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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.
40752-2 Aug 3, 1928 Vocals, guitar. The record had to be re-issued after a lawsuit by Joseph Stern and Edward B. Marks for the title, and crediting authorship to Rodgers. Blue Yodel (T For Texas) 40753-2 Feb 3, 1928 Rodgers' most popular recording, sold over a million copies. Vocals, guitar. Away Out On The Mountain 40754-2 Vocals, guitar
"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]
The song was first performed by James Melton and Gloria Swanson in 1929 and featured in the talkie The Trespasser. It was later covered by Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, Kenny Burrell, Sammy Davis Jr., Curtis Fuller, Jackie Gleason, Peggy Lee, Johnny Douglas and Living Strings, Harry James and Henri René. [4]
Noël Coward "If Love Were All" is a song by Noël Coward, published in 1929 and written for the operetta Bitter Sweet. [1] [2] The song is considered autobiographical, and has been described as "self-deprecating" as well as "one of the loneliest pop songs ever written".
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)
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]