DIXIE
(Film)



Composer: James Van Heusen
Lyricist: Johnny Burke

Released: 1943


Dixie (M/L: Traditional):

I have not attempted to compile discological information beyond original cast performances.
1. Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121 (Bing Crosby)
2. AFRS Showtime, CD/Blip BLCR-105 (Bing Crosby)


A Horse That Knows The Way Back Home:

1. Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121 (Bing Crosby)
2. AFRS Showtime, CD/Blip BLCR-105 (Bing Crosby)


If You Please (used instrumentally only):

1. 78/Decca 10127 (Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers) [also 78/Decca 18561; reissued on Moonlight Becomes You: The Songs Of Jimmy Van Heusen, CD/ASV CD AJA 5306]
2. 78/Columbia 36679 (Frank Sinatra with chorus) [reissued on The Columbia Years 1943-1952): The Complete Recordings, CD/Columbia/Legacy CXK-48673]
3. AFRS Showtime, CD/Blip BLCR-105 (Bing Crosby)
4. Joe Derise Sings And Plays The Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology Volume Four, CD/Audiophile ACD-234 (Joe Derise, piano and voice; and John Dooley, bass)
5. Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121 (Bing Crosby)
6. One Night Stand, CD/Magic 66 (Stan Kenton and His Orchestra)
7. A Nightengale Sang, CD/Pearl 7048 (Anne Shelton)
8. So Much Like Real Life, CD/Altenburgh 105 (Naima)
9. Call Me When You Get There, CD/Meridian Jazz 2001 (Mary Louise Knutson)
10. The Best Of The '50s Masters: 1957-1959, CD/Varese 066102 (Billy Ward and His Dominoes)
11. Unheard Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1: As Time Goes By, CD/Vintage Jazz Classics 1004 (Frank Sinatra)
Radio transcriptions performed by Bing Crosby with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra, Martha Mears with the Meredith Wilson Orchestra, and by Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra are also known to exist.


Kinda Peculiar Brown (used instrumentally only):

1. Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121 (Bing Crosby)


The Last Rose Of Summer (M/L: Thomas Moore; Friedrich Von Flotow):

I have not attemted to compile discological information for anything other than original cast performances.
1. 78/V Disc 581 (Bing Crosby and Rise Stevens with orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter)


She's From Missouri:

1. 78/V Disc 581 (Bing Crosby and The Charioteers with orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter) [reissued on Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121]
2. AFRS Showtime, CD/Blip BLCR-105 (Bing Crosby)


Sunday, Monday Or Always (also used in ROAD TO UTOPIA and TAKE IT BIG):

1. 78/Decca 10127 (Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers) [also 78/Decca 18561; reissued on Moonlight Becomes You: The Songs Of Jimmy Van Heusen, CD/ASV CD AJA 5306]
2. 78/V Disc 581 (Bing Crosby and Rise Stevens with orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter)
3. 78/Columbia 36679 (Frank Sinatra with chorus) [reissued on The Columbia Years 1943-1952): The Complete Recordings, CD/Columbia/Legacy CXK-48673]
4. 78/V Disc 105 (Mildred Bailey with Teddy Wilson, piano) [reissued on The Legendary V-Disc Series, CD/Vintage Jazz 1006]
5. Bing Crosby's All-Star Philco Show, All Star Products LP 20001 (Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard)
6. The Piano Artistry Of Jonathan Edwards and Darlene Edwards, Columbia (M) CL 1024 (Jonathan Edwards) [reissued on The Complete Original Albums, CD/Acrobat ACMCD4356]
7. Songs Of The Fabulous Forties, Kapp 5003 (Roger Williams with the Marty Gold Orchestra)
8. Out On A Limb, Mercury 36115 (Pete Rugolo All Stars) [reissued on Adventures In Sound, CD/Fresh Sound FSR 2221]
9. Movie Music In A Small Texas Town 1943-1944, No label, RST-1944 (Harvey Schmidt, piano)
10. Ain't That A Shame, Dot DLP-3573 (Pat Boone) [reissued on The Sixties, CD/Bear Family 16776]
11. The Special Magic Of Jimmy Rowles, Halcyon HA 110 (Jimmy Rowles)
12. Jimmy Van Heusen Plays Jimmy Van Heusen, United Artists (S) UAS 6494 (Jimmy Van Heusen, piano, with orchestra)
13. The Touch Of Your Lips, Capitol W 1574 (Nat King Cole with orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael) [reissued on The Touch Of Your Lips/I Don't Want To Be Hurt Any More, CD/Collectors' Choice Music 8212]
14. Song Hits Of 1943, Vocalion VL 73655 (Bob Grant Orchestra)
15. Joe Derise Sings And Plays The Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology Volume One, Audiophile (S) AP-231 (Joe Derise, piano and voice, with John Dooley, bass, Winston Welch, drums, and Al Cohn, tenor saxophone)
16. Stairway To The Stars, CD/First Night OCR CD6021 (Dorothy Lamour with The Stairway To The Stars orchestra directed by Donald Pippin, Larry Blank, and Jae Alexander)
17. Dick Tracy In B-Flat, CD/Hollywood Soundstage 4010 (Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Frank Sinatra)
18. The Music Of Jimmy Van Heusen, CD/Jump JCD 12-27 (Rebecca Kilgore with Keith Ingham, piano; Bob Reitmeier, clarinet; Dan Barrett, cornet; and Nicki Parrott, bass)
19. You'll Never Know: Harry Warren & Jimmy Van Heusen, CD/Reader's Digest RDVD 1731-3 (Jim Baynes with Leslie Lewis and His Orchestra)
20. American Songbook Series: James Van Heusen, CD/Smithsonian RD 048-18 (Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra)
21. Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121 (Bing Crosby)
22. The Ultimate Collection, CD/Soundsrite SWNCD 007 (Charlie Kunz)
23. I Sustain The Wings Volume III, CD/Magic DAWE 78 (Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Orchestra)
24. We'll Meet Again, CD/Virgin 670 (unknown performer)
25. Pearl Harbor: Remembering World War II, CD/Golden Stars 5339 (unknown performer)
26. I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me, CD/High Note 7125 (Freddy Cole)
27. Gloria Lynne At Basin Street East/At The Las Vegas Thunderbird, CD/Collectables 5855 (Gloria Lynne)
28. The Jubilee Shows, Vol. 10: Nos. 56 & 61, CD/Unknown label (Noble Sissle and His Orchestra)
29. Yale University Archives, Vol. 5: NBC Broadcast Recordings 1936-1943, CD/Nimbus NI 27345 (Benny Goodman)
30. Falling In Love Is Wonderful, CD/Rhino 3643 (Little Jimmy Scott)
31. Great Britisch Dance Bands, CD/Castle Music PBXCD 447 (Marjorie Kingsley with Harry Roy & His Band)
32. The Michael Holliday Anthology: The Story Of My Life, CD/EMI 5974842 (Michael Holliday)
33. Back To Birdland, CD/Telarc 83524 (George Shearing Quintet)
34. The Golden Years Of Dick Haymes, CD/Jasmine Records 94 (Dick Haymes)
35. The Shearing Touch, CD/Pair PCD-2-1302 (George Shearing)
36. Look To The Rainbow, CD/Audiophile Records 310 (Anita Ellis)
37. A Musical Autobiography, CD/Avid AMBX 147 (Bing Crosby with the Buddy Cole Trio)
38. Plenty Of Horn, CD/Fresh Sound FSRCD 523 (Paul Horn)
39. It's Us Again, CD/GL Records 327 (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme)
40. CBS Radio 1947, CD/Newsound 2000 NFM 007 (Bing Crosby)
41. She's My Lovely, CD/Empress Music RAJCD 913 (Billy Ternent)
42. Starlight Souvenirs, CD/Pavilion Records 7070 (Geraldo and His Orchestra)
43. Hooked On The 40s, CD/Emporio EMPRCD 515 (unknown performer)
44. Forty-Mania, CD/Castle Pulse PLSCD 395 (unknown performer)
45. Goodnight Sweetheart, CD/Disky Communications CB 905405 (unknown performer)
46. Jetset Entertainers, CD/Document (Hazy Osterwald)
47. Nostalgia, CD/Hallmark Recordings 73048 (unknown performer)
48. AFRS Showtime, CD/Blip BLCR-105 (Bing Crosby)
A radio transcription performed by Ginny Simms is also known to exist.


Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (M/L: Traditional):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for anything other than original cast performances.
1. 78/V Disc 581 (Bing Crosby and The Charioteers with orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter) [reissued on Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944, CD/Jasmine Records 121]
2. AFRS Showtime, CD/Blip BLCR-105 (Bing Crosby)


Unrecorded Material:

Laughing Tony
Miss Jemima Walks By (used instrumentally only; subsequently used in The GIRL RUSH)
Opening-2nd Minstrel Show
Opening-4 Show (M: Joseph Lilley; L: Charles W. Bradshaw)
The Opening Of The 40 Man Minstrel Show (used instrumentally only; based on the song "Miss Jemima Walks By")