Nobody's Sweetheart Now

"Nobody's Sweetheart"
Song
PublishedFebruary 4, 1924 (1924-02-04) ©Jack Mills, Inc., New York.
Songwriter(s)Gus Kahn and Ernie Erdman
Composer(s)Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel
1924 sheet music cover, Mills Music, New York.

"Nobody's Sweetheart", also known as "Nobody's Sweetheart Now" and "You're Nobody's Sweetheart Now", is a popular song, written in 1924, with music by Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel, and lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ernie Erdman. The song is a jazz and pop standard.

Background

The song was introduced by Ted Lewis in the Broadway revue The Passing Show of 1923.[1] The song was duly published in 1924 by Mills Music in New York by Jack Mills. It was first recorded on February 22, 1924 by Isham Jones and his Orchestra and released on Brunswick Records as a 78 single.[2]

Joel Whitburn assessed the early popular recordings of the song as being by Isham Jones (1924); Red Nichols (1928); Paul Whiteman (1930); Cab Calloway (1931); and by The Mills Brothers (1931).[3]

The song was used as the theme for the Joan Davis Time program on old-time radio.[4]

Other recordings

The song is a jazz and pop standard recorded by the following musicians:

Film appearances

References

  1. ^ Fuller, Bill. "In Tune". earlyjas.org. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Nobody's Sweetheart Now. Second Hand Songs.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 559. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 371. ISBN 9780195076783. Retrieved 4 August 2018. Joan Davis Time.
  5. ^ Rayno, Don (2003). Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music Vol. 1: 1890-1930. Maryland, USA: Scarecrow Press. p. 671. ISBN 0-8108-4579-2.
  6. ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection "John Serry Sextette" Audio recording for RCA Thesaurus of arrangements and performances by John Serry at the RCA Victor Studios in 1954 p. 18-19 The John J. Serry Sr. Collection archived at the University of Rochester
  12. ^ Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection "John Serry Sextette" audio recording for RCA Thesaurus of arrangements and performances by John Serry at the RCA Victor Sudios in 1954 p. 18 The John J. Serry Sr. Collection archived at the University of Rochester
  13. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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