Fascinating Rhythm
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"Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song.
The music was written by George Gershwin, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was published in 1924.
It was first introduced by Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good.[1] The Astaires also recorded the song in 1926, with George Gershwin on the piano.
A large number of recorded versions exist. One of the rarest recordings is one by Joe Bari (a pseudonym of Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett) for Leslie Records in 1949 and issued as catalog number 919 with "Vieni Qui" as the flip side.
External link: Newly discovered — Tony's first single under the name of Joe Bari!
[edit] Recorded versions
- Maxene Andrews
- Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire
- Fred Astaire
- Tony Bennett (1949, as Joe Bari)
- Georgia Brown,
- The Carpenters
- Petula Clark
- Rosemary Clooney
- Xavier Cugat
- Vic Damone
- Tommy Dorsey
- Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
- Les Elgart
- Percy Faith
- Michael Feinstein
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Wayne Fontana
- The Four Tops
- Judy Garland
- George Gershwin
- Jack Gibbons
- Benny Goodman
- Stephane Grappelli
- Ted Heath
- The Hi-Lo's
- Earl Hines
- Dick Hyman
- Salena Jones
- Stan Kenton
- Lee Konitz
- André Kostelanetz
- Cleo Laine
- Enoch Light
- Herbie Mann
- Billy May
- Susannah McCorkle
- Maureen McGovern
- Red Norvo
- Virginia O'Brien
- Art Pepper
- Oscar Peterson
- John Pizzarelli
- André Previn
- Buddy Rich
- George Shearing
- Stuff Smith
- The Spinners
- Claude Thornhill
- Mel Tormé
- Caterina Valente
- Sarah Vaughan
- Paul Whiteman
- Jane Monheit and Mark O'Connor
- Jamie Cullum
[edit] References
- ^ Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, p.57. ISBN 0-313-29010-5.
[edit] External link
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