Walk on by ( Leroy Van Dyke song ) - wikipedia Walk on by ( Leroy Van Dyke song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) `` Walk On By '' Single by Leroy Van Dyke from the album Walk On By B - side `` My World Is Caving In '' Released August 1961 ( 1961 - 08 ) Genre Country Length 2 : 19 Label Mercury Songwriter ( s ) Kendall Hayes Gary Walker Producer ( s ) Shelby Singleton Leroy Van Dyke singles chronology `` The Auctioneer '' ( 1956 ) `` Walk On By '' ( 1961 ) `` If a Woman Answers ( Hang Up the Phone ) '' ( 1962 ) `` The Auctioneer '' ( 1956 ) `` Walk On By '' ( 1961 ) `` If a Woman Answers ( Hang Up the Phone ) '' ( 1962 ) `` Walk on By '' is a song written by Kendall Hayes and performed by American country music artist Leroy Van Dyke. It was released in June 1961 as the first single and title track from the album Walk On By. The song was Van Dyke 's most successful single, spending 37 weeks on the country chart and a record - breaking 19 at the number - one position. `` Walk on By '' crossed over to the pop chart peaking at number five, and was named by Billboard magazine as the biggest country music record in history. The 19 - week run of `` Walk On By '' is a record that stood for 51 years until `` Cruise '' by Florida Georgia Line reached its 19th week at No. 1 on July 20, 2013 ; the following week, `` Cruise '' surpassed the standard when it recorded its 20th week at No. 1. Until Florida Georgia Line surpassed it in total weeks at No. 1, `` Walk On By '' held the record for most weeks at No. 1 since the introduction of the all - encompassing Hot Country Songs ( then called Hot C&W Sides ) chart in October 1958 ; the all - time record for most weeks at No. 1 ( 21 weeks ) is held jointly by three songs : `` I 'll Hold You In My Heart ( Till I Can Hold You In My Arms ) '' by Eddy Arnold ( 1947 ) ; `` I 'm Movin ' On '' by Hank Snow ( 1950 ) ; and `` In the Jailhouse Now '' by Webb Pierce ( 1955 ). Contents 1 Musicians 2 Production 3 Cover versions 4 Chart performance 4.1 Leroy Van Dyke 4.2 Donna Fargo 4.3 Asleep at the Wheel 5 References Musicians Hank `` Sugarfoot '' Garland -- guitar Hargus `` Pig '' Robbins -- piano Buddy Killen -- bass Kennedy, Harold Bradley and Kelso Herston -- guitars Willie Ackerman -- drums Margie Singleton -- background vocals Production Mort Thomasson -- recording engineer Cover versions Donna Fargo covered the song in 1980. Fargo 's version peaked at 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. A 1988 cover by Asleep at the Wheel made number 55 on the same chart. In 1983 Kikki Danielsson recorded the song on her Singles Bar album. Martina McBride covered this song on her 2005 album Timeless. Conway Twitty, Dean Martin, Patti Page, Hank Williams Jr, Kay Starr, Connie Francis, Robert Gordon, and Asleep at the Wheel have also recorded it. A Finnish language cover version of this song has the title `` Käy Ohitsein '', and has been performed and recorded by several artists, including Laila Kinnunen. Another Finnish version, with slightly different lyrics, had the title `` Kun Ohi Käyt '', and was performed by Irmeli Mäkelä. The Swedish language cover version of this song has the title `` Du kom för sent '', and was recorded by Hakan Ståhre. The Estonian language cover version of this song has the title `` Sa möödu vaid '', with lyrics by Heldur Karmo and was recorded by Anu Anton, later by Uno Loop and Heidy Tamme. Song also recorded by Ivo Linna with Rock Hotel. Also some other Estonian artists performed covers with the same title and words. Chart performance Leroy Van Dyke Chart ( 1961 -- 62 ) Peak position Norwegian Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5 UK Singles Chart 5 Donna Fargo Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 43 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 53 Asleep at the Wheel Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 55 References ^ Jump up to : `` Leroy Van Dyke ''. leroyvandyke.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 364. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits : Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 655. Jump up ^ `` Leroy Van Dyke ''. Leroy Van Dyke. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 08. Jump up ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas Jump up ^ Cooper, Daniel ( 1998 ). Kingsbury, Paul, ed. The Encyclopedia of Country Music : The Ultimate Guide to the Music. Oxford University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978 - 0195116717. Jump up ^ `` Heldur Karmo ''. Heldur Karmo. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Preceded by `` Tender Years '' by George Jones `` Tender Years '' by George Jones `` Big Bad John '' by Jimmy Dean Billboard Hot C&W Sides number - one single September 25, 1961 October 16 -- November 13, 1961 December 4, 1961 -- March 3, 1962 Succeeded by `` Tender Years '' by George Jones `` Big Bad John '' by Jimmy Dean `` Misery Loves Company '' by Porter Wagoner Donna Fargo Studio albums The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. My Second Album All About a Feeling Miss Donna Fargo Whatever I Say Means I Love You On the Move Notable singles `` The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. '' `` Funny Face '' `` Superman '' `` You Were Always There '' `` You Ca n't Be a Beacon If Your Light Do n't Shine '' `` Do n't Be Angry '' `` Mockingbird Hill '' `` That Was Yesterday '' `` Do I Love You ( Yes in Every Way ) '' `` Walk On By '' `` Soldier Boy '' Related articles Discography Dot Records Warner Bros. Records MCA Records RCA Records Mercury Records Asleep at the Wheel Ray Benson Ray Benson Elizabeth McQueen David Earl Miller Eddie Rivers Jason Roberts David Sanger Dan Walton Jann Browne Tommy Beavers Richard Fitzhugh Lucky Oceans Wally Murphy Chris O'Connell Jim Murphy LeRoy Preston Floyd Domino Daniel Levin Tony Garnier Scott Hennige Ed Vizard Haydn Vitera Chris Boozr Cindy Cashdollar Tim Alexander Michael Francis Buddy Spicher Gene Dobkin Richard Casanova Johnny Nicholas John Whitby Bobby Black Rosie Flores Albums Willie and the Wheel ( 2009 ) Singles `` Choo Choo Ch'Boogie '' `` The Letter That Johnny Walker Read '' `` Route 66 '' `` The House of Blue Lights '' `` Walk On By '' `` Hot Rod Lincoln '' `` Corrine, Corrina '' `` Lay Down Sally '' Other songs `` Boot Scootin ' Boogie '' `` Cherokee Maiden '' `` Roly Poly '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walk_On_By_(Leroy_Van_Dyke_song)&oldid=822158442 '' Categories : 1961 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Leroy Van Dyke songs Donna Fargo songs Asleep at the Wheel songs Gene Summers songs Kikki Danielsson songs Mercury Records singles 1961 songs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Norsk Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 24 January 2018, at 19 : 07. 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Question: who wrote the song just walk on by
Answer: Kendall Hayes