Breezin' Along with the Breeze
| "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" | |
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 Sheet music cover featuring Clarice Catlett, 1926 | |
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| Published | 1926 |
| Songwriter(s) | Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, and Richard Whiting |
"Breezin' Along with the Breeze" is a popular song written by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, and Richard Whiting; it was published in 1926. Popular versions in 1926 and 1927 were by Johnny Marvin, Abe Lyman, the Revelers and Hoosier Hot Shots.[1]
The song was used as a signature tune by Fred Waring.[2]
Film appearances
- Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) where it was sung by Dennis Morgan and Ann Sheridan (dubbed by Lynn Martin).
- The Jazz Singer (1952)[3]
- It was used as the theme song for the hit 1954 MGM film The Long, Long Trailer.
- The Helen Morgan Story aka Both Ends of the Candle (1957) – sung by Ann Blyth (dubbed by Gogi Grant)
- Warner Brothers, A few lines were sung by actor Sean Garrison.
- Friendly Neighbors, 1940 Republic Pictures film in the Weaver Brothers and Elviry series of rural comedies. Sung by Cliff (Ukelele Ike) Edwards.
Other notable recordings
- Perry Como – included in his album So Smooth (1955)
- Nat King Cole (1955)[4]
- Bing Crosby – recorded the song in 1956[5] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[6] Later another version was included in his album That's What Life Is All About (1975)
- The Four Lads – for their album Breezin' Along (1958)[7]
- Kay Starr – in the album Kay Starr: Jazz Singer (1960)[8]
- Eddie Fisher (1961)[9]
- Brook Benton – for his album There Goes That Song Again (1962)[10]
- Sue Raney – Breathless (1997), Sue Raney Volume II (2004)
References
- ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Reynolds, Fred (1982). The Crosby Collection. Gateshead, UK: John Joyce. p. 174.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
External links
- "Just Breezin' Along With The Breeze", Missouri Jazz Band (Domino 3747, 1926)—Internet Archive.
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