The Wedding Samba

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The Wedding Samba is a samba written by Abraham Ellstein, Allan Small and Joseph Liebowitz and recorded by Carmen Miranda with participation of Andrews Sisters for Decca Records on December 12, 1949. [1]

Originally titled "The Wedding Rhumba", the music played by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra is part of the soundtrack of the film "On an Island with You" (1948) MGM. [2] [3] The song is based on the melody "Der Nayer Sher", [4] composed by Abraham Ellstein in 1940 and performed by The Barry Sisters.

Versions to reach the Billboard charts in 1950 were by Edmundo Ros (No. 16), Carmen Miranda & The Andrews Sisters ( who were number #23 in the "Official Top 100 Singles" on the Billboard music chart on January 28, 1950) [5] and Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (No. 28). [6]

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