Artist: Ruby Hill & Harold Nicholas
Author: Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer
Label: Capitol
Year: 1946
In musical St. Louis Woman, boycotted by the NAACP for stretching all too obvious racial prejudices. The show was a failure, apart from this song.
Covers:
Tommy Dorsey [vocal: Sy Oliver; first recording (for RCA Victor)]
Margaret Whiting [the daughter of Richard Whiting, composer of Hooray For Hollywood, On The Good Ship Lollipop and Till We Meet Again; second version released (on Capitol)]
Frank Sinatra [on V-disc]
Dick Haymes with Helen Forrest [for Decca]
Anita O'Day [with Jimmy Guiffre's band]
Ray Charles [and in '83 in film The King Of Comedy]
John Walker [Walker Brother solo]
Johnny Mercer [author]
Return To Forever [also with Chick Corea]
Bette Midler [in film For The Boys]
Don Henley [in film Leaving Las Vegas]
Alison Eastwood [in film Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil; situated in Savannah, GA, coauthor Johnny Mercer's hometown]
Barbra Streisand [with John Mayer]
Renée Zellweger [in film Judy]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)