GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1929)
Composer: Cliff
Friend; George White
Lyricist: Irving Caesar; Cliff Friend; George White
Opened: September 23, 1929, Apollo Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 161
Bigger And Better Than Ever (M/L: Cliff Friend; George White):
1. 78/Brunswick 4503
(Frances Williams with orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia 1970 D (Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys with
vocal refrain)
3. 78/Diva 3011 G (Arthur Fields with The Harmonians) [also
78/Velvet Tone 2011 V; 78/Harmony 1011]
4. 78/Brunswick 4516 (Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt
Orchestra with vocal chorus)
5. 78/Victor 22109 (Don Howard with Nat Shilkret and the Victor
Orchestra)
The Birth Of The Blues (M: Ray
Henderson; L: Buddy G. DeSylva; Lew Brown) (originally used
in GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1926)):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard.
The Black Bottom (M: Ray Henderson; L:
Lew Brown; B.G. DeSylva) (originally used in GEORGE WHITE'S
SCANDALS (1926)):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this number.
Bottoms Up (M/L: Cliff Friend; George
White):
1. 78/Brunswick 4503
(Frances Williams with orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia 1970 D (Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys with
vocal refrain)
3. 78/Diva 3011 G (Arthur Fields with The Harmonians) [78/Velvet
Tone 2011 V; 78/Harmony 1011]
4. 78/Brunswick 4516 (Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt
Orchestra with vocal chorus) [reissued on Ben Bernie & His
Orchestra: 1923-1929, CD/Retrieval Recordings RTR 79055]
5. 78/Victor 22109 (Don Howard with Nat Shilkret and the Victor
Orchestra) [reissued on The Hot Dance Sides 1926 To 1930,
CD/Swing Time 9912]
I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise (M:
George Gershwin; L: BuddyG. DeSylva) (originally used in
GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1922)):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this number.
I'm Marching Home To You (M/L: Al
Lewis; Al Sherman; Abner Silver) (not in program):
1. 78/Columbia 1777 D
(George Dewey Washington)
2. 78/Diva 2852 G (Arthur Fields with the Carolina Club
Orchestra) [also 78/Velvet Tone 1852 V]
3. 78/Brunswick 4308 (Scrappy Lambert with The Captivators
directed by Red Nichols) [reissued on The Chronological Red
Nichols 1929, CD/Classics 1332]
A radio transcription performed by the Imperial Male Chorus is
also known to exist.
Is Izzy Azzy Woz? (L: Irving Caesar)
(not in program):
1. Band Parade, Vol. 2:
The Americans In London, CD/Dutton/Vocalion 6109 (Ray Starita
and His Band)
2. Music, Songs And Step-Dancing, CD/Old Hat Enterprises OH 1CD
(Old Hat Concert Party)
3. Comic Cuts, CD/Sounds of Yesteryear DSOY 732 (Harry and Max
Nesbitt with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra)
4. Ian Whitcomb's Comedy Songs, CD/Audiophile ACD-163 (Ian
Whitcomb and His Orchestra)
On The Crest Of A Wave (M: Ray
Henderson; L: Buddy DeSylva; Lew Bron) (originally used in
GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1928)):
1. 78/Diva 2686 G (Robert
Wood with the Musical Comedy Orchestra) [also 78/Harmony 686]
2. 78/Perfect 15019 (Scrappy Lambert with Sam Lanin and His
Orchestra)
3. 78/Columbia 1465 D (Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman and His
Orchestra) [reissued on Lost Columbia Sides, 1928-1933,
CD/Collectors' Choice Music 216]
4. 78/Banner 7185 (George Beaver with the Campus Boys)
5. 78/Brunswick 3986 (Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra)
6. 78/Brunswick 4008 (Harry Richman with orchestra) [also
78/Brunswick 3910; reissued on Good News: The Music And Songs Of
DeSylva, Brown And Henderson, CD/Happy Days 182]
7. 78/Okeh 41087 (Ed Lang with Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers)
[reissued on The Chronological Joe Venuti and His Orchestra
1926-1928, CD/Classics 1211]
8. 78/Oriole 1312 (Charles Dickson with the University Boys)
9. 78/Victor 21500 (Bob Borger with George Olsen and His Music)
10. Happy Feet: A Tribute To Paul Whiteman, CD/GM Recordings
3048 (John West with the New England Conservatory Jazz
Repertory)
11. Show Must Go On, CD/Sorcerer Records 1034 (Pasadena Roof
Orchestra)
12. The Nina, The Pinta And The S.S. Leviathan, CD/Santa Maria
(The New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra)
13. DeSylva, Brown And Henderson Revisited Volume II, CD/Painted
Smiles PSCD-145 (Ken Parks, Marcus Neville, Joe Calarco, Willard
Beckham, Tom Anderson, and Bill Cantor)
Pickin' Cotton (M: Ray Henderson; L:
Buddy DeSylva; Lew Bron) (originally used in GEORGE WHITE'S
SCANDALS (1928)):
1. 78/Diva 2686 G (Robert
Wood with the Musical Comedy Orchestra) [also 78/Harmony 686]
2. 78/Okeh 41087 (Ed Lang with Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers)
3. 78/Columbia 5242 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with vocal
chorus) [also 78/Columbia 07013; 78/Columbia 1464 D; reissued on
The Best Of Paul Whiteman: The Columbia Years, CD/Collectors'
Choice Music CCM 03322]
4. 78/Brunswick 4037 (Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra with
vocal effects)
5. 78/Okeh 41087 (Ed Lang with Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers)
[reissued on The Chronological Joe Venuti and His Orchestra
1926-1928, CD/Classics 1211]
6. 78/Okeh 41094 (Charles W. Hamp (The California Blue Boy),
piano and voice)
7. 78/Victor 21512 (Fran Frey with George Olsen and His Music)
[reissued on Music Of Broadway: The Twenties Volume 3 (1928-29),
JJA (M) 19803]
8. Bring On The Girls 1926-1934, CD/Retrieval Recordings
RTR79060 (Trix Sisters)
9. Paramount Hot Dance Obscurities 1927-28, CD/Jazz Oracle 8039
(Bill Haid) (unverified)
An unverified radio transcription performed by the Dixieland
Band conducted by Al Hirt is also known to exist.
Rhapsody In Blue (inst.) (M: George
Geshwin) (originally used in GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS
(1926)):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard.
Somebody Loves Me (M: George Gershwin;
L: Buddy G. DeSylva) (originally used in GEORGE WHITE'S
SCANDALS (1924)):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard.
There's Something Spanish In Your Eyes (L: Irving Caesar)
(not in program; originally used in POLLY):
1. 78/Diva 2551 G (The
University Six) [also 78/Harmony 551 H]
2. 78/Okeh 41091 (Ted Wallace and His Orchestra with vocal duet)
[reissued on The Columbia House Bands: Ed Kirkeby, Vol. 1, CD/
The Old Masters 110]
3. 78/Columbia 4941 (Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and His
Orchestra) [also 78/Columbia 01247; reissued on The Great Sophie
Tucker, CD/Jasmine Records 1342]
This Is My Lucky Day (M: Ray Henderson;
L: Buddy G. DeSylva; Lew Brown) (originally used in GEORGE
WHITE'S SCANDALS (1926) and also used in SHAKE YOUR FEET):
1. Click here for
recordings of "This
Is My Lucky Day".
We Want The Charleston (Give Us The
Charleston) (M: Ray Henderson; L: Buddy G. DeSylva)
(originally used in GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1925)):
1. 78/Columbia 412 D (The
Clover Gardens Orchestra directed by W.C. Polla)
2. Georgia Melodians, CD/Timeless CBC 1031 (The Georgia
Melodians)
Unrecorded Material:
18 Days Ago (M: Ray
Henderson; L: Lew Brown; B.G. DeSylva)
Drop Your Kerchief (M: Cliff Friend; L: Irving Caesar)
Love Birds (M/L: Cliff Friend; Irving Caesar)
Shaking The Shimmy (M/L: Unknown) (allegedly used in a prior
edition of the GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS)
Sitting In The Sun (Just Wearing A Smile) (M/L: Cliff Friend;
George White)
You Are My Day Dream (M: Cliff Friend; L: Irving Caesar)