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The Happy Whistler

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In the 1960s and 1970s, "The Happy Whistler" was the theme song for the Channel 2 children's TV show, "Doctor Max and Mombo" based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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featuring Desmond Lane released a version of the song as a single which reached #22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1956.
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released a version of the song as part of a medley with the songs "Willie Can" and "
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released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart.
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released a version of the song as a single in 1961, but it did not chart.
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released a version of the song as a single in 1956, but it did not chart.
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released a single version in the UK in 1956 - Columbia D.B.3785
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released a version of the song in 1965 featuring lyrics.
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Index

Single
Don Robertson
B-side
Genre
Pop
Label
Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Don Robertson
Don Robertson
Don Robertson
U.S. pop chart
UK Singles Chart
Billboard
Top 50 singles of 1956
Cyril Stapleton
Ronnie Ronalde
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Trio
Boots Randolph
Ernie Fields
The Echoes
Jimmie Haskell and His Orchestra
B-side
Glenn Yarbrough
Sandy Nelson
Reginald Dixon
The Poor People of Paris
"Don Robertson, "The Happy Whistler" Chart Positions"
"Cyril Stapleton featuring Desmond Lane, "The Happy Whistler" Chart Position"
"Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Trio, "The Happy Whistler" Single Release"

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