Our Don Bradman
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"Our Don Bradman" is a 1930 song by
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The song celebrates
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The song was recorded with a vocal by Art Leonard[4] and released in July 1930 by Regal. Some of O'Hagan's verses were omitted. On the B-side was another cricket song, "Our Eleven", written by Jack Lumsdaine.[5] The sheet music was released at the same time, just as Bradman scored a triple-century in a Test match in England, and sold 40,000 copies in a few days.[6] A piano roll was also released that month, recorded by Laurel Pardey.[7]
The song quickly became popular and within a few weeks was being performed at community concerts around Australia.[8] When Bradman returned to his home town of Bowral in November 1930 after the triumphant tour of England, the band at the civic reception played "Our Don Bradman".[9]
The song was voted number one by teenage listeners of radio station 2UW in Sydney in 1967 after it was played as a joke for a listener who had sent it in.[10]
Sources
- ISBN 0521823846.
- ^ a b c ""Don Bradman." [song and music videos, 1 September 1932]"". The Institute of Australian Culture. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Our Don Bradman", Banyule Primary School [unreliable source?] - ^ "Don Bradman". The Queenslander: 42. 1 September 1932. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Banish the Budget Blues, a song from the Great Depression". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ de Noskowski, L. (19 July 1930). "New records". Sydney Morning Herald: 10. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Still another record of our Don Bradman ... but this time on Regal [Advertisement]". The Sun: 14. 16 July 1930. Retrieved 21 February 2018. - ^ Golby, Benjamin. "Let the records show". Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Player piano rolls". Sydney Morning Herald: 8. 22 July 1930. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Ridgley Ball". Advocate: 7. 30 October 1930. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Children's concert: Shepparton East School". Shepparton Advertiser: 4. 6 October 1930. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Unemployment Relief Committee: Successful children's concert". Transcontinental: 3. 14 November 1930. Retrieved 24 February 2018. - ^ "Don Bradman: Famous cricketer comes home". Sydney Morning Herald: 13. 5 November 1930. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Staff reporter (17 February 2022). "From the archives, 1967: Sir Don in the 'Top Thirty'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2022.