The oldest recording I know is by Lew Stone & his Monseigneur Band, waxed in 1932:
After a lot of similar versions, eg. by Jack Hylton and Henry Hall, it was recorded in 1943 by Judy Garland:
After several sides by Pearl Bailey, Helen O'Conell and others, it was again discovered by the Doo-Wop-Bands of the 50s, like the Demensions, The Skyliners or The Satintones. As an example here the version of the Coasters:
In the 60s we only hear this song in some Swing-revivals, like by Frank Sinatra ...
But in the 70s, it came back: DISCO-TIME! The Trammps covered it - probably not from the 30s version, but from the 50s, like their "Sixty Minute Man":
The last appearance of this timeless tune I heared back in the 80s, what again tells me: music ended when the 90s came up. This is by The Smoking Popes, a band of which I never heard before and never after ...
Enjoy!
2 comments:
Fascinating! I often wonder about original versions of standards, and also like to trace the variety in interpretations of artists over the years.
Very nice concept for a blog! I hope a lot of singers learn about this.
hallo,
ich wohne hier in münchen, habe Deine Site über Reci´s oldies gefunden. Habe eine riesensammlung CDs mit Jazz, Orchester, Bigbands etc. Easy listening etc.
wäre nett, wenn wir per mail in kontakt kämen:
hmoosbichler@muenchen-mail.de
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