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"Honey" is a popular song written by Seymour Simons, Haven Gillespie and Richard A. Whiting and published by Leo Feist, Inc.. The song was a 1929 hit for Rudy Vallée & his Connecticut Yankees and another popular version was by Ben Selvin. [1] It was also featured in the 1945 film Her Highness and the Bellboy. [2]
The following songs achieved the highest positions in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website during 1929: [2] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
"Waiting for a Train" is a song written and recorded by Jimmie Rodgers and released by the Victor Talking Machine Company as the flipside of "Blue Yodel No. 4" in February 1929. The song originated in the nineteenth century in England. It later appeared in several song books, with variations on the lyrics throughout the years.
On the show's opening night in Boston on June 25, 1929, Keeler's husband and popular singer Al Jolson suddenly stood up from his seat in the third row and sang a chorus of the song, much to the surprise of the audience and Gershwin himself. [3] Jolson recorded the song a few days later on July 6, 1929, and his rendition rose to number nine on ...
"Rockin' Chair is a 1929 popular song with lyrics and music composed by Hoagy Carmichael. Musically it is unconventional, as after the B section when most popular songs return to A, this song has an A-B-C-A 1 structure. Carmichael recorded the song in 1929, 1930, and 1956. Mildred Bailey made it famous by using it as her theme song. [1]
Mean to Me" is a popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Roy Turk, published in 1929. Hit versions that year were by Ruth Etting and by Helen Morgan. [1] Ben Bernie and the Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra also recorded what might be the first male version in February 1929 with vocals by Scrappy Albert. [2]
Billie Holiday - recorded the song for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 7859) on January 25, 1937 with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra. [7] Lena Horne in the film Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Frank Sinatra recorded the song for Columbia Records on December 28, 1947. [8] Vic Damone reached No. 20 in the Billboard charts in 1949 with the song. [9]
Pages in category "1929 songs" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ain't Misbehavin' (song)