"My Song" is the 1952 debut single by

Johnny Ace John Marshall Alexander Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He emerged as a prominent figure in postwar R&B an ...

. Backed by The Beale Streeters, "My Song" was the first of three number one's on the US ''

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'' R&B

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for Johnny Ace.

Aretha Franklin version

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

released a version of the song that reached number 10 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1968.Aretha Franklin, "My Song" Chart Positions
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Chart performance

Johnny Ace

Aretha Franklin

References

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