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"California, Here I Come" is a song interpolated in the Broadway musical Bombo, starring Al Jolson. The song was written by Bud DeSylva , Joseph Meyer , and Jolson. [ 1 ] Jolson recorded the song on January 17, 1924, with Isham Jones' Orchestra, in Brunswick Records' Chicago studio. [ 2 ]
Meyer collaborated with many famous songwriters of the day including Buddy DeSylva, Al Lewis and Al Sherman. [1] Three of his most famous songs were the 1922 hit, "California, Here I Come", "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" (1922) and "If You Knew Susie" (1925), a song he co-wrote with Buddy DeSylva.
DeSylva was born in New York City, [1] but grew up in California, [1] and attended the University of Southern California, where he joined the Theta Xi fraternity. His Portuguese-born father, Aloysius J. De Sylva, was better known to American audiences as actor Hal De Forrest. [2] His father was also a lawyer as well as an actor. [3]
"Here Come the Yankees", by Bob Bundin and Lou Stallman "Here I Come" by Barrington Levy "Here We Go" by C & C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams "Here's Looking at You, Kid" by The Gaslight Anthem "He's a Latin from Staten Island" by Charlie Barnet "Hey! Brooklyn" by Mrozinski "Hey Eugene!" by Pink Martini "Hey, Manhattan" by Prefab Sprout
California Here I Come is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans.It was recorded in 1967, but not released on the Verve label until 1982 as a double LP. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Jazz Album charts in 1983 and was reissued on CD in 2004. [4]
The estates of Al Jolson and his songwriting team are co-credited for "California", presumably because the title and chorus bear strong resemblances to his own "California, Here I Come". Some websites refer to the Phantom Planet song as a cover of the Jolson tune. Some parts of the song, particularly the piano solos at the beginning and end ...
1967: California Here I Come (Verve, 1982) 1976: Quintessence (Fantasy, 1977) With Art Farmer. Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (Prestige, 1955) Brass Shout (United Artists, 1959) With Red Garland. Red's Good Groove (Jazzland, 1962) Keystones! (Xanadu, 1977) Crossings (Galaxy, 1978) With Benny Golson. The Other Side of Benny Golson ...
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