1952 HITS ARCHIVE: Slow Poke - Pee Wee King (a #1 record)

Slow Poke (King-Price) by Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys, vocal by Redd Stewart This major cross-over hit spent over three months atop the country music charts and also reached #1 on the 'pop' juke box rankings. Due to the sexual meaning commonly attached to the word “poke” in some countries, King also recorded two export versions with the title and lyrics changed to “Slow Coach” and “Slow Bloke.” THE 1952 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1952 (some were recorded in 1951). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf