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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]
"California Here I Come" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1992 as the second single from her debut studio album, Tongues and Tails. The song was written by Hawkins and produced by Rick Chertoff and Ralph Schuckett .
In the early 1920s, DeSylva frequently worked with composer George Gershwin. [4] Together, they created the experimental one-act jazz opera Blue Monday set in Harlem, which is widely regarded as a forerunner to Porgy and Bess ten years later. [citation needed] In April 1924, DeSylva married Marie Wallace, a Ziegfeld Follies dancer. [citation ...
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.
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 ...
Lavett attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California, and graduated from San Diego State University. Lavett produced the feature film L.A. cult classic Southlander. Lavett was the great-grandson of famed composer of "April Showers", "California, Here I Come" and co-founder of Capital Records, Buddy DeSylva.
Other songs, including "California, Here I Come", have also been candidates for additional state songs since 1951, but in 1988 the official standing of "I Love You, California" was confirmed. California also has an official fife and drum band, the California Consolidated Drum Band, which was so designated in 1997.
"Avalon" is a 1920 popular song written by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose referencing Avalon, California. [2] It was introduced by Jolson and interpolated in the musicals Sinbad and Bombo. Jolson's recording rose to number two on the charts in 1921. [2]