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A U.S. vice president had a #1 hit song.

In 1911, before Charles G. Dawes became Calvin Coolidge’s vice president, he composed a song which made #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dawes was VP 100 years ago so how is this possible?

This is the face of Charles G. Dawes
in an image created by Me & ChatGPT

Well, Dawes was not only a statesman and Nobel Peace Prize winner but also an accomplished musician, composing an instrumental piece titled “Melody in A Major”. Decades later, a songwriter named Carl Sigman added lyrics and renamed the song “It’s All In the Game”. In 1958, singer Tommy Edwards’ rendition hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Dawes the only U.S. president or vice president to have written a chart-topping pop song.

Tommy Edwards’ version is one of my favorite pop tunes from that era; it went on to be covered by stars like Nat King Cole, Elton John and Van Morrison.

This is “It’s All In The Game” by Tommy Edwards.

Now here’s a true collector’s item ….. Elton John’s soul/pop/gospel-ish version of “It’s All In The Game”.


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42 thoughts on “Did You Know?”

    1. This was great fun, Michele; I didn’t know this little piece of musical history either; I can’t imagine who would! It’s a wonderful song which I’ve loved since the first time I heard it. Pleased to know you enjoyed my post today. Thanks for a lovely comment. 🎶

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  5. This is so interesting! Tommy Edward’s version came out the year I was born and I love to think of my parents listening to this when they were young and in love. I loved hearing the song again ❤️

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    1. What a lovely comment, Lisa. Thank you for sharing this beautiful image of your parents young, in love, listening to this song and maybe dancing in the kitchen as so many of our parents did back then. I was happy to find this bit of trivia as this song is one of my favorites from that era. Thank you, Lisa.

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