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Artist: Joseph C. Smith
Author: Art Hickman
Label: Victor
Year: 1918
Written by Hickman in 1917 during his engagement at the luxurious Hotel St. Francis on San Francisco's Union Square. Named for the hotel's dining room.
Covers:
Art Hickman [author on Columbia]
Duke Ellington [the foundation for his In A Mellow Tone in '39]
Benny Goodman [with Charlie Christian]
Betty Hutton [vocal version; lyrics by Harry Williams; also in film Somebody Loves Me]
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)