GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1931)

GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS (1931) (11th)

Composer: Ray Henderson
Lyricist: Lew Brown

Opened: September 14, 1931, Apollo Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 204

Note: An unidentified medley performed by Jack Fulton and Mildred Bailey with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra appears on 10"/RCA L-16001.

Hummin' To Myself (I've Got The Words - I've Got The Tune) (M: Sammy Fain; L: Herb Magidson; Monty Siegel):

1. 78/Perfect 15614 (Chick Bullock with Lou Gold and His Orchestra) [also 78/Romeo 1855]
2. 78/Crown 3330 (Harold Richards with Russ Carlson and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Parlophone R 2153 (Duncan Whyte, trumpet; S. Black, piano; A. Ferguson, guitar; and S. Marshall, E.) [reissued on Jazz In Britain 1919-1950, CD/Proper Box 88]
4. 78/Perfect 12823 (Singin' Sam with orchestra) [also 78/Banner 32481]
5. 78/Brunswick 6332 (Connie Boswell with orchestra) [reissued on Moonlight And Roses, CD/Flare 223]
6. 78/Victor 24065 (Steve Washington with the Washboard Rhythm Boys) [reissued on The Washboard Rhythm Kings Collection, Vol. 2, 1932, CD/Collector's Classics 18]
7. 78/Hit of the Week F-4-5 (Ben Alley with Phil Spitalny's Music) [reissued on The Complete Hit Of The Week Recordings, Vol. 4, CD/Archeophone ARCH 3005]
8. 78/Melotone M 12400 (Paul Small with Ed Lloyd & His Orchestra)
9. Kay Starr, Jazz Singer, Capitol (S) ST-1438 (Kay Starr with orchestra conducted by Van Alexander) [reissued on Jazz Singer/The Fabulous Favourites, CD/EMI 5416702]
10. Ambrose And His Orchestra (London 1927-1935), CD/Pearl Flapper PASTCD 9713 (Ambrose and His Orchestra)
11. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Box, CD/Basta 9037 (Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Orchestra)
12. Hummin' To Myself, CD/Gazell Productions 2004 (Dave Van Ronk)
13. Hummin' To Myself, CD/Verve 000088702 (Linda Ronstadt)
14. Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm, CD/Red House Records RH39 (The Chenille Sisters)
15. Jump Presents Bobby Gordon, Keith Ingham, Hal Smith, CD/Jump Records 1217 (Bobby Gordon, Keith Ingham, and Hal Smith Trio)
16. The Hot Club Of San Francisco, CD/Clarity Recordings 1006 (The Hot Club Of San Francisco)
17. Are You Having Any Faun?: A Celebration Of Sammy Fain, CD/Audiophile 261 (The Harry Allen - Keith Ingham Quintet)
18. Waltz Of The Wallflowers (A Dysfunctional Duet), CD/Wind River 4010 (Small Potatoes)
19. Beatin' The Heat, CD/Victor Records 61104 (Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks)
20. Looking At You, CD/PHD Music 1004 (Rebecca Kilgore and Dave Frishberg)
21. Hello Heartstring, CD/Onliest Records 2 (The Moonlighters)
22. Fat Joyhum, CD/Get Hip (Little Fats & Swingin' Hot Shot Party) (unverified)
23. 33, CD/Justin Time Records JTR 8569 (Alex Pangman)

Ladies And Gentlemen, That's Love:

1. 78/Brunswick 85001 (The Boswell Sisters) [reissued on It's The Girls!, CD/ ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5014]
2. The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94 (Stuart Ross and Joe Sargent)
3. Keep Your Undershirt On, CD/Rialto SLRR-9001 (Naz Edwards with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
4. DeSylva, Brown And Henderson Revisited Volume II, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-145 (Ann Hampton Callaway)

Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries:

1. Click here for recordings of "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries".

My Song:

1. 78/Columbia 2515 D (Ben Selvin and His Orchestra with vocal refrain)
2. 78/Velvet Tone 2439-V (Jack Whitney and His Orchestra) [also 78/Harmony 1362 H]
3. 78/Crown 3181 (Charlie Lawman with Adrian Schubert and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Oriole 2347 (Chick Bullock with Phil Spitalny and His Orchestra) [reissued on They Call It Crooning, CD/ASV/Living Era 5026]
5. 78/Victor 22784 (Rudy Vallee, vocal, with Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees) [reissued on The Best Things In Life Are Free: The Songs Of Ray Henderson, CD/ASV/Living Era 5207]
6. 78/Perfect 15540 (San Lanin Orchestra)
7. 45/Decca 9-30889 (Roberta Sherwood with orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis)
8. Mixed Emotions, CD/Past Perfect 205716 (Dinah Washington)
9. DeSylva, Brown And Henderson Revisited Volume I, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-144 (Ken Parks with musical direction by Norman Paris)
Radio transcriptions performed by the Allen Roth Orchestra, the Charlie Spivak Orchestra, and the Wladimir Selinsky Sinfonietta are also known to exist.

Pay The Two Dollars (skit):

1. Ziegfeld Follies, Curtain Calls (M) CC 100/15-16 (Victor Moore and Edward Arnold)

That's Why Darkies Were Born:

1. 78/Gramophone B. 8973 (Paul Robeson with the Jack Hylton Orchestra) [also 78/Gramophone B 4058; reissued on Paul Robeson, CD/Flapper PASTCD 7009]
2. 78/Columbia 2563 D (Kate Smith)
3. 78/Brunswick 6215 (Everett Marshall with the Brunswick Orchestra conducted by Victor Young) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94]
4. 78/Victor 22856 (Leo Reisman and His Orchestra)
5. 78/RCA mx CS-010237 (Everett Marshall)
6. 78/Perfect 15540 (San Lanin Orchestra)
7. 10"/RCA L-16001 (Mildred Bailey with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Mildred Bailey 1929-1932, CD/Classics 1061]
8. Ear Of The Beholder, CD/Ampex SEECD 414 (Lol Coxhill)
Radio transcriptions performed by the Buccaneers Octet, Mary Elliot, William Carter, and Tony Fondella, and John Rockwood with Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra are also known to exist.

This Is The Missus:

1. 78/Columbia 2515 D (Ben Selvin and His Orchestra with vocal refrain)
2. 78/Velvet Tone 2442-V (Jack Whitney & His Orchestra) [also 78/Harmony 1365]
3. 78/Romeo 1706 (Paul Small with Vic Irwin and His Orchestra) [also 78/Royal 391199]
4. 78/Brunswick 1223 (Ben Bernie, vocal, with Ben Bernie and His Orchestra) [also 78/Brunswick 6165]
5. 78/Victor 22783 (Rudy Vallee, vocal, with Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94; The Best Of Broadway - The Revues, CD/Flapper PAST CD 7813]
6. 78/Brunswick 85001 (The Boswell Sisters) [reissued on It's The Girls!, CD/ ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5014]
7. 78/Crown 3181 (Charlie Lawman with Adrian Schubert and His Orchestra)
8. 78/Perfect 15540 (San Lanin Orchestra)
9. The Broadway Song Book, Coral (M) CX-4 (Dick Jacobs and his Orchestra)
10. Just Imagine: The Music Of DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, CD/Stomp Off CD 1285 (Keith Ingham & Marty Grosz and Their Hot Cosmopolites)

The Thrill Is Gone:

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard beyond original cast member performances.
1. 78/Victor 22784 (Rudy Vallee, vocal, with Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees) [reissued on The Best Things In Life Are Free: The Songs Of Ray Henderson, CD/ASV/Living Era 5207]
2. 78/Brunswick 6215 (Everett Marshall with the Brunswick orchestra conducted by Victor Young) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94]

Unrecorded Material:

Anvil Chorus (cut)
Back From Hollywood
Beginning Of Love
Empire State Opening (ASCAP only)
Gigolos (cut)
(Those Were) The Good Old Days
Here It Is
If I Thought I Could Live Without You, I'd Die (cut)
I'm In That Mood (cut)
My Name's Marie, Who Want To Be My Peanut Vendor (cut)
Only, Only, Only In My Dreams (cut)
Song Of The Foreign Legion (Foreign Legion Number)
You Didn't Live To Love (cut)