Summertime - Billy Stewart - 1966

Written by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, Summertime, was written for the play, Porgy And Bess, in 1935. Billie Holiday was the first to have a hit with it in popular music in 1936. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years. Billy Stewart's 1966 cover version of Summertime is unique because of his vocal delivery of the song. Summertime peaked at #6 on the Cash Box chart, week ending 9/10/66.