Baby Face (1926 song)
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Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst
, the lyrics by Benny Davis
. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber
had a number one hit with the song.
"Baby Face" was covered by many recording artists of the time (and since then), including Al Jolson
and The Revelers
.
Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst
, the lyrics by Benny Davis
. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber
had a number one hit with the song.
"Baby Face" was covered by many recording artists of the time (and since then), including Al Jolson
and The Revelers
.
Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst
, the lyrics by Benny Davis
. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber
had a number one hit with the song.
"Baby Face" was covered by many recording artists of the time (and since then), including Al Jolson
and The Revelers
.
Harry Akst
Harry Akst was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.-Life and career:Akst was born in New York, United States....
, the lyrics by Benny Davis
Benny Davis
Benny Davis was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. He composed the classic 1926 standard "Baby Face" with Harry Akst.-Life and career:...
. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber
Jan Garber
Jan Garber was an American jazz bandleader.-Biography:Garber was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had his own band by the time he was 21 . He became known as "The Idol of the Airwaves" in his heyday of the 1920s and 1930s, playing jazz in the vein of contemporaries such as Paul Whiteman and Guy...
had a number one hit with the song.
"Baby Face" was covered by many recording artists of the time (and since then), including Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
and The Revelers
The Revelers
The Revelers were an American quintet popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Revelers' recordings of "Dinah", "Old Man River", "Valencia", "Baby Face", "Blue Room", "The Birth of the Blues", "When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba", and many more, became popular in the United States and...
.
Other cover versions
- The Buffalodians did a version in 1926 with Harold ArlenHarold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
on piano. - In 1943, an instrumental version appears in the Tom and JerryTom and JerryTom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
short "Baby Puss". - In 1958, Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
peaked at number twelve on the R&B chart and number forty-one on the pop chart with his version of the song.
Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst
Harry Akst
Harry Akst was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.-Life and career:Akst was born in New York, United States....
, the lyrics by Benny Davis
Benny Davis
Benny Davis was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. He composed the classic 1926 standard "Baby Face" with Harry Akst.-Life and career:...
. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber
Jan Garber
Jan Garber was an American jazz bandleader.-Biography:Garber was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had his own band by the time he was 21 . He became known as "The Idol of the Airwaves" in his heyday of the 1920s and 1930s, playing jazz in the vein of contemporaries such as Paul Whiteman and Guy...
had a number one hit with the song.
"Baby Face" was covered by many recording artists of the time (and since then), including Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
and The Revelers
The Revelers
The Revelers were an American quintet popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Revelers' recordings of "Dinah", "Old Man River", "Valencia", "Baby Face", "Blue Room", "The Birth of the Blues", "When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba", and many more, became popular in the United States and...
.
Other cover versions
- The Buffalodians did a version in 1926 with Harold ArlenHarold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
on piano. - In 1943, an instrumental version appears in the Tom and JerryTom and JerryTom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
short "Baby Puss". - In 1958, Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
peaked at number twelve on the R&B chart and number forty-one on the pop chart with his version of the song.
Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst
Harry Akst
Harry Akst was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.-Life and career:Akst was born in New York, United States....
, the lyrics by Benny Davis
Benny Davis
Benny Davis was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. He composed the classic 1926 standard "Baby Face" with Harry Akst.-Life and career:...
. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber
Jan Garber
Jan Garber was an American jazz bandleader.-Biography:Garber was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had his own band by the time he was 21 . He became known as "The Idol of the Airwaves" in his heyday of the 1920s and 1930s, playing jazz in the vein of contemporaries such as Paul Whiteman and Guy...
had a number one hit with the song.
"Baby Face" was covered by many recording artists of the time (and since then), including Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
and The Revelers
The Revelers
The Revelers were an American quintet popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Revelers' recordings of "Dinah", "Old Man River", "Valencia", "Baby Face", "Blue Room", "The Birth of the Blues", "When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba", and many more, became popular in the United States and...
.
Other cover versions
- The Buffalodians did a version in 1926 with Harold ArlenHarold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
on piano. - In 1943, an instrumental version appears in the Tom and JerryTom and JerryTom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
short "Baby Puss". - In 1958, Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
peaked at number twelve on the R&B chart and number forty-one on the pop chart with his version of the song. - In 1961, Brazilian singer Elis ReginaElis ReginaElis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina was an important singer of Brazilian popular music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing Arrastão in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record...
performed a Portuguese version on her first album Viva a BrotolândiaViva a BrotolândiaViva a Brotolândia is the Debut album by Brazilian music superstar Elis Regina, It was released in 1961.-Track listing:# "Dá Sorte"# "Sonhando" # "Murmúrio"# "Tu Serás"# "Samba Feito Pra Mim"# "Fala-Me De Amor"...
. - In late-1975, disco studio group Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum CorpsWing and a Prayer Fife and Drum CorpsWing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps was an American disco group in existence from 1975 to 1978. The "fife and drum corps" was actually an assemblage of studio musicians put together by Harold Wheeler; the group's vocalists were Linda November, Vivian Cherry, Arlene Martell, and Helen Miles.Their...
recorded a disco version of the song where it peaked at number two for two weeks on the disco chart. This version also went to number thirty-two on the soul chart and number fourteen on the Hot 100 during the winter of 19761976 in music-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
. - As a "Jazz Age" song, it was included in the soundtrack of the musical film Thoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 American musical film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by Richard Morris focuses on a naive young woman who finds herself in the midst of a series of madcap adventures when she sets her sights on marrying her wealthy boss.The...
(1967). - Performed live by the rock band The KinksThe KinksThe Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
as chronicled on their live album Everybody's in Show-BizEverybody's in Show-BizEverybody's in Show-Biz is the tenth studio album released by English rock group The Kinks, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand....
. - A cover version was played in the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel". However, in most later airings, DVD–VHS releases, etc., a generic pop song plays instead. It can be seen as a parody version titled baby chase on the "King Koopa Katasatrophe" DVD–VHS release. here's a link to the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBDwEJIPrQ4
- A cover appeared on the Vampire RodentsVampire RodentsVampire Rodents was the name of an industrial music and experimental rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, although it's core members originally came from Canada. The band was formed by singer, guitarist and composer Daniel Vahnke and keyboardest Victor Wulf. Andrea Akastia joined after the...
second album PremonitionPremonition (Vampire Rodents album)-Personnel:*Andrea Akastia – cello, violin*Daniel Vahnke – vocals, guitar, sampler*Victor Wulf – keyboards-External links:**...
in 1992 with altered lyrics. - A cover appeared on Paul McCartney's remastered "Band on the Run" special edition release in 2010. The song appears on DVD and is presented as the last track from the selection as performed by Paul McCartney.
External links
- Al Jolson performing "Baby Face"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8pp6Jjj1Ug&feature=relatedBrenda LeeBrenda LeeBrenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
's version over clips of Judy GarlandJudy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
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