| "Margie" | |
Victor 78, 18717-A, 1920 |
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| Music by | Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson |
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| Lyrics by | Benny Davis |
| Written | 1920 |
| Form | Jazz standard |
"Margie", also known as "My Little Margie", is a 1920 popular song. It was composed in collaboration by vaudeville performer and pianist Con Conrad and ragtime pianist J. Russel Robinson, a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Lyrics were written by Benny Davis, a vaudeville performer and songwriter. The song was introduced by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1920 as Victor 78, 18717-A, in a medley paired with "Singin' the Blues". The B side was "Palesteena".[1]
The song was published in 1920 and was named after the five-year-old daughter of singer and songwriter Eddie Cantor. Cantor is credited with popularizing the song with his 1921 recording that stayed at the top of the pop charts for five weeks.[2]
The song has appeared in the movies Stella Dallas (1937), Margie (1946) and The Eddie Cantor Story (1953).[2] The film was also used in a Phonofilm sound-on-film cartoon produced by Max Fleischer and released 30 October 1926.[3]
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Having been recorded by numerous artists, the song has become a jazz standard. Among the people who have recorded the tune are Ray Barretto, Bix Beiderbecke, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Mercer, Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Frank Crumit, Erroll Garner, Claude Hopkins, Ted Lewis, Jimmie Lunceford, Shelly Manne, Oscar Peterson, Benny Goodman, André Ekyan (with Django Reinhardt), Don Redman, Fats Domino, Charlie Shavers, Jimmy Smith, Jo Stafford and Joe Venuti.[2]