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Arnold Rypens
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Artist: Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts
Author: Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer
Label: Paramount
Year: 1944
In blackface in film Here Come The Waves, an out and out propaganda war movie. Lyrics inspired by the sermon of a black preacher from Savannah, GA, home of lyricist Johnny Mercer.
Covers:
Johnny Mercer [author; first recording, for Capitol; n°1 US]
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters [n°2 US]
Ella Fitzgerald [with the Billy May orchestra]
Harold Arlen [on lp Harold Sings Arlen 'With Friends)]
Clint Eastwood [in his film Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil]
Al Jarreau [title track cd]
Jools Holland [with Rumer]
Jennifer Hudson [in Aretha Franklin biopic Respect]
Van Morrison [title track lp]
Just like his partner Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer used to record his own compositions, a rarity in pre Beatles & Stones days. Other Arlen/Mercer compositions: Blues In The Night, Come Rain Or Come Shine, One For My Baby (And One More For The Road), This Time The Dream's On Me and That Old Black Magic. See also: Stormy Weather.
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)