Dear Old Southland
"Dear Old Southland" is a 1921 jazz standard. It was composed by Turner Layton, with lyrics by Henry Creamer.[1] It uses basically the same melody as the song Deep River. Popular recordings in 1922 were by Paul Whiteman and by Vernon Dalhart.[2]
Other recordings
- Louis Armstrong recorded the song on April 5, 1930 for Okeh Records (catalog No. 41454).[3] Armstrong recorded the song again in 1956 for the album Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography.[4]
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - December 4, 1933 for Victor Records (catalog No. 24501).[5]
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - June 25, 1935 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25136).[6]
- Paul Robeson - September 26, 1939 for Victor Records (catalog No. 26741).[7]
- Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Quartet - March 27, 1940 for the Blue Note label (catalog No. 13).[8]
- Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, Our Man in New Orleans.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Dear Old Southland". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com/. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Retrieved April 10, 2013.
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