Dear Old Southland

"Dear Old Southland" is a 1921 jazz standard. It was composed by Turner Layton, with lyrics by Henry Creamer.[1] It uses basically the same melody as the song Deep River. Popular recordings in 1922 were by Paul Whiteman and by Vernon Dalhart.[2]

Other recordings

  • Louis Armstrong recorded the song on April 5, 1930 for Columbia Records (catalog No. 39231).[3] Armstrong recorded the song again in 1956 for the album Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography.[4]
  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - June 25, 1935 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25136).[5]
  • Paul Robeson - September 26, 1939 for Victor Records (catalog No. 26741).[6]
  • Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Quartet - March 27, 1940 for the Blue Note label (catalog No. 13).[7]
  • Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, Our Man in New Orleans.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dear Old Southland". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Retrieved April 10, 2013.
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