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By the Sleepy Lagoon is a light-orchestral valse serenade by British composer Eric Coates, written in 1930. [1] In 1940 American songwriter Jack Lawrence added lyrics with Coates' approval; the resulting song, "Sleepy Lagoon", became a popular-music standard of the 1940s. [2]
Sleepy Lagoon may refer to: "Sleepy Lagoon" (song), a 1930 light orchestral music written by Eric Coates and adapted into a song by Jack Lawrence, used as a theme in Desert Island Discs radio series; The 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder, which led to the Zoot Suit riots; Sleepy Lagoon, a 1943 American musical comedy film
Sleepy Lagoon [22] words by Jack Lawrence: Vocal: 1940: Today is Ours [23] words by Frank Eyton: Vocal: 1942: Star of God: words by Frederic Weatherly: Vocal: 1943: A Song of Summer [23] words by Lady Joan Vernay; for voice and piano or orchestra Vocal: 1954: The Scent of Lilac [22] words by Winifred May Vocal: 1956: The Dam Busters: words by ...
Lawrence also wrote the lyrics to "Sleepy Lagoon", a hit by The Platters. The music to " Sleepy Lagoon " was written by Eric Coates in 1940. It was originally a hit for Harry James and his Orchestra in the early 1940s.
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Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis Valdez also directed a filmed version of the play, combining stage and film ...
However, Daffy Duck, a talent agent, stops Porky from leaving, wanting to secure an audition for his client, droopy-eyed child performer Sleepy Lagoon. The pitch, intended to demonstrate Sleepy's allegedly wide and varied repertoire, consists of Daffy himself performing an array of musical and stage acts in his usual, absurd and unoriginal fashion.
The song was featured in a 1931 Fleischer Studios "Follow the bouncing ball" cartoon, that featured Betty Boop and the voice of Eddie Cantor. An earlier Fleischer cartoon "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1926) was released in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process, as part of the Song Car-Tunes series.