Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (1972) 6/13/21

The old saying, "The third time is the charm," certainly holds true for the artist behind today's "Great Song of 1972."

In 1942, Peter Green was born in Birmingham, England, and when he was 16, he became the guitarist and vocalist for a regional band called The Beachcombers.

A few years later, they changed their name to The Bruisers, after the group hooked up with singer Tommy Bruce, who had already scored a few minor hits on the UK charts.

As Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers, they became a British 1-hit wonder with a song called "Blue Girl."

Not bad, in the scheme of things, but Peter wanted more.

In 1963, he went solo...and changed his name to Peter Lee Stirling.

It didn't go well. He released 8 singles that failed to chart anywhere and found himself back at square one--singing and playing in a series of regional bands

Finally, he had an idea that never should have worked--but somehow did!

He changed his stage name to Daniel Boone (Hey, everybody knows that name, right?). Then he sat down with his friend, songwriter Rod McQueen, and, out of nowhere, came up with "Beautiful Sunday:" a catchy little tune that made him a 1-hit wonder again--but THIS time in 13 countries!

The song went to #1 in Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and South Africa. In Canada, it peaked at #4 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, and in the the US, it reached #6 on Billboard's matching chart.

"Beautiful Sunday" sold millions of copies worldwide, and ended up being a "Great Song of 1972!"

So, in effect, the third NAME was the charm for Peter Green/Peter Lee Stirling/Daniel Boone. Enjoy your Beautiful Sunday!

Just for kicks, Here's "Blue Girl" (1963, #31 UK Chart)