I'll String Along with You

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(You May Not Be an Angel, But) I'll String Along with You is a pop song written by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics) and released in 1934.

background

The Dubin / Warren songwriting team wrote the song I'll String Along with You for the film Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934, directed by Ray Enright ); Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers introduced the song.

First recordings and later cover versions

Dick Powell was accompanied by Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra while recording the song . In the same year a recording with Ted Fio Rito and the singer Muzzy Marcellino was released (Brunswick 6859, March 3, 1934). In the United States, Smith Ballew and his orchestra were among the musicians who covered the song as early as 1934 (Banner 33028-A, March 10, 1934). Ballew also took on the vocal part. Other early American interpreters were Dave Harman and his orchestra (Bluebird B-5438; April 3, 1934). On this recording Paula Fraser and Dave Harman shared the vocals. Recordings were made in England with Charlie Kunz 'Casani Club Orchestra (SternO 1472; August 11, 1934), Ray Noble and his Orchestra together with singer Al Bowlly (His Masters Voice 30-12185, June 28, 1934), Jack Payne and his Band with singer Billy Scott Coomber (Rex 8261-A; August 1934), Brian Lawrence , Denny Dennis / Roy Fox and Phyllis Robins (Rex 8319-A, December 1934),

The first recording made in Germany was brought to market in 1935 by Heinz Wehner and his dance orchestra in Berlin. It had the Germanized title You are walking past me . Wehner took over the vocal part there (Telefunken Musikus 20498, February 9, 1935). After the war, Werner Müller's interpretation, recorded in 1956, was heard (Polydor BM 6021).

The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 48 (as of 2015) cover versions in the field of jazz , u. a. von Milton Brown and his Brownies (1936), Gerald Wilson with the Thrasher Sisters (1946), Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1946), Nat King Cole Trio (1947), Doris Day with Buddy Clark and Orchestra (1949), Jo Stafford with Gordon MacRae (1949), Cyril Stapleton (1950), Dean Martin (1953), Frank Sinatra (1954), Oscar Peterson (1955), Coleman Hawkins (1955), Dean Barlow (1955), Earl Bostic (1956), Louis Armstrong (1957), Sarah Vaughan (1958), Dave Pell Octet (1958), Brook Benton (1959), Cliff Richard and The Shadows (1959), Leroy Vinnegar (1963), Bobby Vee (1964), Teresa Brewer (1965 ) and Georgie Auld .

Also Sonny Rollins (1987), Clifford Brown ( Brown & Roach Inc. ), Maxine Sullivan with The Loonis McGlohon Quartet (1989), Stephanie Nakasian (1992), Warren Vaché with Brian Lemon (1997). Diana Krall (1999) and BB King (2003) interpreted the song.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b Michael Lasser: America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years . 2014, p. 163
  2. ↑ Don Tyler Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the of the Pre-Rock Era ., 2007, 199
  3. ↑ Phyllis Robins (1910–1982) was a well-known singer and actress in England on the radio.
  4. ↑ a b Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)
  5. ↑ You walk past me , dance orchestra Heinz Wehner, refrain: Heinz Wehner; on Telefunken Musikus, order number: M 6119, matrix number: 20498
  6. ↑ Milton Brown and his Brownies, Decca, catalog number 5239-B, July 1936, see also: Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921–1942 , ed. by Tony Russell and Bob Pinson. 2004, p. 1075.
  7. ↑ Gerald Wilson, vocals: Thrasher Sisters, Excelsior, catalog number OR-161B, March 1946
  8. ^ Charles Townsend, San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills 1986, p. 384
  9. ^ King Cole Trio, Volume 3, Capitol Records, catalog number CC 59, 1947
  10. ↑ sung by Doris Day in the film My Dream Is Yours (1949),
  11. ↑ Columbia 38394, catalog number: DB 2584, 1949, Billboard, February 5, 1949
  12. ^ Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae, Capitol, catalog number 15342, 1949
  13. ↑ Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren (LP album), Clef Records, MGC 648, May 1955
  14. ^ Coleman Hawkins: Accent on Tenor Sax (LP album), Urania Records, UJ 1201, New York, May 10, 1955
  15. ↑ Earl Bostic: Altotude (LP_Album), King, 395515, 1956, and
  16. ^ Louis Armstrong: Louis and The Angels (LP album), Decca, DL8488, 1957
  17. ^ Sarah Vaughan: After Hours at the London House (LP album), Mercury, SR 60020, 1958
  18. ^ The Dave Pell Octet: Jazz Goes Dancing - Campus Hop (LP album), RCA Victor, LSP 1662, 1958
  19. ↑ Brook Benton: It's Just a Matter of Time (LP album), Mercury, SR 60077, 1959
  20. Jump up ↑ Cliff Richard: Cliff sings (LP album), Columbia, 33SX 1192, November 6, 1959
  21. ↑ Bobby Vee: Bobby Vee Sings the New Sound from England (LP album), Liberty, LST 7352, June 1964
  22. ^ Teresa Brewer: Songs For Our Fighting Men (LP album), Philips, PHS 600-200, 1965
  23. ↑ Sonny Rollins: Dancing In The Dark (LP album), Milestone Records, M-9155, 1987
  24. ↑ Maxine Sullivan with The Loonis McGlohon Quartet: Spring Isn't Everything (CD album), Audiophile, ACD 229, 1989
  25. ↑ Stephanie Nakasian: Bitter Sweet (CD album), Jazz Mania, JCD 6002, 1992.
  26. ^ Diana Krall: When I Look in Your Eyes (CD album), Impulse !, IMPD 287, June 8, 1999
  27. ↑ BB King: Reflections (CD album), MCA Records, B0000577 26, 2003