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"Blue Moon" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that has become a standard ballad. Early recordings included those by Connee Boswell and by Al Bowlly in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by Billy Eckstine and Mel Tormé .
"Blue Monday" is a song written by Dave Bartholomew, [1] first recorded in 1953 by Smiley Lewis and issued as a single, in January 1954, on Imperial Records (catalog # 5268). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The single, with a slow-rocking beat, features an instrumental electric guitar solo by Lewis.
The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial. JP ...
Song title Year(s) recorded Songwriters Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive: 1950 (television) Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer: Accidents Will Happen: 1950: Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen: Adeste Fideles: 1946, 1957: John Francis Wade: Ad-Lib Blues: 1954 (film) Yip Harburg, Burton Lane: An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) 1962: Harold Adamson, Leo ...
Witticist-lyricist Lorenz Hart would cringe at the pun, but “Blue Moon” is nothing if not a funny valentine to the tortured (closeted, Jewish, alcoholic, diminutive) songwriter who died in ...
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The introduction to "Blue Moon" was an excerpt of an original song that the group had in its act, a cover of "Zoom" by the Cadillacs. Colpix A&R director Stu Phillips transferred the introduction to "Blue Moon" to give the song additional flair. The Marcels recorded "Blue Moon" in two takes.
According to Gene Sullivan, the song, “When my Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again,” was written out of necessity. Sullivan commented, “The 1940 recording session that Wiley Walker and I did for Columbia Records was a mistake. We didn’t know anything about original songs. We just recorded songs that we liked to sing.