Swingin' Down the Lane

"Swingin' Down the Lane"
Single by Isham Jones' Orchestra
B-side	"Who's Sorry Now?"
Published	February 26, 1923 (1923-02-26) Leo Feist, Inc. [1]
Released	July 1923 (1923-07)
Recorded	May 4, 1923 (1923-05-04) [2]
Studio	Brunswick Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City
Genre	American dance music, jazz
Length	2:59
Label	Brunswick 2438
Composer(s)	Isham Jones
Lyricist(s)	Gus Kahn
Isham Jones' Orchestra singles chronology
"Broken Hearted Melody" (1923) "Swingin' Down the Lane" (1923) "When You Walked Out, Someone Else Walked Right In" (1923)
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Recording of Swingin' Down the Lane, performed by the Isham Jones' Orchestra (1923) file help

"Swingin' Down the Lane" is a 1923 song composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn. ^[3] Jones' instrumental version was second to "March of the Wooden Soldiers" in the list of top songs for 1923. Other popular versions in 1923 were by Ben Bernie, and The Columbians. ^[4]

The 1923 sound recordings of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024. ^[5]

Other notable recordings

• Bing Crosby - recorded November 27, 1947 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. ^[6]
• Frank Sinatra - included in his album Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956) ^[7]
• Perry Como - for his album We Get Letters (1957) ^[8]
• Kay Starr - for her album Movin'! (1959). ^[9]
• Frankie Avalon - for his album Summer Scene (1960) ^[10]
• Vic Damone - included in his album On the Swingin' Side (1960) ^[11]

Film appearances

• 1944 Greenwich Village - performed by Vivian Blaine and Don Ameche
• 1947 Mother Wore Tights - sung by Mona Freeman (dubbed by Imogene Lynn), Robert Arthur and chorus
• 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams - sung during the montage with the kids

References

1. "Catalog of Copyrights183libr directory listing". archive.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
2. "Brunswick matrix 10564-10566. Swingin' down the lane / Isham Jones Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
3. "Swingin' Down the Lane. An Old-Fashioned Song With a Fox Trot Swing". Johns Hopkins University, Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  588. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
5. "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.
6. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
7. "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
8. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
9. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
10. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
11. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.