Hold Me (1933 song)

"Hold Me" is a popular song by Jack Little, Dave Oppenheim, and Ira Schuster. The song was published in 1933; it was recorded by co-writer Little (as Little Jack Little), and covered by Eddy Duchin, Greta Keller and Ted Fio Rito.[1]

A new version was recorded by P. J. Proby in 1964,[2] and reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song features Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar, Big Jim Sullivan on lead guitar (using a fuzz box loaned to him by Page) and Bobby Graham on drums. Proby's version also charted at No. 10 in Ireland, becoming his only chart entry in that country.

  1. ^ Vaché, Warren W. (2000). The Unsung Songwriters: America's Masters of Melodies. Scarecrow Press. pp. 269, 358. ISBN 0810835703. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ Millward, Steve (2017). Changing Times: Music and Politics in 1964. Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 146–7. ISBN 978-1788030588. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "P. J. Proby". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 February 2018.