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Ruby (Ruby Gentry theme)
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<p>"Ruby" is the 1952 theme song for the film <i><a href="/facts/Ruby_Gentry/WLTTA3vy">Ruby Gentry</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Jennifer_Jones/WnYsnzl1">Jennifer Jones</a>, written by <a href="/facts/Mitchell_Parish/kKG8Fj4S">Mitchell Parish</a> and <a href="/facts/Heinz_Roemheld/lyAgg9aG">Heinz Roemheld</a>. There were six charted versions of the song in 1953. </p><p>The theme enjoyed much popularity in orchestral recordings by <a href="/facts/Les_Baxter/MVltKoFG">Les Baxter</a>, with harmonica solo by Danny Welton., <a href="/facts/Victor_Young/kV1CM5U3">Victor Young</a> And His Singing Strings with George Fields on harmonica (Columbia DO-70040, Australia), <a href="/facts/Richard_Hayman/W6hoy8A7">Richard Hayman</a> And His Orchestra with Richard Hayman on harmonica, and Jerry Murad and the <a href="/facts/Harmonicats/IlRLCGbA">Harmonicats</a>. </p>