A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You

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A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You is a pop song written by Al Dubin , Joseph Meyer and Billy Rose and published in 1926.

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Al Dubin and Joseph Meyer wrote the song for Charlot's Revue of 1926 .

First recordings and later cover versions

Musicians who covered the song from late 1925 included Leo Reisman (Columbia), Fred Rich ( Pathé ), Mike Speciale and His Carleton Terrace Orchestra (Harmony), Roger Wolfe Kahn (Victor), Vincent Lopez , and Vera Guilaroff in Montreal (Starck 391-B), in London Jack Hylton (HMV) and Percival Mackey (Columbia 3785).

The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 13 (as of 2015) cover versions in the field of jazz , u. a. in later years by Matt Dennis , Rod Mason 's Savannah Orchestra and Jeff Healey .

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b Michael Lasser: America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years . 2014, p. 126.
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)