Where Did You Get That Hat?

Where Did You Get That Hat? is a comic song which was composed and first performed by Joseph J. Sullivan at Miner's Eighth Avenue Theatre in 1888. It was a great success and has since been performed by many others including J. C. Heffron, Stanley Holloway and Dave Barnes.[1][2] The song is now also a very popular piece performed for musical theatre exams (grades 4 to 8) and music hall concerts.

"Where Did You Get That Hat?"
Song by Joseph J. Sullivan
Released1888 (1888)
GenreComic
Songwriter(s)Joseph J. Sullivan

Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961).

References

  1. Theodore Raph (1986), "Where Did You Get That Hat", The American song treasury, p. 218, ISBN 978-0-486-25222-3
  2. Jack Burton, Larry Freeman (1962), The blue book of Tin Pan Alley, 1, Century House, p. 13
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