When My Baby Smiles at Me (song)

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"When My Baby Smiles at Me"
Song
Published1920
Songwriter(s) Andrew B. Sterling, Ted Lewis
Composer(s) Bill Munro

When My Baby Smiles at Me is the name of a popular song with music by Bill Munro and words by Andrew B. Sterling and Ted Lewis, that was published by Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing in 1920. It was interpolated into the Broadway show The Greenwich Village Follies (1919) [1] and was the first big hit for clarinettist, vocalist and comedian Ted Lewis (1892–1971). Ted Lewis's jazz band recording in 1920 for Columbia Records, became his signature tune, and spent 18 weeks on the charts (seven weeks at No. 1). [2] Ted Lewis re-recorded it several times over the years and his 1938 version for Decca also charted briefly. [3] The tune was also covered by other artists of the time.

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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra played a brief (43-second) honky-tonk version of When My Baby Smiles at Me during their 1938 Carnegie Hall concert. [4] [5]

Appearances in films

Other notable recordings

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References

  1. ↑ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  274. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  4. ↑ "Archive.org: Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert" . Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Archive.org: Benny Goodman At Carnegie Hall 1938 Columbia Records SL 160" . Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
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  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  607. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  9. ↑ "Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR)" . Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  10. ↑ "Archive.org: Sunny Clapp & His Band O' Sunshine 78rpm Collection" . Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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