Blue Star (song)
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"Blue Star" is a popular
song.
The theme music of the television
series, Medic
, was written by Victor Young
and copyright on February 17, 1955 under the title "The Medic Theme." A set of lyrics were written by Edward Heyman
(who had a history of collaborating with Young) and with those lyrics and under the new title "Blue Star," a new copyright was issued on May 5, 1955.
A version of the song recorded by Felicia Sanders
(released as Columbia Records
as catalog number
40508, with the flip side "My Love's a Gentle Man,") was a top-30 hit in that year.
In Indonesia this song was better known as Bintang Malam as it was recorded in 1955 by popular Krontjong (Keroncong) artist Rudi Wairata and his Amboina Serenaders (Amboina LP - CID/RCA Records).
It featured Rudi Wairata on both lead vocals and steel guitar.
An instrumental guitar version of Bintang Malam was recorded and popularized by Dutch Indorock group the Black Dynamites a.k.a. Los Indonesios.
The Black Dynamites performed this song live on stage in both Holland and Germany during their early years (1957-1962).
An instrumental version was also recorded by The Shadows
in 1961.
Popular music
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song.
The theme music of the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series, Medic
Medic (TV series)
Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures, establishing the style for later medical series.Created by its principal writer James E...
, was written by Victor Young
Victor Young
Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...
and copyright on February 17, 1955 under the title "The Medic Theme." A set of lyrics were written by Edward Heyman
Edward Heyman
Edward Heyman was an American musician and lyricist, best known for his compositions "Body and Soul", "When I Fall in Love", and "For Sentimental Reasons". He also contributed many songs for films.-Biography:...
(who had a history of collaborating with Young) and with those lyrics and under the new title "Blue Star," a new copyright was issued on May 5, 1955.
A version of the song recorded by Felicia Sanders
Felicia Sanders
Felicia Sanders was a singer of traditional pop music.Born Felice Schwartz in Mount Vernon, New York. She sang in the 1940s, with big bands and on the radio, based in Los Angeles....
(released as Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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40508, with the flip side "My Love's a Gentle Man,") was a top-30 hit in that year.
In Indonesia this song was better known as Bintang Malam as it was recorded in 1955 by popular Krontjong (Keroncong) artist Rudi Wairata and his Amboina Serenaders (Amboina LP - CID/RCA Records).
It featured Rudi Wairata on both lead vocals and steel guitar.
An instrumental guitar version of Bintang Malam was recorded and popularized by Dutch Indorock group the Black Dynamites a.k.a. Los Indonesios.
The Black Dynamites performed this song live on stage in both Holland and Germany during their early years (1957-1962).
An instrumental version was also recorded by The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
in 1961.