Elmo found little success in the restaurant business and returned to music after a year and a half. Wilfred theodore ted weems originally wemyes 26 september 1901 6 may 1963 was. Since the weems orchestra had also recorded heartaches when the band moved to decca, the company. Monah is a fox trot, vocal chorus by country washburn. The late success of heartaches did bring elmo back into weems outfit until. The ted weems band had dissolved decades earlier, so he assembled a new unit for the occasion that was sprinkled with former employees, like vocalist ted. The beautiful instrumental heartaches as recorded by ted weems and his orchestra back in 1947. The late success of heartaches did bring elmo back into weems outfit until 1950, when he left again to open a restaurant in memphis. Ted weems first recorded this song in 1933 for victor records. Heartaches whistling elmo tanner writtenby al hoffman, john klenner. Volatility weems balancesheet clouding clubrecord date. Heartaches heartaches my loving you meant only heartaches your kiss was such a sacred thing to me i cant believe its just a burning. This version was recorded in 1938 for the decca label.
The song was published in 1931, was placed on all of the. Although the ted weems orchestra was one of the most wellrounded bands of the era, weems began focusing more and more of the act around elmos whistling, going so far as taking an insurance policy tanners throat with lloyds of london. Number one heartaches sung by ted weems, number two smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette, sung by tex williams and. Although the ted weems orchestra was one of the most wellrounded bands of. Listen to ted weems and his orchestra selected favoritesby ted weems and his orchestra on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Ted weems and his orchestra heartaches 1938 youtube. Heartaches is a rumbafox trot whistling by elmo tanner. William elmo tanner, known as elmo tanner august 8, 1904 december 20, 1990 was an american whistler, singer, bandleader and disc jockey, best known for his whistling on the charttopping song heartaches with the ted weems. Heartaches ted weems and his orchestra 1947 emulated stereo.