Song Story: Carolina Moon

Carolina Moon is a popular song written by Joe Burke and Benny Davis in 1924.

Gene Austin first recorded the song in 1928, in which it spent seven weeks at #1.

In 1958, Connie Francis father recommended she record the song Carolina Moon.  She spent six weeks #1 on the UK Singles Chart.

Others to record Carolina Moon include Perry Como, Dean Martin, Kate Smith, Maureen McGovern, the Chordettes and Jim Reeves.