The Birth of the Blues
Popular song from 1926
"The Birth of the Blues" is a popular 1926 song composed by Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown. It was used in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals of 1926.[1] It was recorded in its debut year by Paul Whiteman (with vocals by Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord and Austin "Skin" Young), Harry Richman, and The Revelers.[2]
In popular culture
- 1941 Birth of the Blues - sung by Bing Crosby
- 1948 When My Baby Smiles at Me
- 1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
- 1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free - danced by Sheree North and Jacques d'Amboise
- 1957 Birth of the Blues - sung by Frank Sinatra
- It is featured in Season 3 of House of Cards, where it is performed by President Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey.
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- Christmas with the Rat Pack
- Live & Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
- Mr. Wonderful
- Porgy and Bess
- Robin and the 7 Hoods
- Golden Boy
- Sweet Charity
- Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
- "Inka Dinka Doo"
- "Hey There"
- "And This Is My Beloved"
- "The Birth of the Blues"
- "Something's Gotta Give"
- "Love Me or Leave Me"
- "That Old Black Magic"
- "Too Close for Comfort"
- "All of You"
- "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'"
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
- "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
- "Me and My Shadow"
- "As Long as She Needs Me"
- "If I Ruled the World"
- "Hello, Dolly!"
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
- "I've Gotta Be Me"
- "The Candy Man"
- "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
- "Singin' in the Rain"
- "That's Entertainment!"
- "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!"
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