~ On Tuesday, September 27, 1938, Thanks for the Memory, composed by Ralph Rainger, was heard for the first time on the The Bob Hope Show.
That was years before I was born but the tune was a big part of my life
because it was Hope's signature song which he employed his entire
professional life. And I was a fan of his most of mine.
Other songs Rainger wrote are I Wished on the Moon sung by both Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, Holiday's version is slightly faster & bouncier. Love in Bloom (comedian Jack Benny's theme song) was introduced in the film She Loves Me Not by Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle, Faithful Forever Easy Living, June in January, Blue Hawaii. And with Leo Robin on the 1938 Oscar-winning song, Thanks for the Memory, sung by Bob Hope in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938.
Thanks for the Memory - "B" side
Two Sleepy People - "A" side
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Two Sleepy People (from film "Thanks For The Memory")
Side 2:
Thanks For The Memory (from film "The Big Broadcast of 1938")
Credits:
Accompanied By – Harry Sosnik & His Orchestra*
Notes:
Side 1:
Two Sleepy People (from film "Thanks For The Memory")
Side 2:
Thanks For The Memory (from film "The Big Broadcast of 1938")
Credits:
Accompanied By – Harry Sosnik & His Orchestra*
Notes:
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Bob Hope And Shirley Ross – Two Sleepy People / Thanks For The Memory
Label: Decca – 2219
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1938
Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Vocal
Viewfinder links:
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YouTube links:
Jack Benny ~ Love in Bloom
Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle ~ Love in Bloom
Ella Fitzgerald ~ I Wished on the Moon
Billie Holiday ~ I Wished on the Moon
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross ~
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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