Ole Buttermilk Sky

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Ole Buttermilk Sky is a song by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Jack Brooks (lyrics) released in 1946.

Carmichael and Brooks wrote Ole Buttermilk Sky for the western Fire on the Horizon (Original Title: Canyon Passage. 1946) directed by Jacques Tourneur , with Dana Andrews ; Brian Donlevy and Susan Hayward in the lead roles. Hoagy Carmichael introduces the song in the score. Ole Buttermilk Sky received an Oscar nomination for Best Song in 1947 .

Hoagy Carmichael

Carmichael himself did not believe that the spontaneously created song was suitable for the film and asked producer Walter Wanger not to use it. However, this was convinced of the success of the song; although Carmichael initially protested, the song was included in the film.

Hoagy Carmichael's record of the song with Lou Bring and His Orchestra was released on Decca 23769, coupled with Talking Is a Woman, and on Brunswick - 78er 03709, coupled with Huggin '& Chalkin'; it came to # 2 on the charts where it stayed for four weeks. The song became a number one hit in the USA in 1946 in the cover version of the Kay Kyser Orchestra with Mike Douglas ( Columbia 37073) .

In the opinion of the Carmichael biographer Richard Sudhalter , Ole Buttermilk Sky was difficult to play with its song structure and "wrong" western rhythm; however, he was recorded by several jazz musicians and singers. Was covered Ole Buttermilk Sky then u in the 1940s. a. by Helen Carroll ( RCA Victor 20-1982), Lonzo & Oscar (RCA Victor 20-2309), Danny O'Neil ( Majestic 7199), Rusty Draper ( Mercury 70938) and the Paul Weston Orchestra with Matt Dennis (Capitol 285) and Covered in the 1950s and 1960s by Nellie Lutcher (Liberty RLP 3014), Bill Black (Hi Records 2036) and The Four Freshmen . In later years Willie Nelson ( Stardust . 1978), Barbara Lea ( Hoagy's Children: Songs Of Hoagy Carmichael. 1981), Randy Carmichael ( Carmichael sings Carmichael. 1992) and Keith Ingham interpreted the song.

Web links

  • Inclusion in the catalog of the German National Library: DNB 359437346

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The 1947 Academy Awards in the Internet Movie Data Base
  2. ^ A b c Richard M. Sudhalter: Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael: The Life and Music. P. 257
  3. ↑ In addition to Lou Bring (drums), the musicians included Bobby Guy, Uan Rasey , Bruce Hudson (tp), Si Zentner , Ed Kuczborski (tb), Jack Mayhew, Skeets Herfurt (as), Dick Eccks, Mort Friedman (ts), Buddy Cole (p), Perry Botkin (g), Artie Shapiro (b), John Cyr (dr).
  4. ↑ List of the number one hits in the USA (1940–1949) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oldiehitparade.de
  5. ↑ Annual single charts USA (1941–1949) top ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oldiehitparade.de
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Records 1940–1955. Record Research, Menomonee Falls 1973, p. 33
  7. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 18, 2014)