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[[Image:My Buddy sheet music cover Al Jolson 1922.jpg|right|thumb|200px|1922 sheet music cover with image of singer [[Al Jolson]]]]
[[Image:My Buddy sheet music cover Al Jolson 1922.jpg|right|thumb|200px|1922 sheet music cover with image of singer [[Al Jolson]]]]


'''"My Buddy"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] with music written by [[Walter Donaldson]], and lyrics by [[Gus Kahn]]. The song was published in [[1922 in music|1922]] and early popular versions were by [[Henry Burr]] (1922), [[Ernest Hare]] (1923) and [[Ben Bernie]] (also 1923).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/553 553]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/553}}</ref>
'''"My Buddy"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] with music written by [[Walter Donaldson (songwriter)|Walter Donaldson]], and lyrics by [[Gus Kahn]]. The song was published in [[1922 in music|1922]] and early popular versions were by [[Henry Burr]] (1922), [[Ernest Hare]] (1923) and [[Ben Bernie]] (also 1923).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/553 553]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/553}}</ref>


==Other recorded versions==
==Other recorded versions==
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*[[Chet Baker]] (1953)
*[[Chet Baker]] (1953)
*[[Count Basie]] (1947)
*[[Count Basie]] (1947)
*[[Teresa Brewer]] - included in her album ''Music, Music, Music'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Teresa-Brewer-Music-Music-Music/master/598840|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Teresa Brewer]] – included in her album ''Music, Music, Music'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Teresa-Brewer-Music-Music-Music/master/598840|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Benny Carter]]
*[[Benny Carter]]
*[[Rosemary Clooney]] - included in her 1983 album ''[[My Buddy (album)|My Buddy]]''.
*[[Rosemary Clooney]] – included in her 1983 album ''[[My Buddy (album)|My Buddy]]''.
*[[Harry Connick Sr.]]
*[[Harry Connick Sr.]]
*[[Bing Crosby]] - recorded December 30, 1940 with [[Victor Young]] and his Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Bing Crosby]] – recorded December 30, 1940 with [[Victor Young]] and his Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[John Dankworth|Johnny Dankworth]] - ''Too Cool For The Blues'' (2010)
*[[John Dankworth|Johnny Dankworth]] – ''Too Cool For The Blues'' (2010)
*[[Bobby Darin]] - included in the album ''[[Oh! Look at Me Now (album)|Oh! Look at Me Now]]'' (1962)
*[[Bobby Darin]] - ''[[Oh! Look at Me Now (album)|Oh! Look at Me Now]]'' (1962).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001879313|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Doris Day]] - included in the album ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (album)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]'' (1951).
*[[Doris Day]] – included in the album ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (1951 album)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]'' (1951).
*[[Judith Durham]]
*[[Judith Durham]]
*[[Connie Francis]] (1963)
*[[Connie Francis]] (1963)
*[[Jimmy Forrest]] (1951)
*[[Jimmy Forrest (musician)|Jimmy Forrest]] (1951)
*[[Stan Getz]]
*[[Stan Getz]]
*[[Jackie Gleason]]
*[[Jackie Gleason]]
*[[Eydie Gormé]] - included in her album ''Eydie Gormé – Vamps The Roaring 20's'' (1958).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Eydie-Gorm%C3%A9-Vamps-The-Roaring-20s/master/354626|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Eydie Gormé]] – included in her album ''Eydie Gormé – Vamps The Roaring 20's'' (1958).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Eydie-Gorm%C3%A9-Vamps-The-Roaring-20s/master/354626|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Doctor John]] (1989)
*[[Doctor John]] (1989)
*[[Al Jolson]]
*[[Al Jolson]]
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*[[Mario Lanza]]
*[[Mario Lanza]]
*[[Lena Horne]]
*[[Lena Horne]]
*[[Sammy Kaye]] - with a vocal by Tommy Ryan, reached the Billboard charts briefly in 1942.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/250 250]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/250}}</ref>
*[[Sammy Kaye]] – with a vocal by Tommy Ryan, reached the Billboard charts briefly in 1942.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/250 250]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/250}}</ref>
*[[Guy Lombardo]]
*[[Guy Lombardo]]
*[[Glenn Miller]]
*[[Glenn Miller]]
*[[The Mills Brothers]] - for their album ''Mmmm ... The Mills Brothers'' (1958)<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mills-Brothers-Mmmm--The-Mills-Brothers/master/610427|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[The Mills Brothers]] – for their album ''Mmmm ... The Mills Brothers'' (1958)<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mills-Brothers-Mmmm--The-Mills-Brothers/master/610427|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Jaye P. Morgan]]
*[[Jaye P. Morgan]]
*[[Anne Murray]] - 2004 on [[I'll Be Seeing You (Anne Murray album)]]
*[[Anne Murray]] – 2004 on [[I'll Be Seeing You (Anne Murray album)]]
*[[Jimmy Nail]]
*[[Jimmy Nail]]
*[[Tony O'Malley (musician)|Tony O'Malley]]
*[[Tony O'Malley (musician)|Tony O'Malley]]
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*[[Kay Starr]]
*[[Kay Starr]]
*[[Sonny Stitt]]
*[[Sonny Stitt]]
*[[Barbra Streisand]] - on her 1974 album ''[[The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand album)|The Way We Were]]''.
*[[Barbra Streisand]] – on her 1974 album ''[[The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand album)|The Way We Were]]''.
*[[Mel Tormé]] (1949)
*[[Mel Tormé]] (1949)
*[[Billy Vaughn]]
*[[Billy Vaughn]]
*[[Jerry Jeff Walker]] - ''A Man Must Carry On'' (1977)
*[[Jerry Jeff Walker]] – ''A Man Must Carry On'' (1977)
*[[Barry White]]
*[[Barry White]]
*[[Bob Wills]]
*[[Bob Wills]]
*[[Glenn Frey]]
*[[Glenn Frey]] The lyrics are different than the original by Gus Kahn
*[[Jeff Healey]]
*[[Jeff Healey]]
*[[Arcade Fire]] (2004)
*[[Christina Grimmie]] for the movie ''[[The Matchbreaker]]'' (2016)
*[[Christina Grimmie]] for the movie ''[[The Matchbreaker]]'' (2016)
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==Film appearances==
==Film appearances==
*1927 ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]''
*1927 ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]''
*1951 ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (1951 film)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]'' - sung by [[Doris Day]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043669/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*1951 ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (1951 film)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]'' – sung by [[Doris Day]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043669/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
*1980 ''[[The Black Marble]]''
*1980 ''[[The Black Marble]]''
*"Blue Bell Boy", the 4th episode (aired 2012) of the [[Boardwalk Empire (season 3)|third season]] of [[HBO]]'s [[crime film|crime drama]] [[Boardwalk Empire]], ends with [[Al Capone]] singing the song to his deaf son, Sonny.
*"Blue Bell Boy", the 4th episode (aired 2012) of the [[Boardwalk Empire (season 3)|third season]] of [[HBO]]'s [[crime film|crime drama]] ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''; ends with [[Al Capone]] singing the song to his deaf son, Sonny.
*"Come On and Marry Me Bill", the 18th episode of the third season of [[Designing Women]] - [[Dixie Carter]]'s Julia Sugarbaker sings the song to [[Jean Smart]]'s Charlene Frazier, at Charlene's bachelorette party.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/m/mybuddy.shtml Song lyric]
* [http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/m/mybuddy.shtml Song lyric]

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[[Category:Songs with music by Walter Donaldson]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Walter Donaldson]]

Latest revision as of 10:20, 29 June 2024

1922 sheet music cover with image of singer Al Jolson

"My Buddy" is a popular song with music written by Walter Donaldson, and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was published in 1922 and early popular versions were by Henry Burr (1922), Ernest Hare (1923) and Ben Bernie (also 1923).[1]

Other recorded versions

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Film appearances

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 553. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Frank Sinatra Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 250. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  8. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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