Me, Myself, and I (1937 song)
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A variant title is "Me, Myself and I (Are All in Love with You)". The music was written by Irving Gordon
with lyrics by Allen Roberts and Allen S. Kaufman. It was first recorded in 1937 by several artists including Billy Holiday and Her Orchestra, Benny Goodman
and His Orchestra, Bob Howard and His Orchestra, and Dick Jurgens
and His Orchestra with vocalist Eddy Howard
. Other artists to record the song include Lester Young
, Ruby Braff
, Terry Blane and Tony Bennett
who included it in his 1997 Billie Holiday tribute album, "On Holiday".
Irving Gordon's best known song is "Unforgettable
", written in 1951, and recorded the same year by Nat King Cole
.
Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon was an American songwriter.-Biography:Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he studied violin, and after attending public schools in New York City, went to work in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area...
with lyrics by Allen Roberts and Allen S. Kaufman. It was first recorded in 1937 by several artists including Billy Holiday and Her Orchestra, Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
and His Orchestra, Bob Howard and His Orchestra, and Dick Jurgens
Dick Jurgens
Dick Henry Jurgens was an American swing music bandleader, who enjoyed great popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s....
and His Orchestra with vocalist Eddy Howard
Eddy Howard
Eddy Howard was an American vocalist and bandleader who was popular during the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:...
. Other artists to record the song include Lester Young
Lester Young
Lester Willis Young , nicknamed "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He also played trumpet, violin, and drums....
, Ruby Braff
Ruby Braff
Reuben "Ruby" Braff was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Gary Moore TV show and described Ruby as "The Ivy League Louis Armstrong."Braff was born in Boston...
, Terry Blane and Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
who included it in his 1997 Billie Holiday tribute album, "On Holiday".
Irving Gordon's best known song is "Unforgettable
Unforgettable (song)
"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
", written in 1951, and recorded the same year by Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
.