Lucky Lindy!
| "Lucky Lindy" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1927 |
| Songwriter(s) | Composer: Abel Baer Lyricist: L. Wolfe Gilbert |
"Lucky Lindy" is a song composed by Abel Baer, with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. It was published by Harmony in 1927.[1] The song was the first to celebrate Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis and his landing in Paris.[2]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
References
- ^ Baer, Abel, L W. Gilbert, Al Sherman, Jack Kaufman, and Howard E. Johnson. Lucky Lindy. Bridgeport, Conn.: Harmony, 1927. Sound recording. OCLC 299170374
- ^ Jasen, David A. Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and Their Times: the Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine, 1988, page 190. ISBN 1556110995 OCLC 18135644
Bibliography
- Holloway, Diane, and Bob Cheney. American History in Song: Lyrics from 1900 to 1945. San Jose: Authors Choice Press, 2001. ISBN 0595193315 OCLC 49622031
- Jasen, David A. Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and Their Times : the Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine, 1988. ISBN 1556110995. OCLC 18135644
- Tyler, Don. Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 2007. ISBN 9780786429462 OCLC 76961274
