Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume

"Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume" is a pop song written in 1946 by Bob Hilliard, Sammy Mysels, and Dick Sanford (né Richard Young Sandford; 1896–1981). The first version was by *Ray McKinley and his Orchestra^[1]

Other recorded versions

The song was recorded by many artists, among them:

• It was a top-ten hit for Sammy Kaye in 1947
• Roy Hogsed
• The Crossroads Gang,^[2]
• The Andrews Sisters.^[3]
• It was later recorded by Nelson Riddle (and released on his 1962 album Love is a Game of Poker)
• Archie Campbell (and released on his 1966 album The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales.)

References

1. "Original versions of Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume written by Dick Sanford, Bob Hilliard, Sammy Mysels | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
2. Billboard magazine, May 17, 1947, p. 32
3. John Sforza (2004). Swing It!: The Andrews Sisters Story. University Press of Kentucky. p. 231. ISBN 978-0813190990.