Row, row, row
Row, Row, Row is a pop song written by James V. Monaco (music) and William Jerome (lyrics) and published in 1912.
background
The Tin Pan Alley songwriting team Monaco and Jerome wrote Row, Row, Row as Show Tune for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912 , which premiered on October 21, 1912. The song was presented by Elizabeth Price. The first verses of the song are:
Young Johnnie Jones, he had a cute little boat,
And all the girlies he would take for a float;
He had girlies on the shore,
Sweet little peaches by the score.
First recordings and later cover versions
Musicians who covered the song from 1912 onwards included Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan (Edison 50105-L), the American Quartet (Victor 17295) and Ada Jones (1913). The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 22 (as of 2015) cover versions in the field of jazz , including a. by Dick Robertson , Mitchell Ayres , Red Nichols , Ray Colignon , Dick Hyman , Jack Constanzo , Bob Scobey , Julie London / Jimmy Rowles , Bobby Darin , Pearl Bailey , Al Hirt , Turk Murphy and Stix Hooper . Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter interpreted Row, Row, Row in the feature film Two Weeks With Love (1950). Row, Row, Row also found use in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1937) and The Eddie Cantor Story (1953). Even the old-time musicians Lowe Stokes coverte the song.
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Information at the National Library of Australia
- ^ David A. Jasen, Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song . 2004, p. 451.
- ^ Stanley Appelbaum: "Peg O 'My Heart" and Other Favorite Song Hits, 1912 & 1913 , p. 99
- ↑ 500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics , edited by Ronald Herder. 2012, p. 300.
- ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)
- ^ Alan Gevinson: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 . 1997, p. 307