Charley, My Boy | |
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Song by Ted Fiorito | |
Text | Gus Kahn |
Publisher | J. Albert & Son |
Recorded | 1924 |
Scoring | Voice and piano |
"Charley, My Boy" is a song with music by Ted Fio Rito and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The Russo-FioRito Oriole Orchestra introduced the song in 1924. The most popular recording was released by Eddie Cantor. [1] The sheet music was published for voice and piano by Irving Berlin Inc., and in Australia by J. Albert & Son. [2]
The refrain is four lines, of which the first two are:
It is sung from the viewpoint of a woman enamored of a man whom she finds to be an exceptional lover, even better than Romeo:
On July 18, 1923, singing comedian Eddie Cantor recorded the song, which he released as a single on Columbia Records in 1924. [3] It was recorded by several of his contemporaries, including Billy Murray. Murray's version is wrapped inside a lively instrumental that is clearly intended for dancing the Charleston or other popular Jazz Age dances.[ citation needed] Murray's version featured a short instrumental interlude between the two sets of verses, which included a bar from an earlier Murray recording with a similar theme, also introduced by Eddie Cantor:
In 1949, "Charley" was recorded on the Decca Records label by the Andrews Sisters as the A-side of a single which had " She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (from the popular 1949 John Wayne movie of the same name) as the B-side. [4] It was also one of two theme songs used by the popular radio program The Spike Jones Show. [5]
It is now most easily found as a square dance tune, with at least three different publications, two by MacGregor and one by Hi Hat Records, the latter using the alternate spelling and punctuation "Charlie, My Boy." [6] Several of the old versions, including the performance by Billy Murray, are available on YouTube.
Charley, My Boy | |
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Song by Ted Fiorito | |
Text | Gus Kahn |
Publisher | J. Albert & Son |
Recorded | 1924 |
Scoring | Voice and piano |
"Charley, My Boy" is a song with music by Ted Fio Rito and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The Russo-FioRito Oriole Orchestra introduced the song in 1924. The most popular recording was released by Eddie Cantor. [1] The sheet music was published for voice and piano by Irving Berlin Inc., and in Australia by J. Albert & Son. [2]
The refrain is four lines, of which the first two are:
It is sung from the viewpoint of a woman enamored of a man whom she finds to be an exceptional lover, even better than Romeo:
On July 18, 1923, singing comedian Eddie Cantor recorded the song, which he released as a single on Columbia Records in 1924. [3] It was recorded by several of his contemporaries, including Billy Murray. Murray's version is wrapped inside a lively instrumental that is clearly intended for dancing the Charleston or other popular Jazz Age dances.[ citation needed] Murray's version featured a short instrumental interlude between the two sets of verses, which included a bar from an earlier Murray recording with a similar theme, also introduced by Eddie Cantor:
In 1949, "Charley" was recorded on the Decca Records label by the Andrews Sisters as the A-side of a single which had " She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (from the popular 1949 John Wayne movie of the same name) as the B-side. [4] It was also one of two theme songs used by the popular radio program The Spike Jones Show. [5]
It is now most easily found as a square dance tune, with at least three different publications, two by MacGregor and one by Hi Hat Records, the latter using the alternate spelling and punctuation "Charlie, My Boy." [6] Several of the old versions, including the performance by Billy Murray, are available on YouTube.