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"After You've Gone" was written in 1918 by Creamer and Layton. The 1918 recording by Marion Harris was a hit. It has become a jazz standard performed by many others including Ella Fitzgerald and Fats Waller. I've decided to include the first verse and the refrain (which often stands on its own). I'm also trying out a new mic. I think the sound is much better, but I'm sure I'll find ways to tweak it as I use it more.
[youtube=http://youtu.be/y6-fgUDzD1g] Time for another ukulele strum-and-sing video from my public domain project. This very popular tin pan alley tune was penned by Gus Edwards and Edward Madden in 1909 and then popularized again in the 1950s by Doris Day.
Here's another tin pan alley tune for my public domain project. This one is perhaps the most famous of those I've recorded so far. George M. Cohan wrote this tune for his musical Little Johnny Jones in 1904; wherein he sang this song in the title role. It has been performed by many, including Billy Murray in a 1904 recording, James Cagney for the 1942 movie Yankee Doodle Dandy, and Judy Garland in 1966 for the Sammy Davis, Jr. Show.
It's been a whole week since I've posted! I'm working on several posts, but none are ready quite yet. Here's my latest video to tide you over.
This song is a gem by Irving Berlin from 1921. Early recordings of "All By Myself" were by Aileen Stanley and Earnest Hare, but it's been recorded by many others including Ella Fitzgerald. It had a resurgence in popularity in the late 1940s when Bing Crosby sang it in the film Blue Skies.
Here's a little tin pan alley tune I recorded a few weeks ago. It's "For Me and My Gal" Music by George W. Meyer, words by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz, written in 1917. I hope you enjoy it! For more ukulele tunes see my Youtube channel.