BANJO EYES

Composer: Vernon Duke
Lyricist: John Latouche

Opened: December 25, 1941, Hollywood Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 126

I'll Take The City:

1. Harold Arlen & Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. II, Painted Smiles PS 1373 (Arthur Siegel and Chorus) [reissued as Harold Arlen & Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. II, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-127]
2. Taking A Chance On Love, CD/Original Cast OC-4444 (Jerry Dixon with Eddie Korbich, Terry Burrell, Donna English and Jeffrey R. Smith & David Harris at the pianos)


Make With The Feet (L: Harold Adamson):

1. Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. III, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-147 (Arthur Siegel with Dennis' Girls and accompaniment by Arthur Siegel)


(My) Song Without Words (not used):

1. Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. III, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-147 (Kaye Ballard with accompaniment by Arthur Siegel)


A Nickel To My Name:

1. 78/Bluebird B 11388 (Bill Darnell with Bob Chester and his Orchestra)
2. 78/Victor 27720 (Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters with vocal refrain)
3. Take Love Easy: The Lyrics Of John Latouche, CD/Audiophile ACD-206 (Richard Rodney Bennett)


Not A Care In The World (added to CABIN IN THE SKY (1964)):

1. 78/Bluebird B 11388 (Betty Bradley with Bob Chester and his Orchestra)
2. 78/Victor 27720 (Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters with vocal refrain)
3. Not A Care In The World, Audiophile (S) AP-202 (Stan Freeman, piano and voice, with Jim Hackman, bass, and Nick Ceroli, drums)
4. Cabin In The Sky, Capitol (S) SW-2073 (Rosetta LeNoire and Tony Middleton with orchestra conducted by Sy Oliver) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 64892 2 3]
5. Second Town Hall Concert, Atlantic (S) SD2-605 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on Mabel Mercer And Bobby Short At Town Hall/Second Town Hall Concert, CD/Collectables 6839]
6. The Complete Recordings 1941-1947, CD/Columbia Legacy 65686 (Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orchestra)
7. Let's Dance, CD/Collectables 280 (Benny Goodman and his Orchestra)
8. Goodman-The Different Version Vol. 3, CD/Phontastic 8823 (Benny Goodman and his Orchestra)
9. Not A Care In The World, CD/Arbors 19168 (Rebecca Kilgore and Dave Frishberg)
10. Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. III, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-147 (Dorothy Loudon with accompaniment by Arthur Siegel)
11. Dawn Upshaw Sings Vernon Duke, CD/Nonesuch 79531-2 (Dawn Upshaw with Fred Hersch, piano)
12. Take Love Easy: The Lyrics Of John Latouche, CD/Audiophile ACD-206 (Richard Rodney Bennett)
13. Taking A Chance On Love, CD/Original Cast OC-4444 (Eddie Korbich with Jeffrey R. Smith & David Harris at the pianos)
14. Autumn In New York: Vernon Duke's Broadway, CD/Ghostlight 7915583302-2 (Klea Blackhurst with orchestra conducted by Michael Rice)
15. Nobody Else But Me, CD/Landmark 1551 (Wesla Whitfield with the Mike Greensill Quartet)
16. Diva On Detour, CD/GPR Records 91037 32957 (Patricia Racette with Craig Terry, piano)


We Did It Before, We'll Do It Again (aka We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)) (added after opening) (C: Cliff Friend; L: Charles Tobias) (interpolated) :

1. 78/Decca 4117 (Dick Robertson) [reissued on Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition, New World (M) NW-222]
2. 78/Columbia 36497 (Eddy Howard and His Orchestra)
3. Something For The Boys: The Songs Of World War II, CD/Vintage Jazz Classic 1036 (Clyde Lucas And His Orchestra)
4. Swing Out To Victory, CD/Intersound 1152 (Carl Hoff and his Orchestra)
5. The Radio Years: Songs That Sent Us To War (1941-1944), CD/Radio Years 21 (Robert Merrill)


We're Having A Baby, My Baby And Me (L: Harold Adamson):

1. 78/Decca 4314 (Eddie Cantor and June Clyde with studio orchestra) [also 78/Bruswick 04406; reissued on Front Row Center: The Broadway Gold Box, 1935-1988, CD/MCA 11353]
2. 78/Bluebird B 11455 (The Kassel trio with Art Kassel and his Kassels-in-the-Air)
3. Babalu Music!, CD/Columbia CK-48507 (Desi Arnaz)


Unrecorded Songs:

Banjo Eyes
Don't Let It Happen Again (cut)
The Greeting Cards
Hush-A-Bye Land (not used)
I Always Think Of Sally (not used)
It Could Only Happen In The Movies (L: Harold Adamson)
I've Got To Hand It To You
Leave My Women Alone (not used) (L: Harold Adamson)
The Toast Of The Boys At The Post (added after opening) (L: George Sumner)
What Every Young Man Should Know (not used)
Who Started The Rhumba (Who Made The Rhumba)
Yanks Are On The March Again (cut) (C: Peter De Rose; L: Harold Adamson)