ANN, THEN SOME….MORE FEMALE SONGWRITERS
Continuing with our female songwriters of the 1920s-30s, ANN RONELL is notable not only for her music (she wrote both music and lyrics), but for the oddity of having been both born and died on Christmas day (in 1905 and 1993). Here is my favorite of her songs, which she wrote in 1932 and dedicated to her friend, George Gershwin:
In the same Great Depression year, she kept the wolf from her door by writing lyrics to this song featured in the Walt Disney “Silly Symphonies” cartoon, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS:
Another December baby (Dec. 3 1909), DANA SUESSE composed many songs, including the instrumental Jazz Nocturne, which (with lyrics added by Edward Heyman in 1932) became this standard:
There’s more, but I will save the best one for last (in this series). Hint: the day I publish that post will be a Fields day.
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calmkate 5:48 am on December 27, 2019 Permalink |
Love those little piggies, I know the chorus but hadn’t heard the whole song before!
That last song is sensual 🙂
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mistermuse 10:19 am on December 27, 2019 Permalink |
WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF is one of the few songs (that I can think of off the top of my head) written for a movie cartoon that became a big hit. Another was POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN.
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calmkate 7:09 pm on December 27, 2019 Permalink
yes well known and loved by our era 🙂
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America On Coffee 8:13 pm on December 27, 2019 Permalink |
Nice reflections!
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mistermuse 12:21 am on December 28, 2019 Permalink |
Thank you for the nice comment, AOC.
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America On Coffee 5:15 am on December 28, 2019 Permalink
Well wishes and a superb enjoyment, dear friend into the New Year!💕 Cheers!
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mistermuse 11:40 am on December 28, 2019 Permalink
Like-wise, AOC (I’ve mentioned this before, so pardon me for repeating myself, but my Like button to comments isn’t working –that’s why I “can’t” Like readers’ comments).
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Elizabeth 5:23 pm on December 28, 2019 Permalink |
I remember the Chad and Jeremy version well, never knowing it was an old song written by a woman. Thanks for the Big Bad Wolf clip. I loved that song as a kid and had it on a little Golden record we played on our little record player at 78rpm.
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mistermuse 6:00 pm on December 28, 2019 Permalink |
I remember the little Golden records for children — not when I was a kid, but as a record collector, when a few fell into my hands as part of other collections I’d buy. I think that later, there were also 45 rpm Golden records. Record players eventually played at 78, 45 & 33 1/3 rpm, and I still own a few.
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Elizabeth 9:17 pm on December 28, 2019 Permalink
I have many. Never thought of them being part of a collection for sale.
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Silver Screenings 3:43 pm on January 19, 2020 Permalink |
I’m going to be humming “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf” for the rest of the day, and that thought alone makes my entire day. 🙂
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