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| name = Johnny One Note
"'''Johnny One Note'''" is a 1937 [[show tune]] from the 1937 [[Rodgers and Hart]] musical ''[[Babes in Arms]]'', where it was introduced by [[Wynn Murrary]]. [[Judy Garland]] sang it in the [[Babes in Arms (film)|film version]], released in 1939.
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| writer = [[Lorenz Hart]]
| composer = [[Richard Rodgers]]
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"'''Johnny One Note'''" is a 1937 [[show tune]] from the 1937 [[Rodgers and Hart]] musical ''[[Babes in Arms]]'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hischak|first1=Thomas|title=The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia|date=2007|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0313341403|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=CsbEP_Mu50EC&pg=PA138 138]}}</ref> where it was introduced by Wynn Murray. [[Judy Garland]] sang it in the Rodgers & Hart biopic ''[[Words and Music (1948 film)|Words and Music]]'' (1948).<ref>{{cite web|author=Gilliland, John. |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633211/m1/#track/5 |title=Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #21 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library |publisher=Digital.library.unt.edu |date=197X |accessdate=2021-02-11}}</ref>


Popular recordings in 1937 were by [[Hal Kemp]] & His Orchestra (vocal by [[Skinnay Ennis]]) and by [[Victor Young]] and His Orchestra (vocal by Bobby Dolan).<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/534 534]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/534}}</ref>
The lyrics for Johnny One Note tells a story that Johnny sang with a band and could only sing one note. Here is the first stanza and chorus:


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==Other notable recordings==
'''Johnny could only sing one note
*[[Judy Garland]] – single release for MGM Records (catalog No. 30172) b/ ''[[I Wish I Were in Love Again]]'' (1948).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Online Discographical Project |url=http://www.78discography.com/MGM30000.htm |website=78discography.com |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
'''And the note he sings was this
*[[Mary Martin]] - included in the album ''Babes in Arms'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Mary-Martin-Mardi-Bayne-Jack-Cassidy-Babes-In-Arms/master/746805 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
'''Ah!
*[[Blossom Dearie]] – for her album ''[[Blossom Dearie (album)|Blossom Dearie]]'' (1956)
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*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] – ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook]]'' (1956)
*[[Chris Connor]] – for her album ''Chris Craft'' (1958).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Chris-Connor-Chris-Craft/master/485165 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> Later included in ''Jazz Date with Chris Connor'' (1999)
*[[Eydie Gorme]] - ''Gormé Sings Showstoppers'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Eydie-Gorme-with-Don-Costas-Orchestra-Gorm%C3%A9-Sings-Showstoppers/master/139745 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Ethel Azama]] with the [[Marty Paich]] Orchestra (1959)
*[[Johnny Mathis]] for his album ''[[Live It Up! (Johnny Mathis album)|Live It Up!]]'' (1961)
*[[Anita O'Day]] – ''[[Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart]]'' (1960)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/anita-oday-and-billy-may-swing-rodgers-and-hart-mw0000687483|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Carol Burnett]] – ''Carol Burnett Remembers How They Stopped the Show'' (1961).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Carol-Burnett-Carol-Burnett-Remembers-How-They-Stopped-The-Show/master/692684 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Shirley Bassey]] - ''[[I've Got a Song for You]]'' (1966)
*[[The Supremes]] – ''[[The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart|The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart: The Complete Recordings]]'' (2002) – recorded during sessions for the original 1967 LP and included as a bonus track on the 2002 CD
*[[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]] – ''Big Band Percussion'' (1968) – an instrumental version, the first eight bars of which were used for many years as the opening theme to [[BBC1]]'s children's news programme [[Newsround|John Craven's Newsround]]
*[[Barbra Streisand]] (in a medley with "[[One Note Samba]]") – ''[[Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments]]'' (1973)


==References==
'''Poor Johnny one-note
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'''sang out with "gusto"
'''And just overlorded the place
'''Poor Johnny one-note
'''yelled willy nilly
'''Until he was blue in the face
'''For holding one note was his ace


{{Rodgers and Hart}}
'''Couldn't hear the brass
{{Judy Garland songs}}
'''Couldn't hear the drum
'''He was in a class
'''By himself, by gum!'''


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Full Lyrics found here: http://www.lorenzhart.org/onenote.htm

In business terms, 'Johnny One Note' has been used to represent a town that is dominated by a single industry, as noted in this article on 5/4/09 by [[msnbc.com]]: ''Most of the 35 metro areas that have largely avoided recent recessions, and most of the 14 metro areas that still haven't fallen into the current recession, are '''Johnny One Notes,''' dominated by a single industry.''

source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30216797/

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==Notable recordings==
*[[The Supremes]]- "[[The Supremes Sing Rodgers and Hart]]" (1967)
* Judy Garland - single release b/ "[[I Wish I Were in Love Again]]" (1948)
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*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] - ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook]]'' (1956)
* [[Carol Burnett]] - ''Let Me Entertain You''


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[[Category:Songs from Babes in Arms]]
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[[Category:Barbra Streisand songs]]
[[Category:Judy Garland songs]]
[[Category:Judy Garland songs]]

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Latest revision as of 19:31, 3 July 2024

"Johnny One Note"
Song
Published1937
Songwriter(s)Lorenz Hart
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers

"Johnny One Note" is a 1937 show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms,[1] where it was introduced by Wynn Murray. Judy Garland sang it in the Rodgers & Hart biopic Words and Music (1948).[2]

Popular recordings in 1937 were by Hal Kemp & His Orchestra (vocal by Skinnay Ennis) and by Victor Young and His Orchestra (vocal by Bobby Dolan).[3]

Other notable recordings

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References

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  1. ^ Hischak, Thomas (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 978-0313341403.
  2. ^ Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #21 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 534. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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