Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) Is a pop song written by Bernie Hanighen (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and released in 1937.
background
The Mercer Hanighen song Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) Became popular in the United States in 1937, primarily through the duo recording of Bing Crosby with Connee Boswell ( Decca Records ); and Mildred Bailey Version (Vocalion) made known the song.
Mercer's funny, tongue-twisting song is a typical title of the swing era. The other first musicians who covered the song in 1937 included Johnny Mercer and his orchestra (Brunswick 7998) the Benny Goodman Orchestra (Victor, with Martha Tilton , vocals), the Casa Loma Orchestra and the swing orchestra of Gene Kardos ( ARC), Woody Herman and Artie Shaw . The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 26 (as of 2015) cover versions in the field of jazz , from 1938 a. a. by Dick Robertson , Thore Ehrling , Bob Enevoldsen and Carmen McRae . Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer sang Bob White in a duo in 1961; in later years u. a. yet Maxine Sullivan and Dick Hyman ( Live At Maybeck Recital Hall ) cover versions of pop songs before. Even Judy Garland had a song in her stage repertoire.
Individual evidence
- ^ Marvin E. Paymer, Don E. Post: Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs . 1999, p. 131
- ↑ Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . 2007, p. 225
- ^ Morris Dickstein : Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression . 2010, page 419
- ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)
- ^ John Fricke Judy: A Legendary Film Career . 2011, page 108