Bluebirds over the Mountain

US single of Hickey's original recording

"Bluebirds over the Mountain" is a song written and recorded in 1958 by Ersel Hickey, later covered by artists such as The Beach Boys, Ritchie Valens and Robert Plant. Hickey's original recording of the song peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Top 100 Sides on the week ending May 10, 1958,[1] and No. 39 on the Cash Box chart. In Canada it reached No. 8.[2] Ritchie Valens' cover version was released on his eponymous 1959 album. A 1962 recording by The Echoes hit No. 112 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles survey and was a top 20 hit on Chicago's WLS.[3] A 1965 version by Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks reached No. 8 in Canada.[4]

  1. ^ "Top 100 Sides for Survey Week Ending May 10". Billboard. May 19, 1958. p. 31.
  2. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - April 14, 1958".
  3. ^ "WLS Silver Dollar Survey, November 17, 1962". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 40&5 - March 29, 1965" (PDF).