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"Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)" is a popular song written by Fred Fisher and his daughter Doris Fisher.[1] The song was first recorded by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra in 1940.[2] The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny also recorded it the same year.[3] A live instrumental version was played and recorded by Johnny Hodges with Duke Ellington and his orchestra in the Cristal Ballroom, Fargo, North Dakota, also in 1940.^{[citation needed]}

"Whispering Grass"
Song
Songwriter(s)	Fred Fisher, Doris Fisher

"Whispering Grass" was a 1975 UK number-one single by Windsor Davies and Don Estelle.[4] Davies and Estelle were actors in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. It was number one in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks from 7 June 1975.[4] The record is a comic version of The Ink Spots' 1940 recording, and was sung in character. This version of the song also peaked at number 59 in Australia.[5]

The notion of Whispering Grass extends back to Greek mythology, notably the myth of Midas.

Other versions

The song was also recorded by:

• Kay Starr on her 1962 album I Cry By Night.[6]
• Ringo Starr on his 1970 album Sentimental Journey.[7]
• Sandy Denny on her 1974 album Like an Old Fashioned Waltz.[8]
• The Skatalites, as 'Whispering Dub' on their Herb Dub Collie Dub album first issued in 1976, re-issued in 2001.[9]
• Clifford Jordan on his 1985 album The Rotterdam Session[10]
• Heidi Talbot on her 2008 album In Love + Light.[11]
• Kat Edmonson on her 2012 album Way Down Low.[12]

References

External links

• Whispering Grass lyrics, as sung by the Ink Spots in 1940
• Scondhandsongs.com

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