Johnny One Note

"Johnny One Note"
"Johnny One Note"
Song

"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).

Notable recordings

Carol Burnett – Carol Burnett Remembers How They Stopped the Show (1963)
Chris Connor – Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1999)
Blossom Dearie – Blossom Dearie (1956)
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
Judy Garland – single release b/ I Wish I Were in Love Again (1948)
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 BBC One's children's news programme John Craven's Newsround
Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)
Barbra Streisand (in a medley with "One Note Samba") – Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973)
The Supremes – 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

References

^ Hischak, Thomas (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 0313341400. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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[1] Hischak, Thomas (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 0313341400. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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