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.
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Billy Vaughn Lyrics
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Teardrops are falling from your Spanish eyes
Please, please don't cry
This is just adios and not goodbye
Soon I'll return
Bringing you all the love your heart can hold
Please say "Si, si"
Blue Spanish eyes
Prettiest eyes in all of Mexico
True Spanish eyes
Please smile at me once more before I go
Soon I'll return
Bringing you all the love your heart can hold
Please say "Si, si"
Say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me
Say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me
The song Spanish Eyes by Billy Vaughn speaks about a lover who is leaving but will return soon, pleading with his partner not to cry. The lyrics are full of memories of beautiful, blue Spanish eyes weeping with tears, and the singer is asking his lover to smile at him once more before he goes. The song captures the sorrow of leaving, the strain of separation, and the hope for a better future. The words express the beauty of the eyes and the love of Mexico, conveying a sense of nostalgia and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Blue Spanish eyes
Describing the color and nationality of the person's eyes.
Teardrops are falling from your Spanish eyes
The person is crying.
Please, please don't cry
Asking the person to stop crying.
This is just adios and not goodbye
Leaving but not forever.
Soon I'll return
Promising to come back soon.
Bringing you all the love your heart can hold
Bringing back a lot of love.
Please say 'Si, si'
Asking the person to say 'yes'.
Say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me
Asking the person to wait for the artist to come back.
Prettiest eyes in all of Mexico
Complimenting the person's eyes.
True Spanish eyes
Confirming the person's nationality.
Please smile at me once more before I go
Asking the person to give a final smile before leaving.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: Carlos Villalobos, Garry Applebaum
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Evandro Madeira
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Silvia Vitti
Maravilhosas músicas inesquecíveis 😢
Maria Piuza
Sao os nossos anos dourados. Obrigado Sr. Pina.
Jose Ademar Goncalves
....tempos inesquecíveis!!!
Elosabete
Belo registo mesmo tendo o vinil ✨️
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The STEREO on this recording is fantastic. Love the music, too! Thank you for uploading and sharing!
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Simplemente hermoso. Toda su música es bella 👏👏👏💅