June Moon: In the Misty Moonlight
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (75776)
United States
June 9, 2025 10:48am CST
Hooray for the Crusade for Children! The second-oldest local telethon in America raised $5.89 million for the children of the region this weekend. It’s been going for 72 years now, doing so much good to provide medical equipment for physically disabled youngsters. In 72 years they’ve raised over $222 million! We have a lot of faults in this city, but we ALSO have the Crusade for Children.
Hooray, too, although not on as grand a scale, for the next song with “moon” in the title.
In the Misty Moonlight - Jerry Wallace
I mentioned this when I used “If You’ll Leave Me Tonight, I’ll Cry” in my 100 favorites list: I never considered Jerry Wallace a country singer. I guess we’re going to argue about that again.
This song was written by Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker, and it was first recorded by her friend, Country Music Hall of Fame member Jim Reeves. But, to quote The Blues Brothers, this ain’t no Hank Williams song. (Listen to yesterday’s song if you doubt me.
) Even Reeves’ version has more of the “Nashville sound” treatment. Dean Martin’s 1967 version definitely isn’t country. (He left out the recitation, too!)
Jerry Wallace’s version was the first version that this Jim Reeves-loving hillbilly heard, believe it or not. (Reeves’ version wasn’t released until a year after his death.) While I prefer Reeves’ version, he’ll be along later.
This is just a good song, period.
In the Misty Moonlight
Written by Cindy Walker
Recorded by Jerry Wallace
Released as a single, 1964
Anyplace, anywhere, I don’t care:




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@FourWalls (75776)
• United States
10 Jun
There may be more palatable moons later in the countdown. And if the moon fell on your head, wouldn’t that hurt the moon? 



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@porwest (101233)
• United States
10 Jun
@FourWalls Are you suggesting I may be rather hardheaded? Surely, you jest. lol
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@RasmaSandra (86055)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun
Yess Yess Yess In the misty moonlight
By the flickering firelight
Any place is all right
Long as I'm with you (long as I'm with you)
We'd be walking round our garden by every full moon so lovely
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@LindaOHio (191506)
• United States
10 Jun
I know this tune but maybe not this version.
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@FourWalls (75776)
• United States
10 Jun
Might be Dean’s version that you have heard.
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@FourWalls (75776)
• United States
9 Jun
Don't you have a pool to lounge beside all summer??? 



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