Dingbat the Singing Cat

"Dingbat the Singing Cat"
Single by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
B-side "Happy Journey"[1]
Released 1946
Format 10" 78rpm
Recorded 1946
Genre Pop
Length 3:06
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Al Hoffman, Ted Mossman

"Dingbat the Singing Cat" is a 1940s pop song by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, adapted from Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf".

History

Adapted and arranged from the Russian Composer Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf" with music and lyrics by Al Hoffman and Ted Mossman, it was recorded in 1946 by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra. Performed in the swing style, it features on vocals Stuart Wade, Glenn Hughes and the Martin Men [1] .

Release details

Released by RCA Victor in June 1946 as a 78rpm 10" shellac recording, it was the 'A' side of catalog number 20-1908 ('B' side was Happy Journey) [1] .

Other recordings

In 2007, it was remixed by independent artist Dalt Wisney and released on the EP 'Lifetime Psychedelic Dance Lessons' [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Discogs.com". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "Bandcamp.com". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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