Trav'lin' Light (song)
"Trav'lin' Light" | ||||
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Single by Billie Holiday, Paul Whiteman | ||||
Released | 1942 | |||
Recorded | 1942 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
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Billie Holiday, Paul Whiteman singles chronology | ||||
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"Trav'lin' Light" is a 1942 song composed by Trummy Young and Jimmy Mundy with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Background
When Whiteman and his band arrived at Capitol Records' studio for a recording session, Trummy Young brought along his girlfriend, Billie Holiday. Songwriter Johnny Mercer, one of the co-founders of the new label, discovered that Young had a newly written tune with him. Mercer quickly wrote lyrics for it and gave it a title so Holiday could record it with the band. The record label identified the singer as 'Lady Day,' Holiday's nickname, because she was under contract with another label.
Chart performance
In 1942, with vocals by
Personnel
The song was recorded in Los Angeles on June 12, 1942 by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. The personnel on the recording were: Monty Kelly, Larry Neill, Don Waddilove (tp), Skip Layton, Murray McEachern, Trummy Young (tb), Alvy West, Dan D’Andrea, Lennie Hartman, Lester Young (Reeds) Buddy Weed (p), Mike Pingitore (g), Artie Shapiro (b), Willie Rodriguez (d), Unknown string section, Billie Holiday (v), Jimmy Mundy (arr), and Paul Whiteman (conductor).[5]
See also
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1942 (U.S.)
References
- ^ "Song artist 13 - Paul Whiteman". Tsort.info. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Song artist 177 - Billie Holiday". Tsort.info. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 622.
- ^ "78 RPM - Paul Whiteman - Trav'lin' Light / All for You - V Disc - USA - 286". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ "Trav'lin' Light". Songbook1.wordpress.com. 31 December 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2021.