Johnny One Note
Song
"Johnny One Note" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1937 |
Songwriter(s) | Lorenz Hart |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
"Johnny One Note" is a 1937 show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms,[1] where it was introduced by Wynn Murray. Judy Garland sang it in the Rodgers & Hart biopic Words and Music (1948).[2]
Popular recordings in 1937 were by Hal Kemp & His Orchestra (vocal by Skinnay Ennis) and by Victor Young and His Orchestra (vocal by Bobby Dolan).[3]
Other notable recordings
- Judy Garland – single release for MGM Records (catalog No. 30172) b/ I Wish I Were in Love Again (1948).[4]
- Mary Martin - included in the album Babes in Arms (1951).[5]
- Blossom Dearie – for her album Blossom Dearie (1956)
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
- Chris Connor – for her album Chris Craft (1958).[6] Later included in Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1999)
- Eydie Gorme - Gormé Sings Showstoppers (1959).[7]
- Ethel Azama with the Marty Paich Orchestra (1959)
- Johnny Mathis for his album Live It Up! (1961)
- Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)
- Carol Burnett – Carol Burnett Remembers How They Stopped the Show (1961).[8]
- Shirley Bassey - I've Got a Song for You (1966)
- The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart: The Complete Recordings (2002) – recorded during sessions for the original 1967 LP and included as a bonus track on the 2002 CD
- Ted Heath – Big Band Percussion (1968) – an instrumental version, the first eight bars of which were used for many years as the opening theme to BBC1's children's news programme John Craven's Newsround
- Barbra Streisand (in a medley with "One Note Samba") – Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973)
References
- ^ Hischak, Thomas (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 978-0313341403.
- ^ Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #21 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 534. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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