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"Dingbat the Singing Cat"
Single by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
B-side"Happy Journey" [1]
Released1946
Recorded1946
Genre Pop
Length3:06
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Al Hoffman, Ted Mossman

"Dingbat the Singing Cat" is a 1940s pop song by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, [2] adapted from Prokofiev's " Peter and the Wolf".

History

Adapted and arranged from the Russian Composer Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale " Peter and the Wolf" with music and lyrics by Al Hoffman and Ted Mossman, it was recorded in 1946 by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra. [3] Performed in the swing style, it features on vocals Stuart Wade, Glenn Hughes and the Martin Men. [1]

Release details

Released by RCA Victor in June 1946 as a 78rpm 10" shellac recording, it was the 'A' side of catalog number 20-1908 ('B' side was Happy Journey). [1]

Other recordings

In 2007, it was remixed by independent artist Dalt Wisney and released on the EP 'Lifetime Psychedelic Dance Lessons' [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Discogs.com". Discogs. June 1946. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Records - We got 'em". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Freddy Martin - Dingbat the Singing Cat". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 June 1946. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Bandcamp.com". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Dingbat the Singing Cat"
Single by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
B-side"Happy Journey" [1]
Released1946
Recorded1946
Genre Pop
Length3:06
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Al Hoffman, Ted Mossman

"Dingbat the Singing Cat" is a 1940s pop song by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, [2] adapted from Prokofiev's " Peter and the Wolf".

History

Adapted and arranged from the Russian Composer Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale " Peter and the Wolf" with music and lyrics by Al Hoffman and Ted Mossman, it was recorded in 1946 by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra. [3] Performed in the swing style, it features on vocals Stuart Wade, Glenn Hughes and the Martin Men. [1]

Release details

Released by RCA Victor in June 1946 as a 78rpm 10" shellac recording, it was the 'A' side of catalog number 20-1908 ('B' side was Happy Journey). [1]

Other recordings

In 2007, it was remixed by independent artist Dalt Wisney and released on the EP 'Lifetime Psychedelic Dance Lessons' [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Discogs.com". Discogs. June 1946. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Records - We got 'em". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Freddy Martin - Dingbat the Singing Cat". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 June 1946. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Bandcamp.com". Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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