Curley Williams

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Curley Williams (b. Dock Williams, June 3, 1914 – d. September 5, 1970) was an American country and western musician and songwriter from Georgia. His best-known song is "Half As Much". He was admitted to the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999. == Life and career == Williams was born near Cairo, Georgia and was raised on the family farm in Grady County, Georgia. His father and grandfather were fiddle players, which was the instrument Williams himself took... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Curley Williams first charted in 1950 with Half a Heart Is All You Left Me (When You Broke My Heart in Two).The artist placed 8 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Country the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Half as Much - #2: Half a Heart Is All You Left Me (When You Broke My Heart in Two) - #3: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I - #4: Mississippi - #5: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
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  Al Morgan
1.
01/1950

#2  Half a Heart Is All You Left Me (When You Broke My Heart in Two)
Al Morgan

359 pts
1
US




[London 30025]
written by Curley Williams greentick & Billy Simmons
  Eddy Howard
2.
02/1950

Half a Heart Is All You Left Me (When You Broke My Heart in Two)
Eddy Howard

58 pts
28
US




written by Curley Williams greentick & Billy Simmons
  Red Foley
3.
06/1950

#3  M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
Red Foley

115 pts
22
US
1
ctry


[Decca 46241]
written by Billy Simmons & Curley Williams greentick
  Art Mooney
4.
07/1950

#5  M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
Art Mooney

74 pts
23
US




vocals by Allan Brooks & the Four Clovers
written by Billy Simmons & Curley Williams greentick
  Bill Darnel
5.
07/1950

M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
Bill Darnel

64 pts
26
US




[Coral 60220]
written by Billy Simmons & Curley Williams greentick
  Kay Starr
6.
07/1950

#4  Mississippi
Kay Starr

93 pts
18
US




written by Curley Williams greentick & Billy Simmons
  Hank Williams
7.
1952

Half as Much
Hank Williams

from The Memorial Album   
23 pts


2
ctry


[MGM 11202]
written by Curley Williams greentick
  Rosemary Clooney
8.
05/1952

#1  Half as Much
Rosemary Clooney

418 pts
1
US


3
UK
with Percy Faith & his Orchestra
[Columbia 39710]
written by Curley Williams greentick
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
9.
08/1952

Half as Much
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

58 pts
20
US




vocals by Kenny Martin
written by Curley Williams greentick
  Sonny Charles
10.
10/1970

Half as Much
Sonny Charles

3 pts
116
US




[A&M 1214]
written by Curley Williams greentick
  Sheila Tilton
11.
07/1976

Half as Much
Sheila Tilton

5 pts


23
ctry


[Con Brio 110]
written by Curley Williams greentick

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