Blue Champagne
| "Blue Champagne" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with vocal chorus by Bob Eberly | |
| B-side | "All Alone and Lonely" |
| Released | 1941 |
| Recorded | 1941 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter(s) |
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"Blue Champagne" is a song written by Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton and Frank L. Ryerson[1] and recorded by American bandleader Jimmy Dorsey with his orchestra, featuring vocals by singer Bob Eberly.[2][3] It was released by Decca Records in 1941, backed with "All Alone and Lonely". It topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart on the week of September 27, 1941,[4] becoming Dorsey's fifth number-one single of that year.[5]
References
- ^ "Ascap.com". Ascap.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Tyler, Don (2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #3". 1972.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (2008). Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900–2000. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415977159. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Jimmy Dorsey". AllMusic. Complex. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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