by UlrichS » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:39 pm
Hi Freddy,
You are absolutely right with Sonny James. I made a mistake with Johnny Flamingo, he wrote the lyrics but never recorded "Apache" himself.
I am sorry about my error.
Best wishes,
Ulrich
PS. It is surprising in how many languages vocal versions of this song exist:
Sonny James - Apache [with English lyrics], 03-1961
Laila Kinnunen - Apassi [Apache with Finnish lyrics], 1961
Merino Costa - L’amour fait la loi [Apache with French lyrics],1961
Die Fellows - Der letzte Apache [Apache with German lyrics], 1961
Jose Guardiola - Apache [with Spanish lyrics]. 1962
Wilson Miranda - O Apache [Apache with Portuguese lyrics], 07-1963
Betty Jurković - Apaš [Croatian lyrics], 1963)
Waldemar Matuška - Den Bičem Prásk [Apache with Czech lyrics], 1974
Bjelleklang - Apache [with Norwegian lyrics], 1992