #L1021) in 1960. *

Ray Sharpe Edward Ray Sharpe (born February 8, 1938) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His best-known single was "Linda Lu". Sharpe was described by one record producer as "the greatest white-sounding black dude ever". Background Born in ...

released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1960 single on

Jamie Records Jamie Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1956 by Harold Lipsius (1913–2007) and Allan Sussel (1924–2003). Their first 45rpm single, "It's Great to Fall in Love"/"Truly" by Marian Caruso, was issued in 1956. Th ...

(Jamie #1149) "Gonna Let It Go This Time". * Roger Smith released a version of the song on his 1960 album for

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, ''Beach Romance'' (Warner #1305). * Linda Scott released a version of the song as a single on

Canadian-American Records Canadian-American Records is a record label founded by Leonard Zimmer and based in New York City and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The most popular artists for the label were the duo of Santo & Johnny and the singer Linda Scott. The label is based in Lit ...

(Canadian-American #134) in January 1962 where it reached number 16 on the US adult contemporary chart and number 70 on the ''Billboard'' pop chart. * The Four Seasons released a version of the song as a single on

Gone Records Gone Records was a record label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, along with music publishing arm Real Gone Music, that was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Among the artists that recorded for the label were Bill Haley & His Comets, Ral ...

(Gone #5122) in February 1962. *

Santo & Johnny Santo & Johnny were an American rock and roll instrumental duo of Italian descent from Brooklyn, New York, composed of brothers Santo Farina (born October 24, 1937) and Johnny Farina (born April 30, 1941). They are known best for their instrum ...

released a version of the song on their LP for

(Canadian-American #SCALP-1018) in 1965. Jazz * Ray Anthony and His Orchestra released a version of the song for

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(Capitol #1956) which reached number 24 on the US pop chart national chart on February 23, 1952.Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, "Bermuda" chart position
Musicvf.com, Retrieved August 8, 2016. *Maurice King & The Wolverines released a version of the song for

Okeh Records OKeh Records () is an American record label founded by the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation, a phonograph supplier established in 1916, which branched out into phonograph records in 1918. The name originally was spelled "OkeH" from the init ...

(Okeh #6868) in 1952 → Re: Clarence Maurice King, Sr. (1911–1992)

Popular culture

*The song is featured in

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' 1996 musical

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, ''

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'', loosely based on the life of

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billbo ...

References

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