The well known Standard Sweet Georgia Brown
How many Times has it charted? And who had the Highest position? Where the Lyrics added later?

Also How long have the Harlem Globetrotters had it as their theme tune?

From Wikipedia

"Sweet Georgia Brown" was written by Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (words).

The tune was first recorded by bandleader Ben Bernie and his Orchestra.
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- * Of the many early recordings of the tune, the vocal version by Ethel Waters in the 1920s, and instrumental Django Reinhardt in the 1930s, are particularly notable.

* Shortly after the song debuted in 1925, the California Ramblers recorded their own instrumental version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" as well.

* The version used by the Globetrotters is a 1949 instrumental by Brother Bones & His Shadows, featuring whistling and bones by Brother Bones. It was adopted as the Globetrotters theme in 1952.

* The song was covered by The Beatles while working as a back-up band for singer Tony Sheridan. Two versions exist; the first was recorded in 1961 in Germany (June 24, 1961 at the "Friedrich-Ebert-Halle" and December 21, 1961 at the "Musikhalle", in Hamburg, Germany), using the original lyrics. The second (but the first version released) was released in 1964 during the wave of Beatlemania, with Sheridan having re-recorded the vocals with notably more tame lyrics featuring the added verse "in Liverpool she even dares/to criticise the Beatles' hair/with their whole fanclub standing there/oh Sweet Georgia Brown." Recently, bootleggers have utilized the two recordings to produce an instrumental featuring only the Beatles' instruments and backup vocals, entirely eliminating Sheridan.[1] Roy Young played the piano.

* The progressive rock band Gentle Giant covered the song on their live album Playing the Fool, released in 1977.

* In the 1983 remake of To Be or Not to Be, Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft do a version of the song in Polish.

* On the Captain Beefheart bootleg album Captain Hook, an instrumental version, atypical of Beefheart's style.

* The Count Basie Band recorded "Sweet Georgia Brown" on their Prime Time album in 1977.

Caricatures of Fats Waller and the Mills Brothers sing a scat-style rendition of the song in the cartoon "The Isle of Pingo Pongo" from the Merrie Melodies series.

# Audio file of the Brother Bones version at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (MP3 format)

Audio of Django Reinhardt (Guitar) and what has to be Stéphane Grappelli (violin) on YouTube This was probably recorded in the 1930s.

A bit about Reinhardt -

In 1934, Louis Vola formed the "Quintette du Hot Club de France" with Reinhardt, violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Reinhardt's brother Joseph and Roger Chaput on guitar, and himself on bass. Occasionally Chaput was replaced by Pierre "Baro" Ferret. The vocalist Freddie Taylor participated in a few songs, such as "Georgia On My Mind" and "Nagasaki". Jean Sablon was the first singer to record with him more than thirty songs from 1933. The concept of "lead guitar" (Django) and backing "rhythm guitar" (Joseph Reinhardt/Roger Chaput or Pierre Ferret) was born with that band. They also used their guitars for percussive sounds, as they had no true percussion section. The Quintet du Hot Club de France was one of the few well-known jazz ensembles composed only of string instruments.

My favorite versions are Django's, Brother Bones', and, of course, Mel Brooks' Polish version.
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When I had band, we played a wedding reception at which someone requested this song. Since none of us could whistle (Or, even if we could, we couldn't keep a straight face while doing so), I played it on a slide whistle. (Yes, I had some Spike Jones props*. The band has to have fun too, you know.)


*Slide whistle, ref's whistle, siren, starter pistol, whip cracker, and a rubber chicken. I never could find a midget who worked cheap, though.

Ben Bernie And His Orchestra
VOCALION RECORDS
1925
(# 1 Pop 1925

Isham Jones And His Orchestra
BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP.
1925
(# 5 Pop 1925)

Ethel Waters
COLUMBIA RECORDS
1925
(# 6 Pop 1925)

Bing Crosby, Isham Jones And His Orchestra
BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP.
1932
(# 2 Pop 1932)
Standards

Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers
EXCLUSIVE RECORDS
1948
(# 7 Pop 1948)

Brother Bones And His Shadows
TEMPO RECORDS INC
1949
(# 9 R&B 1949)
(# 10 Pop 1949)

Carroll Bros.
CAMEO RECORDS
1962
(# 100 Pop 1962)

The Coasters
ATCO RECORDS
1957
Standards

Barney Kessel
WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.
1976
Traditional Jazz

Bud Powell
MGM RECORDS
1950
Traditional Jazz

OTHER rECORDINGS
# The Beatles - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# The Dick Hyman Trio - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Billy Eckstine - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Carol Burnett - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Pat Boone - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Coleman Hawkins - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Meadowlark Lemon - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Oscar Peterson Trio - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Jimmy Dean - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Ray Charles - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Anita O'Day - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Damita Jo - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Roy Eldridge - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# King Curtis - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Teddy Wilson Trio - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Django Reinhardt , Stephane Grappelli - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Carmen McRae - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Sidney Bechet - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Jerry Lee Lewis - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Al Hirt - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Joe 'Fingers' Carr - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Lester Lanin And His Orchestra - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Ella Fitzgerald - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Archie Shepp - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Dave Brubeck - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )
# Rahsaan Roland Kirk - ( WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC. 1976 )

Source: Warner/Chappell Music

Fantastic reply
Thanks DG