Linger Awhile
Linger Awhile (dt. About linger a bit ) is a song by Harry Owens (Text) and Vincent Rose was written (music) and first published in the 1923rd
Features of the song
What was unusual about the form of the song was that the lyrics of the chorus did not begin with the title, but with the line “ The stars shine above you ... they whisper I love you ”. The singer wants to say something to his beloved, so he sings: Linger Awhile .
First recordings
The original recording of Linger Awhile was made in 1923 by Lew Gold and his Club Wigwam Orchestra . After a duet version by Lewis James and Marcia Freer was successful in the US charts, the song became a million dollar hit for the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which recorded it on November 22, 1923.
Cover versions
After Whiteman's success, the song was also recorded by the California Ramblers , Vincent Lopez and Fletcher Henderson , and in the 1920s and 30s by the Casa Loma Orchestra , Russ Morgan , Woody Herman , Jimmy Lunceford , Bunny Berigan , and in Germany by Jeno Fesca , Arno Lewitsch , Bernard Etté , Alex Hyde and Eric Borchard . In 1930 the song was featured in the musical film The King of Jazz , and in 1948 in Give My Regards to Broadway (director: Lloyd Bacon ). Music magazine Variety added Linger Awhile to its Hit Parade of a Half-Century list . The discographer Tom Lord lists 194 cover versions of the song, of which the versions by Sarah Vaughan ( Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More 1957), Ruby Braff , Sid Catlett , Eddie Condon , Earl Hines and Dave McKenna are to be highlighted. Vic Damone was successfully represented in the Billboard charts with the album of the same name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b basic information at Jazzstandards.com
- ↑ Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . 2007, p. 134.