DAVIS SISTERS, TheDuo from Lexington, Kentucky, formed in 1949. Consisted of Mary Frances "Skeeter Davis" Penick and Betty Jack Davis (killed in an auto accident on 8/2/53). The two were not related. First recorded for Fortune in 1952. Skeeter was seriously injured in the wreck that killed Betty Jack. Betty Jack was replace by her sister Georgia.
| DEBUT DATE | PEAK POS | WKS CHR | RECORD TITLE | POP POS | Label & Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/53 | 18 | 26 | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know Jockey #1 (8)/ Best Seller #1 (6)/ Juke Box #1 (2) |
18 | RCA 5345 |
DAVIS, Skeeter overall rank *95*Born Mary Frances Penick on 12/30/31 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Worked in duo with close friend Betty Jack Davis, and later with Georgia Davis. Went solo in 1956. Toured with Eddy Arnold and Elvis Presley. Joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1959. Married to TV's Nashville Now host, Ralph Emery, 1960-64. Later married Joey Spampinato, the bassist of the jazz-rock band NRBQ.
| DEBUT DATE | PEAK POS | WKS CHR | RECORD TITLE | POP POS | Label & Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/24/58 | 15 | 1 | Lost To A Geisha Girl Jockey #15; answer song to Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl" |
RCA 7084 | |
| 3/30/59 | 5 | 17 | Set Him Free | RCA 7471 | |
| 3/7/60 | 11 | 12 | Am I That Easy to Forget? | RCA 7671 | |
| 8/29/60 | 23 | 16 | I Can't Help You (I'm Falling Too) answer song to Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" |
39 | RCA 7767 |
| 12/31/60 | 5 | 13 | My Last Date (With You) vocal version of Floyd Cramer's "Last Date" |
26 | RCA 7825 |
| 4/24/61 | 11 | 11 | The Hand You're Holding Now | RCA 7863 | |
| 10/16/61 | 10 | 11 | Optimistic | RCA 7928 | |
| 3/10/62 6/2/62 |
9 23 |
9 3 |
Where I Ought To Be / Something Precious |
RCA 7979 | |
| 9/8/62 | 22 | 1 | The Little Music Box | RCA 8055 | |
| 12/15/62 | 23 | 24 | The End of the World | 2 | RCA 8098 |
| 5/25/63 | 9 | 14 | I'm Saving My Love | 41 | RCA 8176 |
| 10/12/63 | 14 | 10 | I Can't Stay Mad At You | 7 | RCA 8219 |
| 1/25/64 | 17 | 15 | He Says The Same Things To Me | 47 | RCA 8288 |
| 5/16/64 | 8 | 14 | Gonna Get Along Without You Now | 48 | RCA 8347 |
| 9/26/64 | 45 | 4 | Let Me Get Close To You | 106 | RCA 8397 |
| 11/14/64 | 38 | 5 | What Am I Gonna Do With You | 123 | RCA 8450 |
| 3/13/65 | 11 | 12 | A Dear John Letter SKEETER DAVIS & BOBBY BARE #44 pop hit for Pat Boone in 1960 |
114 | RCA 8496 |
| 9/11/65 | 30 | 7 | Sun Glasses | 120 | RCA 8642 |
| 10/15/66 | 36 | 9 | Goin' Down the Road (Feelin' Bad) | RCA 8932 | |
| 1/28/67 | 11 | 16 | Fuel to the Flame written by Dolly Parton and Dolly's uncle, Bill Owens |
RCA 9058 | |
| 7/22/67 | 5 | 18 | What Does It Take (To Keep A Man Like You Satisfied) | 121 | RCA 9242 |
| 12/16/67 | 52 | 7 | Set Him Free new version of Skeeter's second hit |
RCA 9371 | |
| 2/24/68 | 72 | 2 | For Loving You [novelty song] SKEETER DAVIS and DON BOWMAN |
RCA 9415 | |
| 3/23/68 | 54 | 7 | Instinct for Survival | RCA 9459 | |
| 6/22/68 | 16 | 10 | There's A Fool Born Every Minute | RCA 9543 | |
| 1/11/69 | 66 | 7 | The Closest Thing To Love (I've Ever Seen) | RCA 9695 | |
| 12/13/69 | 9 | 15 | I'm A Lover (Not A Fighter) | RCA 0292 | |
| 1/24/70 | 22 | 7 | Your Husband, My Wife BOBBY BARE and SKEETER DAVIS |
RCA 9789 | |
| 5/9/70 | 65 | 5 | It's Hard To Be A Woman | RCA 9818 | |
| 8/8/70 | 69 | 3 | We Need A Lot More of Jesus | RCA 9871 | |
| 9/26/70 | 65 | 2 | Let's Get Together SKEETER DAVIS & GEORGE HAMILTON IV #5 Pop hit for The Youngbloods in 1969 |
RCA 9893 | |
| 3/6/71 | 21 | 13 | Bus Fare to Kentucky | RCA 9961 | |
| 7/17/71 | 58 | 8 | Love Takes A Lot Of My Time | RCA 9997 | |
| 1/8/72 | 54 | 7 | One Tin Soldier Coven and The Original Caste had Pop hits; from the movie Billy Jack starring Tom Laughlin |
RCA 0608 | |
| 5/20/72 | 46 | 8 | Sad Situation | RCA 0681 | |
| 6/16/73 | 12 | 17 | I Can't Believe That It's All Over | 101 | RCA 0968 |
| 12/15/73 | 44 | 10 | Don't Forget to Remember written and popularized by the Bee Gees in 1969 |
RCA 0188 | |
| 5/25/74 | 65 | 8 | One More Time | RCA 0277 | |
| 9/18/76 | 60 | 7 | I Love Us | Mercury 73818 |
