Canada's 14 year old Priscilla Wright was the original artist to record "The Man In the Raincoat" (Webster) in July 0f 1955. Her father played the trumpet and whistled. The single reached number sixteen on Billboard. Priscilla was the youngest Canadian to have an international hit and was voted the Cash Box magazine Most Promising Vocalist of the year after appearing at a number of concerts with Elvis Presley. Priscilla's grandfather was former Canadian Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.

Actress, singer Marion Marlowe (Townsend) recorded "The Man In the Raincoat" and it was a bit of a bigger hit for her peaked at number fourteen the same year.