Once in a While (1937 song)

"Once in a While" is a popular song, written by Michael Edwards with lyrics by Bud Green. The song was published in 1937.

The song is a much-recorded standard. Tommy Dorsey's recording in 1937 went to number one in the United States.[1]

One of the best-known recordings was made by Patti Page in 1952 (on Mercury 5867). The song was revived in doo-wop style by the Chimes in 1960, and their version peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961.[1]

Other recordings

Year Performer Album Source
1937 Louis Armstrong [2]
1947 Sarah Vaughan [3]
1951 The Dinning Sisters [4]
1951 Joe Bushkin After Hours with Joe Bushkin
1958 Lem Winchester and Ramsey Lewis A Tribute to Clifford Brown [5]
1961 Stan Kenton The Romantic Approach
1967 Al Bishop and the Cold Fingers
1968 Ella Fitzgerald 30 by Ella [6]
1976 Bing Crosby Feels Good, Feels Right [7]
1984 Elkie Brooks Screen Gems [8]
1986 Cleo Laine That Old Feeling [9]
2010 Mose Allison The Way of the World[10]
2011 Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard book of top 40 hits (6 ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
  2. ↑ "Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra". The Red Hot Jazz Archive. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "1947-1949 - Sarah Vaughan". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Best of the Dinning Sisters". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tribute to Clifford Brown - Lem Winchester,Ramsey Lewis Trio". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "30 by Ella". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Feels Good, Feels Right - Bing Crosby". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Screen Gems - Elkie Brooks". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "That Old Feeling - Cleo Laine". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "The Way of the World - Mose Allison". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

See also

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