Honeymoon (Joe Howard song)

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"Honeymoon" is a 1929 hit popular song written and sung by Joe Howard. [1] [2] His co-writers were Will Howard and Frank R. Adams. The song was revived for the 1947 biopic I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now sung by June Haver. [3]

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References

  1. Billboard - Jan 18, 1947 "JOE HOWARD'S GAY NINETIES REVUE (De Luxe 18) A name to reckon with since the gas-lit days of the gay nineties, ... Other everlastings include Saturday Night, Goodbye My 'Lady Love, Honeymoon, Hello Ma Baby, What's the Use of Dreaming..."
  2. The Complete Entertainment Discography, from the Mid-1890s to 1942 Brian A. L. Rust, Allen G. Debus - 1973
  3. James Robert Parish, Michael R. Pitts Hollywood Songsters: Garland to O'Connor 0415943337- - 2003 Page 369 "(1947), the fictional biography of 1890s' composer Joseph E. "Joe" Howard (played by Mark Stevens). June portrays an entertainer who performs many of Howard's tunes (the title song, "Honeymoon," and "What's the Use of Dreaming")"