「Let Me Sing – And I’m Happy」タグアーカイブ

人の世に ただ歌のみぞ美しけれ（７）

 

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Harry Richman – Singing A Vagabond Song（1930）
with Earl Burtnett’s Biltmore Orchestra

recorded in Los Angeles December 1929
Here’s one of the songs that Harry performed in the 1930 United Artists film release “Puttin’ On The Ritz.” See also his famous version of the title tune.

Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Singing A Song To The Stars（1930）
vocal: Carmen Lombardo
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC May 7, 1930
Cliff Edwards introduced this song on-screen in MGM’s 1930 comedy-western “Way Out West,” which starred William Haines and Leila Hyams.

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Tony Bennett – Sing You Sinners（1956/01/03）
sinner＝罪人
２度目の引用。

Lloyd Keating & his Orchestra – Sing You Sinners（1930）
Phil Spitalny as “Lloyd Keating”
vocal: Paul Small
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC March 4, 1930
Hit song from the Paramount film “Honey” in which it was performed by Lillian Roth, Tess Gardella and Mitzi Green. See also posted versions by The High Hatters and Smith Ballew.

Smith Ballew and his Orchestra – Sing, You Sinners（1930）
vocal: Smith Ballew & ensemble
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC February 25, 1930
Hit song from the Paramount film “Honey” in which it was performed by Lillian Roth, Tess Gardella and Mitzi Green. For the also-popular version by the High Hatters

The Charleston Chasers – Sing You Sinners（1930）
vocal: Roy Evans
recorded in NYC February 20, 1930
２度目の引用。

The High-Hatters – Sing You Sinners（1930）
conducted by Leonard Joy
vocal: Frank Luther
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC February 13, 1930
Hit song from the Paramount film “Honey” in which it was performed by Lillian Roth, Tess Gardella and Mitzi Green. Roth’s next movie appearance that year was the Marx Brothers classic “Animal Crackers.”

Tom Gerun and his Orchestra – Sing, You Sinners（1930）
vocal: Jimmy Davis, Steve Bowers, and ??
Sinner は「罪人（つみびと）」。
「腕を振り回し、
主にあなたの叫び声を聞かせてください
みなさんは罪を犯しました
救われたいのなら、歌いなさい、あなたたちは罪人です！」
といった内容で、
ジャズやダンスこそむしろ天国への道という黒人教会的発想。保守的白人からすれば居直り的。
２度目の引用。

recorded in Chicago c. February 9, 1930
Hit song from the Paramount film “Honey” in which it was performed by Lillian Roth, Tess Gardella and Mitzi Green. Roth’s next movie appearance that year was the Marx Brothers classic “Animal Crackers.

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Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra – Sing Something Simple（1939 hi-fi ET）
vocal: Pee Wee Hunt
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC c. late July 1939
A hit tune of 1930 which originated with Broadway’s “Second Little Show,” which ran for only 63 performances despite a musical score （mostly） by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. “Sing Something Simple” was contributed by Herman Hupfeld, composer of “As Time Goes By” and “Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep.”
This was one of the numerous tracks recorded in 1939-40 by Casa Loma for World Broadcasting System and issued on their 16-inch “broadcast transcription” discs for radio-only use. See also “Clementine （Of New Orleans）” and “Tumbling Tumbleweeds.”

Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra – Sing Something Simple（1930）
vocal: Bill Coty as Freddy Mark
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC August 26, 1930
Phil Spitalny as “Edgewater Beach Hotel Orch.”
This hit tune of 1930 originated with Broadway’s “Second Little Show,” which ran for only 63 performances despite a musical score （mostly） by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. “Sing Something Simple” was contributed by Herman Hupfeld, composer of “As Time Goes By” and “Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep.” The flip side is “Go Get’Em Caroline”

Jacques Renard and his Orchestra – Sing Something Simple（1930）
vocal: Dick Robertson
２度目の引用。
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ecorded in NYC September 14, 1930 （actual 78 label scan not available）
The hit tune from Broadway’s “Second Little Show,” which ran for only 63 performances despite a musical score （mostly） by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. “Sing Something Simple” was contributed by Herman Hupfeld, composer of “As Time Goes By” and “Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep.”

Fred Rich & his Orchestra – Sing Something Simple（1930）
vocal: Paul Small
♪ドレミファソラシ、シング・サムシング・シンプル…
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC September 3, 1930
Original 78rpm courtesy of the Rick Colom Collection. This hit tune of 1930 originated with Broadway’s “Second Little Show,” which ran for only 63 performances despite a musical score （mostly） by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. “Sing Something Simple” was contributed by Herman Hupfeld, composer of “As Time Goes By” and “Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep.” For the Rich flip side “If I’d Only Listened To You,”

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Ted Weems and his Orchestra – Sing（A Happy Little Thing）（1930）
vocal: Parker Gibbs

recorded in Camden NJ July 1, 1930
Sung by Cliff Edwards in MGM’s Buster Keaton film “Doughboys” （incorrectly shown as “The Dough Boy” on the record label）

Ipana Troubadours – Sing（A Happy Little Thing）（1930）
directed by Sam Lanin
vocal: The Mariners
recorded in NYC May 27, 1930

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Isham Jones’ Orchestra – The Song Without A Name（1930）
vocal: Frank Sylvano
recorded in Chicago c. May 14, 1930

Hotel Pennsylvania Music – The Song Without A Name（1930）
conducted by Phil Spitalny
vocal: Bill Coty

recorded in NYC April 29, 1930
Spitalny/Coty had also recorded a different arrangement of the song several weeks earlier for Hit-Of-The-Week The Velvet Tone flip side is “Egypt”.

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Ben Bernie and his Orchestra – Let Me Sing – And I’m Happy（1930）
vocal: Pat Kennedy

recorded in Chicago February 8, 1930
Popular Al Jolson favorite, written by Irving Berlin for the Jolson film “Mammy.”

Al Jolson – Let Me Sing – And I’m Happy（1930 his original version）
orchestra conducted by Louis Silvers

recorded in Los Angeles January 10, 1930
Written by Irving Berlin for the Jolson film “Mammy,” this song is also available on the MusicProf78 channel in the Ben Bernie version.

Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Let Me Sing And I’m Happy（1930）
vocal: The Three Girl Friends & Fred Waring

recorded in NYC December 17, 1929
This was written by Irving Berlin for the Al Jolson film “Mammy” （Jolson’s recording also posted）.

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The Thunderbolts – Without A Song（Canada:1965）
シングル “There Was I” のＢ面。
Composer: Vincent Youmans
２度目の引用。

　　※（追記：この動画は削除されました）

 

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra – Without A Song（1941）
vocal: Frank Sinatra
２度目の引用。

arranged by Sy Oliver, recorded in NYC January 20, 1941
The 1929 standard was written for the musical play “Great Day” and was initially popularized on record by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with vocal by young Bing Crosby

Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra – Without A Song（1930）
vocal: Bing Crosby
２度目の引用。

recorded in NYC October 9, 1929
Surprisingly, the 1929 musical “Great Day” that produced this song along with “More Than You Know” and the famous title tune lasted only one month on Broadway; and MGM’s planned 1930 film adaptation was halted during production and never finished. The Whiteman-Crosby “Great Day” was issued on the flip side of this Columbia ‘potato-head’ 78 release and is also included in the 1930 collection.

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Paul Specht & his Orchestra – Sing A Little Love Song（1929）
vocal: Johnny Morris

recorded in NYC May 13, 1929
Label-credited as the “theme song” from “Broadway,” an early Universal Pictures musical that starred Glenn Tyron and Evelyn Brent.

Ben Selvin and his Orchestra – The Song I Love（1929）
vocal: The Three Melodians

recorded in NYC December 26, 1928
A tune also recorded by Rudy Vallee, Gene Austin, Nick Lucas, Seger Ellis, and Waring’s Pennsylvanians among others. On the flip side is the Leo Reisman track “The Sun Is At My Window”

Yerkes S. S. Flotilla Orchestra – Sing Song Man（1922）

Sir Harry Lauder – It’s A Fine Thing To Sing （Singin’ Is The Thing To Make You Cheery）（1922）
orchestra conducted by Charles Frank
recorded in Camden NJ, October 19, 1922
タイトルは「歌うことは素晴らしい（歌うことはあなたを元気にする）」の意。

Elsie Baker – Love’s Old Sweet Song（1913）
recorded in Camden NJ May 13, 1913

 

追加記事

Earl Grant “Without A Song” on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
2024/10/05
January 1, 1961.

（２０２４年１０月５日）

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Jane Russell “Sing You Sinners” on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
2025/04/01
November 10, 1963.

（２０２５年４月１日）

 

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