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"Lullaby of the Leaves" is a musical composition by composer Bernice Petkere and lyricist Joe Young. A Tin Pan Alley song first performed in 1932, the jazz standard is considered the biggest critical and commercial success of Petkere's composing career. [1] [2] The song was a hit for George Olsen and his Music in 1932. [3]
Her songs have been recorded by Kurt Elling, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Queen Latifah, Vic Damone, Betty Carter, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (together, in an instrumental version), Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier (together, in an instrumental version), Harry Belafonte, The Ventures, and ...
L&J's version of "Lullaby of the Leaves", released in 1932. In 1934, Clarence Johnstone became embroiled in a highly publicized divorce case, involving the wife of the popular orchestra leader and violinist Albert Sandler.
Joe Young (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939) [1] was an American lyricist, born in New York as Joseph Judewitz to immigrant Jewish parents. [1] In 1911, he began his career as a singer and song-plugger for various music publishers. [1]
The song has been a staple of his live set ever since and is included on many of his live releases. A sample of "My Woman", recorded by Bowlly with Lew Stone in November 1932, appeared on White Town's UK chart topper "Your Woman" (1997). Al Bowlly’s rendition of the song “Guilty” was used in the Jean-Pierre Jeunet film, Amélie (2001).
Devil May Care (also rereleased as Lullaby of the Leaves) is the debut album by American jazz vocalist Teri Thornton featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 for the Riverside label. [ 1 ]
[3]: 11 "Lullaby of the Leaves" has just Farmer and bassist Williams for the first chorus, while the flugelhorn joins the latter half of the choruses by bass and piano. [3]: 11 "Kayin'" features strong playing by Williams and is an acknowledgement of the album's producer, Kay Norton. [3]: 11
The Leaves were an American garage rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley, California, in 1964. [1] They are best known for their version of the song " Hey Joe ", which was a hit in 1966. Theirs is the earliest release of this song, which became a rock standard.