My One and Only (1927 song)

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"My One and Only" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1927 musical Funny Face where it was introduced by Fred Astaire, Betty Compton and Gertrude McDonald. [1] It was originally titled "(What Am I Gonna Do) If You Turn Me Down?"

Notable recordings

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 62, 236. ISBN   0-313-29010-5.
  2. ↑ "Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings". University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Andrews & Bayly (2000). Catalogue of HMV "B" Series Records. Norfolk, England: City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society Ltd. OCLC   47117798.



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