He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles. He went on to learn a number of other instruments.
In 1941, Vaughn joined the United States National Guard for what had been planned as a one-year assignment, but when World War II broke out, he was sent abroad till the war ended in 1945. He decided to make music a career when he was discharged from the army at the end of the war, and attended Western Kentucky State College, now known as Western Kentucky University, majoring in music composition. He had apparently learned barbering from his father, because he did some while studying at Western Kentucky to support himself financially, when he was not able to get jobs playing the piano at local night clubs and lounges. While he was a student there, three other students, Jimmy Sacca, Donald McGuire and Seymour Spiegelman, who had formed a vocal trio, The Hilltoppers, recruited Vaughn to play the piano with them. He soon added his voice to theirs, converting the trio to a quartet. As a member of the group, he also wrote their first hit song, Trying, which charted in 1952.
In 1954 he left the group to join Dot Records in Gallatin, Tennessee as music director. He subsequently formed his own orchestra, which had a big hit in that same year with Melody of Love. He went on to have many more hits over the next decade and a half, and based purely on chart successes, was the most successful orchestra leader of all time.
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
Billy Vaughn Lyrics
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When your true lover comes your way
It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
The poets say
The story goes that once a cherry tree
Beside an apple tree did grow
And there a boy once met his bride to be
The boy looked into her eyes, it was a sight to enthrall
The breezes joined in their sighs, the blossoms started to fall
And as they gently caressed, the lovers looked up to find
The branches of the two trees were intertwined,
And that is why the poets always write
If there's a new moon bright above
It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
When you're in love
The lyrics of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" by Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra is a beautiful and romantic song that speaks about the feeling of being in love. The song describes the magical experience of meeting your true lover, and how the world seems to brighten up when you find that special someone.
The first verse of the song talks about the colors cherry pink and apple blossom white, which are often associated with love and romance. The poets speak of these colors, and how they represent the feeling of being in love. The second verse then delves into the story of how a boy and a girl met long, long ago under a cherry and apple tree.
The boy saw his true love in the eyes of the girl, and the entire world seemed to come to life around them. The blossoms of the two trees began to fall around them, as if to bless their new love. And as they gazed up, they saw the branches of the trees intertwined, almost as if the trees themselves were in love. This is why the poets always say that if there's a new moon bright above, it's cherry pink and apple blossom white when you're in love.
Overall, the lyrics of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" convey a sense of enchantment and love that many people can relate to. The song speaks to the power of love to transform even the most mundane of things into something beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
Love is sweet, like the colors of cherry pink and apple blossom white.
When your true lover comes your way
When you meet your true love.
The poets say
The poets write about the beauty of love.
The story goes that once a cherry tree
Legend has it that a cherry tree grew beside an apple tree.
Beside an apple tree did grow
The cherry tree grew next to an apple tree.
And there a boy once met his bride to be
A boy met his future bride there.
Long long ago
A very long time ago.
The boy looked into her eyes, it was a sight to enthrall
The boy looked into her eyes and was captivated.
The breezes joined in their sighs, the blossoms started to fall
The wind started blowing and the blossoms started to fall.
And as they gently caressed, the lovers looked up to find
As the wind gently blew, the lovers looked up and saw that the trees were intertwined.
The branches of the two trees were intertwined,
The branches of the cherry and apple tree were entwined together.
And that is why the poets always write
And that is why poets always write about love.
If there's a new moon bright above
If there's a bright new moon above.
It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
The colors of love are cherry pink and apple blossom white.
When you're in love
When you're in love, the world around you seems more vibrant and alive.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: LOUIGUY, JACQUES LARUE, MACK DAVID
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