Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone

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"Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone"
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Published1917
Songwriter(s) Irving Berlin

"Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone" is a World War I era song written by Irving Berlin and published as sheet music in 1917. [1] [2] The song, recorded by Al Jolson for Columbia Records (catalog No. A-2124) on September 19, 1916 [3] was very popular that year. [4] [5] Jolson recorded it again for Decca Records (catalog No. 24398) on December 5, 1947. [6]

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References

  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: a History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 239. ISBN   0899509525.
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Jefferson, North Carolina: MacFarland & Company, Inc. p. 603. ISBN   9780786427994.
  3. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  4. Kimball, Robert; Emmet, Linda (2000). The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  233. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  6. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.