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Only Forever" was written by James V. Monaco and Johnny Burke, initially intended for the 1940 Crosby film If I Had My Way, but it was eventually used in Crosby's next film project, Rhythm on the River [2] and the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Now You Has Jazz" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film High Society in which it was introduced by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. The song describes what instruments are needed to create jazz .
Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" is a popular [citation needed] song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg. It was introduced in the musical Life Begins at 8:40. The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 27, 1934 and closed on March 16, 1935 after a run of 237 ...
"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" is a popular song with music by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981), and lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). [1] It was originally planned to feature it in a Paramount Pictures film written for Betty Hutton (1921-2007), that never took off, which was to be called The Mack Sennett Girl (a.k.a. Keystone Girl ).
"Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. [1] It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, [1] [2] and has been recorded by numerous artists since then.
"My Woman" is a song with lyrics by Bing Crosby and music by Max Wartell and Irving Wallman, recorded by Crosby on 23 February 1932, in New York City for Brunswick Records. He was backed by the Brunswick Studio Orchestra directed by Victor Young , with Tommy Dorsey on trombone and Larry Gomar on drums. [ 1 ]
The original 1931 popular hit recording was made by Bing Crosby with the Gus Arnheim Orchestra on March 2, 1931 for Victor Records, [1] but the song has become a standard, recorded by many other artists since. Bing Crosby recorded the song four times over his career as well as performing its film debut in the Mack Sennett short, One More Chance ...
In its review on January 12, 1959, Time magazine called this album, "An infectious musical dialogue between two of the sassiest fancy talkers in the business. C. & C. give slick and witty readings to a selection of retreads — 'On a Slow Boat to China', 'You Came a Long Way from St. Louis' — and introduce a punchy, potential hit named 'Calcutta'.