Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)

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"Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)"
Song by Ruby Keeler (stage versions feature Duke Ellington Orchestra)
Recorded1929
Genre Jazz standard, instrumental
Composer(s) George Gershwin
Lyricist(s) Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn

Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn. It was introduced in 1929 by Ruby Keeler (as Dixie Dugan) in Florenz Ziegfeld's musical Show Girl . [1] The stage performances were accompanied by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. [2] On the show's opening night in Boston on June 25, 1929, Keeler's husband and popular singer Al Jolson suddenly stood up from his seat in the third row and sang a chorus of the song, much to the surprise of the audience and Gershwin himself. [3] Jolson recorded the song a few days later on July 6, 1929, and his rendition rose to number nine on the charts of the day. [4]

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Other notable recordings

A popular jazz standard, the song has been recorded by:

Film appearances

The song is the namesake of Liza Minnelli, who performed the number at her 2008-9 concert Liza's at The Palace...! . It is also included in the 2015 Broadway musical An American in Paris, a joke on the mispronunciation of "Lise" - the female lead's name - by the American Jerry Mulligan.

Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappeli's licensed version appears as a song in Bioshock (2007). Players will hear it upon activating a jukebox in the level, and will hear its notable tune during the Farmer's Market section. Featured in-game, the song has been slowed down [27] whilst the original recording is played at slightly faster speed. [28]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Tyle, Chris. "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away))". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. ↑ Jasen, David A. (2002). A Century of American Popular Music: 2000 Best-Loved and Remembered Songs (1899–1999). Taylor & Francis. p. 121. ISBN   0-415-93700-0.
  3. ↑ Goldman, Herbert G. (1988). Jolson : The Legend Comes To Life . New York: Oxford University Press. pp.  191-192. ISBN   0-19-506329-5.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  235. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  5. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Django Reinhardt Discography". djangopedia.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ Goldman, Herbert G. (1988). Jolson : The Legend Comes To Life . New York: Oxford University Press. p.  390. ISBN   0-19-506329-5.
  17. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  18. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  19. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  20. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Music of the BioShock series", Wikipedia, 2021-07-23, retrieved 2021-08-08
  26. ↑ Django Reinhardt - Liza, 13 October 2009, retrieved 2021-08-08
  27. ↑ Django Reinhardt - Liza, 13 October 2009, retrieved 2021-08-08
  28. ↑ Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) (Digitally Remastered), 19 June 2018, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-08-08

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