"%22They Call the Wind Maria%22 is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical, Paint Your Wagon, which is set in the California Gold Rush. Rufus Smith originally sang the song on Broadway, and Joseph Leader was the original singer in London's West End. It quickly became a %22runaway hit%22, and during the Korean War, the song was among the %22popular music listened to by the troops%22. Vaughan Monroe and his Orchestra recorded the song in 1951, and it was among the %22popular hit singles at the record stores%22 that year. It has since become a standard, performed by many notable singers, such as Robert Goulet, who considered it %22a personal favorite%22." . "false"^^ . "-0.291013"^^ . . "155.0"^^ . . "false"^^ . "1951 songs" . "0"^^ . "english" . "268260"^^ . . "They Call The Wind Maria" . "They Call The Wind Maria" . "false"^^ . "171000.0"^^ . . . "Songs with music by Frederick Loewe" . "The Kingston Trio songs" . "1996-01-30"^^ . . "155"^^ . "Jack Barlow songs" . "-0.408005"^^ . . "USRN19500392" . . "Songs with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner" . "-12.5"^^ . "Songs from musicals" . "1045478" . "76267" . "5714dee725ac0d8aee537f08" . . .