WHISPERING

Created on 06/05/2004
Latest update on 26/03/2022

Artist: George Gershwin
Author: John Schoenberger/Malvin Schoenberger/Richard Coburn/Vincent Rose
Label: Mel-O-Dee
Year: 1919

Piano roll recording. Melody claimed by Ben Ali Haggin.

Covers:

1920:

Paul Whiteman [his first millionseller]

1928:

Red Nichols

1932:

Al Bowlly

1934:

Comedian Harmonists

1936:

Benny Goodman

1940:

Frank Sinatra [with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra]

1945:

Spade Cooley

1946:

Lena Horne

1947:

Boris Vian [as Ah! Si j'avais un franc cinquante]

1948:

Louis Armstrong

1949:

Patti Page

1949:

Harry Belafonte

1951:

Les Paul & Mary Ford

1951:

Miles Davis

1951:

Gordon Jenkins

1953:

Chet Baker

1957:

Bing Crosby

1961:

Chet Atkins

1963:

Nino Tempo & April Stevens

1963:

Bachelors

1965:

Brenda Lee

1966:

New Vaudeville Band

1976:

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band [intro Cherchez La Femme]

1993:

Gloria Estefan [idem]

1993:

Steve Howe

2002:

Beau Hunks

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