Guy Mitchell (27 February 1927 - 1 July 1999) was born Albert George Cernik… Read Full Bio ↴Guy Mitchell (27 February 1927 - 1 July 1999) was born Albert George Cernik, son of immigrants from Croatia, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. At the age of 11, he was signed by Warner Brothers Pictures, to be groomed as a child star, and he also performed on the radio on Station KFWB in Los Angeles, California. After leaving school, he worked as a saddle-maker, but supplemented his income by singing whenever he could. At this point in his life, Dude Martin, who had a country music broadcast in San Francisco, noticed him and hired him to perform with his band. He served in the United States Navy for two years, and after leaving the service became a singer with Carmen Cavallaro's big band. In 1947 he made some recordings for Decca with Cavallaro's band, but had to leave due to a case of food poisoning. He eventually went to New York City, and made several records for King Records under the name Al Grant. He won on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts radio show during this time.

Mitch Miller, who was in charge of talent at Columbia Records, noted Cernik in 1950, and he joined Columbia and got his new stage name at Miller's urging: Miller is supposed to have said, "my name is 'Mitchell' and you seem a nice 'guy', so we'll call you Guy Mitchell."

His first hit "My Heart Cries for You" was in 1951. In the 1950s and 1960s he acted in movies as well as singing. He did movies with Teresa Brewer and Rosemary Clooney. In 1957 he had his own television show.

Though he is considered an average pop singer, many of his songs have a decided rock beat to them, including "Knee Deep in the Blues", "Heartaches By the Number", "Rock-a-Billy", "The Same Old Me" and his biggest hit, "Singing the Blues", which was number one for 10 weeks in 1956.

2007 would have been Guy's 80th birthday year and to commemorate this anniversary SONYBMG(UK) are to release a new CD "The Essential Collection". A tribute site has also been launched: http://www.agreatguy.net detailing his life and career as a recording artiste.

There's A Pawn Shop On The Corner In Pittsburg Pennsylvania
Guy Mitchell Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Guy Mitchell:

A Beggar in Love I hear singing and there's no one there. I smell…
A Dime and a Dollar With a whoop and a holler and a dime and…
Belle Belle My Liberty Belle [Chorus] (Oh, my liberty Belle, my pretty little belle) (Y…
Chick-A-Boom Chicka-boom, chicka-rack Chicka-boom, chicka-rack Chicka-b…
Chicka Boom Chicka-boom, chicka-rack Chicka-boom, chicka-rack Chicka-boo…
Chickaboom Chicka-boom, chicka-rack Chicka-boom, chicka-rack Chicka-b…
Christopher Columbus Mister Christopher Columbus Sailed the sea without a compass…
Cloud Lucky Seven When you're in love, when you're in love, when you're…
Crazy with Love Hey sugar, you're sweet. You're my baby. Well, I'm crazy 'b…

Cry Hurtin' Heart (My heart cries for you) (Sighs for you, dies for you) (And…
Dime And A Dollar With a whoop and a holler and a dime and…
East Of The Sun East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Emaline Don't you hear my heart whisper thru your window, Emaline? I…
Feet Up [Chorus:] Feet up, pat him on the po-po Let's hear him laug…
Feet up Pat Him on the Po Po Feet Up (Pat Him On the Po-Po) Guy Mitchell Written by Bob…
Feet Up Pat Him On The Po-Po [Chorus] Feet up, pat him on the po-po Let's hear him laugh…
Gently Johnny Why must you be so cold to me I'm sentimental But pleas…
Give Me a Carriage With Eight White Horses Give me a carriage with eight white horses I've got a…
Heartache by the Number Heartaches by the number Troubles by the score Everyday yo…
Heartache by the Numbers Heartaches by the number Troubles by the score Everyday you …
Knee Deep In the Blues Well, I've just been thinkin' things over How I have loved…
Look at That Girl Look at the girl, she′s like a dream come true…
Music Music Music Put another nickel in In the nickelodeon All I want is lovin…
My Heart Cried For You (My heart cries for you) (Sighs for you, dies for you) (An…
My Heart Cries for You (My heart cries for you) (Sighs for you, dies for you) (And…
My Shoes Keep Walking Back Oh, my arms keep reachin' for you My eyes keep searchin'…
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You Oh, my arms keep reachin' for you My eyes keep searchin'…
My Truly (Oh, ho!!) (Truly, truly fair, truly, truly fair) (How I l…
My Truly Fair (Oh, ho) (Truly, truly fair, truly, truly fair) (How I love…
My Tryly Truly Fair (Oh, ho!!) (Truly, truly fair, truly, truly fair) (How I l…
Ninety Nine Years Ninety Nine Years (Dead Or Alive) Guy Mitchell Words by Sid …
Pennies From Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Pittsburgh (There's a pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)…
Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie I love the sea, I love the navy Love my biscuits…
Rock a Billy [CHORUS:] Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock R…
Rockabilly [Chorus:] Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock Roc…
Roving Kind (She had a dark and a-rovin' eye-uh-eye and her hair…
Same old Me [Chorus:] With the same two arms still missin' you And the s…
She Wears Red Feathers (She wears red feathers and a hooly-hooly skirt) (She wears…
She Wears Red Feathers (Digitally Remastered) She Wears Red Feathers Guy Mitchell - Peaked at # 19 in…
Side By Side Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, Maybe we're ragged…
singin the blues Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues 'Cause I…
Singing the Blues Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues 'Cause I…
Sippin Soda (She wears red feathers and a hooly-hooly skirt) (She…
Sparrow In The Tree To In the tavern, all night sittin' in the tavern In the…
Sparrow In The Tree Top (Digitally Re-Mastered) Sparrow in the treetop, sparrow in the treetop Though he lov…
Sweet Stuff How many times have we kissed I can't keep score But still…
Take Me Back Baby Chorus Take me back baby, try me one more time. Take me…
The House Of Singing Bamboo Got a place in the sun, A particular one, On a tropical…
The Roving Kind (She had a dark and a-rovin' eye-uh-eye and her hair…
The Same Old Me [Chorus:] With the same two arms still missin' you And the s…
Unless Unless you give me your sunny smile Unless you make living…

You Just in Love I hear singing and there's no one there. I smell…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Thành Nhân Phan Lê

3y↑11

(There's a pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
And I walk up and down 'neath the clock
(By the pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
But I ain't got a thing left to hock
She was peaches, she was honey, and she cost me all my money
'Cause a whirl 'round the town was her dream (was her dream)
Took her dancin', took her dinin' till her blue eyes were shinin'
With the sights that they never had seen (never seen)
If you should run into a golden-haired angel
And ask her tonight for a date
She'll tell you somewhere there's a rich millionaire
Who is calling again about eight
And I've just gotta get five or ten (five or ten)
(From the pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Gotta be with my angel again
She was peaches, she was honey, and she cost me all my money
'Cause a whirl 'round the town was her dream (was her dream)
(Took her dancin', took her dinin' till her blue eyes were shinin')
(With the sights that they never had seen)
If you should run into a golden-haired angel
And ask her tonight for a date
She'll tell you somewhere there's a rich millionaire
Who is calling again about eight
And I've just gotta get five or ten (five or ten)
(From the pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Gotta be with my angel again
Gotta be with my angel again

All comments from YouTube:

David Barr

4y↑25

I'm aged 80. And I can still remember the words and music. Brilliant. Thank you so much

theCityOfNewOrleans

8y↑19

Today for some reason this song popped into my head. My dad used to sing this song all the time but I haven't heard it in 50+ years. What a wonderful surprise to come home and find this on youtube! The memories just flooded into my head. Thank you SO much for posting this!

fmazzar

12y↑4

Whenever I hear Mitch Miller and his gang, I am immediately happy and think about the old days....what a gift, for a musician to be able to transport his audience back to the good times.

RODNEY johnson

my mom and i used to watch 'sing along with mitch'!

Bill Baumgardner Sr.

11y↑8

Dad sang this to me when I was a little boy. I am now 70 & still love it. Thank you. :)

biff audrain

7y↑18

Love this song, it was part of my youth. I still remember most of the lyrics

kayjay

8y↑20

Guy Mitchell had several big hits in the early 50's and this was his first and my favorite-so great hear it again

Debbi Fuller

11y↑11

My Mom sang this to me when I was a kid in the early 50's. How fun to find it again!

pattigee1

13y↑1

Great voice, great arrangement, great song!

Gülhan Us

5y↑3

Great tune..never give up listening over n over

Jack Rescoe

11y↑4

Great memories go with this song. I was only ten years old when it was played about a million times on the radio. I haven't been in Pittsburgh since 1958!!

Valentyn Koscheyev

12y↑1

This was such a bouncy, "fool for love" type song - it comes from when a song could not need to carry a message to be dubbed as 'our song' but just a story to make people happy! Incredible rendition....

popbottle

7y↑7

"She was peaches, she was honey, and she cost me all my money". That makes me happy every time!

Victrola Fix

12y↑10

This song is great! I discovered it in an antique store when I found it on a COLUMBIA 78 record from c1952, it plays like new.

Roy D'Oliveiro

7y↑2

Takes me back to the 1950's when I was about 5 years old. My dad loved these songs and so do I!

EDWARD BEVERLY

3y↑1

My parents loved this song.I can remember them dancing in the living room,still so much in love.Childhood memories,scorched into my mind.

Matthew Friend

8y↑7

Oh this takes me back - I wouldn't have heard this song from my Mum's old 78 records, in about 50 years!!! Nice to revisit it again!

pattigee1

8y↑4

Wonderful memories of hearing this song when I was very young. Still love it, thanks.

Roy D'Oliveiro

7y↑11

First heard this song in the early 1950's when my dad spun his vinyl records on his turntable. What lovely memories those were.

Thành Nhân Phan Lê

3y↑11

John George

Thanks for this lyrics, really helped alot

GreenElixir

12y↑2

Just heard this song for the first time on the radio today and instantly fell in love with it :D

Marisol Baca

12y↑2

I was 8 yrs old when this song was recorded. We did not have a television and listened to the radio all day. This was one of my favorites.

Bill Baumgardner Sr.

12y↑1

My dad used to sing this to me when I was a child. I love it & most of the old music he used to sing. Thank you for having it on here.

john bailey

13y↑3

Great memories of happy times in the 50's, as the song goes ,They can't take that away from me . thanks Guy.

Martin Carney

14y

Brilliant. The memories are overwhelming and treasured. Thanks for this record nan. The only thing I asked for when we lost you. RIP my most intimate friend. Love you forever. Think of you every day... breaks my heart that you're not here.

Nancy Hunter-Artist

6y↑1

I heard this for the first time last month. Everyone in the group sang along but me. I work at a hip nursing home where I learn something new everyday from the folks. This one is timeless and funny!

1314

13y

thanks for this.. my grandmother played this to me as a child...(im 40 now) Real blast from the past.. great memories.. thanks again :)

Panzer Playz

34w

I have this song stuck in my head, I love every second of it!

Ray Beck

8y↑41

I'm a 76 year old Brit, this takes me back to when I was about 13, My sister who is 6 years older than me worked in the PX at the USAAF Base at Burtonwood.We used to listen in at home to the American Forces Network where we got to listen to all the latest tunes from the USA. I think that is where I first heard Johnny Cash( Ballad Of A Teenage Queen) this got me into Rockabilly & Country. Thanks, and Regards from the UK.

Brian Kane

6y↑2

Me too mate, I'm only about 6 months behind you.
;¬)

sharon lint

Ray Beck was not born till 1959 but just love these songs

Ingeborg70

Same for me, I live in The Netherlands and also 13.Love to hear this again!

Jaswant Singh

Here in Singapore there was a British army network too, and they played all these old songs. I used to be in the air force, and one night, some time in 1970, I was on guard duty and we had a radio in the guardroom. It was tuned to the British station, and I was surprised and pleased to hear them playing The Yellow Rose of Texas.

george custer

I was about the same age this is one of the songs the whole family used to sit around and sing in the early 50's. Now 4 of us are gone and the remainder are too far away and too old to get together and sing these great old songs again.

Luis Morales

2y↑1

Grandpa used to sing it when I was a child around 25 years ago. Great memories.

Maureen Smith

8y↑15

I just love this song, reminds of being a teenager!!! long ago......

james kelsey

12y

a great song, i was 12 years old when it was released. a great combination, mitchell,mitch miller and chorus'

Another Comment

Great!! My Dad taught this to us kids. Warm memories - the days of freedom, clean-smelling air, respected authorities, a helpful government, actual journalists, caring doctors coming to the house, and common courtesy as a norm.

Nancy Melnichok-Eisele

6y↑1

I've heard this song all of my life, but my mother only ever knew the first line. lol Now I know the whole thing. She'll laugh.

jan holly

3y↑2

The Wonderful Guy Mitchell....I started out a a fan in the 50s, and he was So great to his fans... i later became a friend and Entertainer myself and in the 80s Guy was still performing and recorded some of my songs which i got to sing Back-up on... I've put up the video of Guy singing "Lonely Nights". Hope you like it.

daniel trask

I remember my Stepfather playing this song back in the 70's....he has hundreds and hundreds of old 78 albums....

Loraine Taylor

2y↑1

These old songs are really great to listen to they are great

Old Coot

I used to listen to this song on one of my mother's old 78 records. Not a real fan of music from that era, but this song is an exception.

AWSOMEPOSSUM16

11y↑2

Great tune, first heard it with Bing Crosby's cover (my favorite version btw).

Victor Pullicino

12y↑1

Guy, you sent back to the 50's and set me singing again......I loved you then and more so now!!! Victor from Malta, now in Sydney......

Norman Martin Mathieson

8y↑14

Brings back memories of seeing Guy playing Glasgow Empire 50 years ago

Darlene Balaschak

9y↑20

My dad sang this song to my brother and I when we little.

DW G

11y↑2

A classic song! Cant wait to visit Pittsburgh one day!

Rick Davis

8y↑6

Bought this on a 78 many years back AT A FLEA MARKET! ( I'm not THAT old!) Have loved this song ever since. I will now learn to play it. B side is "The Girl Eith The Sawdust Heart" (or A side I don't know!) great song there too though. I've only been to Pittsburgh, PA one time but I listened to this song while I drove around there thinking about my angel...

clarence fender

9y↑19

Back in the early 50's my young sister used to call me and tell me that Guy Mitchell was on the radio.

John Robertson

not on a cell phone tho'

Jaswant Singh

4y↑1

You're among the lucky ones. Most of us didn't have telephones then

clarence fender

@Jaswant Singh Really, everyone I knew in Omaha, Ne. had phones in the 50's.

Jaswant Singh

@clarence fender In the US perhaps, but not in Asian countries

Jonathan Barker

11y↑1

Great catchy happy song from the summer of 1952. Guy Mitchell was the stage name of Al Chernic the singer's parents were from Croata

Glasgow Granny

8y↑7

great song my dad had the record

Liz Doyle

8y↑22

GUY MITCHELL WHAT A GREAT SINGER 😄😄😄😄
HE MADE VERY GOOD SONGS 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
THERE SUPER TUNES TO SINGALONG WITH 🎵🎵🎵🎵
OCTOBER 2016 😊😊😊😊😊😊

Tony Forsyth

14y

I heard this song only once before, on the Lawrence Welk Show! Thank you for the excellent post!

mijand

14y

my old dad taught me all these songs when i was a kid,he was born in Detroit,hes dead now,i know every word like the time he sang them to me,thanks for posting

ohannahdad ohannahdad.

12y

@CosmopolitanFools Good to know that someone besides me still listens to this beautiful stuff. I was there for some of it!! I love all of it!!

isukaman

11y↑3

This Guy was a giant in his day.

Debbie Schmidt

8y↑10

A great old song thats great to hear again I remember my Dad singing this song

Loyalist Rose

Thanks for the memories ~ when things were so simple and innocent. Those were the good old days.

georg schmidt

5y↑1

One of my favorite sons in the 50s. I used to hum and sing it and think of my blonde girl fried.

Myles Lynk

I have not spent much time in Pittsburgh, so I really appreciated the black-and-white images in the video, which give such a warm and nostalgic picture of Pittsburgh in the 1950s. I love it! .

Jim Sutter

15y↑6

Great old pictures of Pittsburgh and surrounding area. Forbes Field, Kennywood Park, West View Park and Downtown. Several of my old 45's came from Gimbels, Hornes and Kaufmans. My mother always enjoyed shopping in downtown Pittsburgh.

James Kenyon

10y↑6

A nother classic from guy what a voice

Douglas Hunt Sr

8y↑7

This takes be back to basic training at Parks Air base California. Radio station out of Qakland California played it at night. We could listen to it at night. Great old song. I wish the songs now were that good.GOD BLESS the USA and the U.S. Air Force.

Thomas Harper

8y↑3

+Douglas Hunt Sr Interesting. I first heard this song while in Basic Training at Fort Riley, KS it was one of the few records we had. GOD Bless those service members deployed around the world.

smwca123

7y↑2

US Armed Forces Radio Europe had a Saturday afternoon "Salute to the States" in the mid-1960s. This song was a staple of that program, along with Perry Como's "Delaware".

welshpete12

9y↑5

I haven't heard this for 50 years !

george bolkovac

9y↑5

Great song!

David Lindsay

Great song great voice oh my Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!!!

Jim Mckay

had the lp, played it a new year, and all my mates loved it, you know why/ got you in a great mood brill, lyrics were laughable eh

Dorothyellen w

13y↑2

They just don't write songs like this anymore.

georg schmidt

4y↑1

Great music in the 50's

Hugh7777

11y↑1

Ah, for 60 years I have thought he sang "... calling a gad about 8" and assumed it meant something like "throwing a party" (as in "gadding about") - remember I heard it on an AM radio being played on a 78 rpm record. "He is calling again" Of course!

Gülhan Us

Cok severek dinledigim bir sarki

Reg Sappie

6y↑2

The Pittsburg I remember as a kid...Thanks for the Memories (Y)

KiwiKugai

11y↑3

Lazarus Long approves of this song

Edwin Zarookian

11y↑2

i like this song and i wish i could go to pittsburgh for a summer vacation

John Ainsworth

Heard this for first time while on a tour with "Cyndi" driving into city...how cool!!!

Norberto Guadagni

Muy bueno!!!

SuperRosie123

12y

Must have heard this on the old BBC radio light programme when I was little. (I'm 57) I visited Pittsburgh with our school band in 1973.

Garry Mitchell

13y

Anyone after Guy Mitchell's music he has a cd called the Collection. You'd probably find it on ebay or somewhere lake that, it's good listening.

Alonzo Dagley

15y

What a sweet song

Steve Phillips

36w

I'm 78 and romance embarrassed me beyond words whenever this song was played. I was age 7.

oldcodyjr

11y↑2

What year did this come out? My dad always sang and whistled, usually cute or funny songs. This is one of many that he sang. He died at age 99 1/2 in 2005. Now I'm always singing around the house, just like dad did.t. Too bad Dad died before I started karaoke singing - he would have loved to know about karaoke.

Joe Goda

7y↑5

SIMPLY AWESOME MUSIC

Mike Ferguson

This brings back memories of the fifties and lost love....

Barbara Kostelnik

Wow, thanks, I really loved that, especially the footage of West View Park!

Vicki Garcia

My dad's favorite song..

KentuckyJet

8y↑4

awesome and I love it

Deca B

My farther used to sing this back in the day.
I often think to myself who he sang about 🤔

Tom Loughlin Jr.

13y

Great stuff from my early youth. Maybe the Snookie of my era (Lanson) sang it on Your Hit Parade, too. Tom Loughlin Jr, Utica NY

J

My pa used to play this in the house full blast we were in Florida lol.

Betty Deithorn

11y↑2

All the St Joan of Arc (Library/S. Park) picnics were at Westview. Nice to see it again.

Pat Hutson

7y↑22

Grew up in Pittsburgh😋. Loved this.

David Bowen

Pat Hutson Was there an actual pawn shop on the corner I Pittsburg Pennsylvania ?

Labaron26

4y↑1

Me too....Class of 51, Swissvale High School.

marg ashton

When ever guy was touring England I managed to see his shows. Only need to the hear the first bar of the song and start singing it.sadly missed.

Rainbow Dash is best Pony

7y↑22

Everyone telling how this reminds them of their youth and I'm sitting here with my 23 years thinking why most of my generations music sucks

Jaswant Singh

4y↑1

No, they don't all suck. If you look hard enough there is beautiful music today too.

Dorothy Malloy

Now thats the kind of music & that takes me back quuite a few years, anyway you more & likely have to look hard for good music these days, but for me Big Band era & also fiftys music

Gordon Thomas

6y↑1

I rode that roller coaster at west view park and my dad went to forbes field. I was at kennywood park this weekend. I remember as a kid we moved fairly near west view park and I was very excited, within 6 months they announced they were closing.

Joy Salter

12y

I would have liked to heard this song sung by Lou Preager and his orchestra, but i guess that's even too old for you tube. I have it on a music sheet, and it's even older than i am.Over 70!

Kalle Nordvall

Swedish entertainer Karl Gerhard borrowed the melody to his number ”En katt bland hermelinerna” literal meaning a cat among the stoats. And it also describes someone who’s not of a good background in a setting.