THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED (1939)



Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: October 11, 1939, London Palladium, London
Performances: Unknown

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time.


Are You Havin' Any Fun? (M: Sammy Fain; L: Jack Yellen) (originally used in the ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1936 (Second Edition) and also used in THE GEORGE WHITE SCANDALS (1939)):

1. 78/Decca F7343 (Flanagan and Allen with orchestra conducted by Ronnie Munro) [reissued on Underneath The Arches, CD/EMI CDM7961712]
2. 78/Bluebird B 10379 (Hal Derwin with Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm)
3. 78/Victor 26335 (Edythe Wright with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1939 Vol. 3, CD/Classics 1327]
4. 78/Columbia 35251 (Ella Logan with orchestra) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1939, CD/Encores ENCDNO1/2; Swingin' Scots Lassie, CD/Retrieval Recordings 79021]
5. 78/Mercury 70710X45 (The Crew-Cuts with orchestra conducted by David Carroll) [reissued on Sh-Boom: Where Swing Met Doo-Wop And Rock N Roll, CD/Jasmine 432]
6. 78/Decca 2761 (Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on You Made Me Love You, CD/Flare ROYCD309]
7. 78/Decca 2827 (Dick Robertson, vocal, with Dick Robertson and His Orchestra)
8. 78/Vocalion 5145 (Skip Farrell with the Hoosier Hot Shots) [reissued on Everybody Stomp, CD/Proper Records PROPERBOX-63]
9. 78/Vocalion 5125 (Chick Bullock, vocal, with Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers)
10. Let's Dance With The Three Suns, RCA Victor (S) LSP-1578 (The Three Suns)
11. Strike Up The Band, Basie Swings, Bennett Sings, Roulette 5231 (Tony Bennett with Count Basie and His Orchestra) [reissued as Basie Swings, Bennett Sings, CD/Roulette Records B2-93899]
12. Presenting…Joe Loss And His Orchestra, CD/Signature 2276 (Joe Loss and His Orchestra)
13. Stritch, CD/DRG 91434 (Elaine Stritch)
14. Are You Havin' Any Fun?: A Celebration Of Sammy Fain, CD/Audiophile Records 261 (Harry Allen with the Keith Ingham Quintet)
15. Tony Bennett Smooth Jazz Tribute, CD/CC Entertainment 8672 (Smooth Jazz All Stars)
16. Great British Dance Bands, CD/Castle Music 447 (Dolly Elsie and Jack Hylton)
17. All Jazzed Up, CD/Adam Brock (Adam Brock)
18. Are You Having Any Fun?, CD/Sou to Nuts (Cali Rose)
19. Jazz & Blues/Soft Swinging Jazz Hits, CD/Jazz & Blues 217 (Billie Holiday)
20. Simply…With Spirit, CD/Arbors 19301 (Hanna Richardson with Phil Flanigan, bass)
21. Chickens, CD/Megaforce 40511 (Buck Howdy)
22. Lost Tracks, CD/JSP Records 965 (Judy Garland)
23. The Broadway Musicals Of 1939, CD/Bayview RNBW025 (Annie Golden with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)
24. Sammy Sings Fain, CD/Koch 3-7461-2 HI (Sammy Fain)
25. Duets: An American Classic, CD/RPM 80979 (Tony Bennett and Elvis Costello)
26. Lost In The Stars And Stripes, CD/Anakreon Verlag ANA 1001 (Sona MacDonald, Alan Marks, and Udo Samel)
A radio transcription performed by Lanny Ross with Henry Sylvern's Orchestra is also known to exist.


F.D.R. Jones (M/L: Harold Rome) (originally used in SING OUT THE NEWS and subsequently used in CLOWN JEWELS and TO BROADWAY WITH LOVE):

1. 78/Decca F7297 (Bud Flanagan & Chesney Allen with Jay Wilbur and His Orchestra) [reissued on Lambeth Walk: Songs From The London War Time Shows, CD/Spectrum 544 319-2]
2. 78/Victor 26038 (Hal Kemp and his Swing-a-roosters with Hal Kemp and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1938, JJA (M) 1988-1]
3. 78/Decca 2105 (Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb and his Orchestra) [78/Brunswick 02818; reissued on The Early Years, Pt. 1, CD/Verve 618]
4. 78/Decca 4072 (Judy Garland with Orchestra directed by David Rose) [reissued on The Complete Decca Masters, CD/MCA 11059]
5. 78/Bluebird B 10092 (Jayne Dover with Van Alexander and his Orchestra)
6. 78/Odeon 283.379 (Charlie Kunz, piano, with rhythm accompaniment)
7. 78/Vocalion v 4498 (Cab Calloway with Orchestra conducted by Cab Calloway) [reissued on The Best Of The Big Bands: Cab Calloway, CD/Columbia/Legacy 45336]
8. 78/HMV C3114 (orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)
9. 78/Decca F7185 (Sam Browne and Chorus with Lew Stone and His Band)
10. A Touch Of Rome, 10"/Heritage LP-H-0053 (Harold Rome piano and voice) [reissued on CD/DRG 5249]
11. And Then I Wrote, Coral (M) CRL 57082 (Harold Rome, piano and voice)
12. To Broadway With Love, Columbia (S) OS 2630 (Rod Perry and vocal ensemble with orchestra conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued on CD/DRG 19122]
13. Where Did The Night Go, RCA Camden (M) CAL 738 (The Living Strings conducted by Johnny Douglas) [reissued as CD/Dulcima DLCD 121]
14. The Carroll Gibbons Story, World Records SH-167/8 (George Melachrino with Carroll Gibbons, piano, and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans) [reissued on Carroll Gibbons Calls The Tunes, CD/Castle Pulse 591]
15. Big Hearted Arthur, CD/Castle Pulse 734 (Arthur Askey)
16. Swing Tanzen Verboten!, CD/Proper 1322 (Charlie And His Orchestra)
17. The History of Pop Radio, Vol. 5: 1937-1938, CD/OSA 205519 (Ella Fitzgerald)
18. Judy Garland On Radio 1936-1944, Vol. 1: All the Things You Are, CD/Jazz Classics 5006]
19. Judy Garland in Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits, CD/Rhino 75292 (Judy Garland)
20. The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941, CD/Vintage Jazz Classics 1026 (The King Cole Trio)
21. Treffpunkt Tanzmusik, CD/TMK 007977 (Erwin Lehn)
22. You Leave Me Breathless, CD/Buddah 99602 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
23. Down South Camp Meetin': Broadcast Archives, Vol. 1, CD/Avid 682 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
24. Live at the Carnegie Hall 6 October 1938, CD/Jazz Band 2013 (Benny Goodman & Glenn Miller)
25. Be Happy: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Live 1940, CD/Magic 95 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
26. Chronological, Vol. 6: 1935-1939, CD/Storyville 3015 (The Mills Brothers)
27. London Sessions 1934-1939, CD/Fabulous 252 (The Mills Brothers)
28. Songs of Wartime, CD/Empress 825 (Harry Roy & His Orchestra)
29. Swing, Teddy, Swing!, CD/Bob's 0000006 (Teddy Stauffer)
30. Travelin' Light: Cookin' with Frank & Sam, CD/Concord 4647 (Frank Vignola and Sam Pilafian)
31. Swingin' Strings, CD/Riff Raff no number (Riff Raff)
32. Underneath The Arches, CD/That's Entertainment Records CDTER 1015 (Company)
33. As Time Goes By, CD/Pegasus 0000321 (unknown)
34. Hits of the Blitz, CD/Pavilion 9754 (unknown)
35. Songs from the Shows, CD/Empress 8002 (unknown)
Radio transcriptions performed by The Master Singers, Ray Bloch's Swing Fourteen, Kay Thomson with the Rhythm Singers and Orchestra, and Basil Fromeen Orchestra are also known to exist.


Flying High:

1. 78/HMV C3114 (London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)


The Girl Who Loves A Soldier (M: Noel Gay; L: Ralph Butler):

1. 78/HMV C3114 (London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)
2. The Songs And Music Of World War II, CD/Past Perfect PPCD 78136 (Leon Cortez)
3. Me And My Girl: The Song Is… Noel Gay, CD/ASV CD AJA 5081 (Alan Breeze with Billy Cotton and His Band)
4. The Songs Of Noel Gay, CD/Flapper PAST CD 7035 (Sam Browne with Lew Stone and His Band)
5. Radio Times, CD/Polydor 517 474-2 (Kathryn Evans, Harriet Benson, and The Grosvenors with musical direction by Robert Scott)


My Secret Love:

1. 78/HMV C3114 (London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)


On The Outside Looking In (M/L: Michael Carr):

1. 78/HMV C3114 (London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)
2. 78/Decca F7343 (Flanagan and Allen with orchestra conducted by Ronnie Munro) [reissued on Underneath The Arches, CD/EMI CDM7961712]
3. Tribute To Flanagan & Allen, Avenue (S) AVE 070 (Val Merrall's Orchestra & Singers)


Run, Rabbit, Run (M: Noel Gay; L: Ralph Butler) (subsequently used in RING OUT THE BELLS):

1. 78/Decca F7265 (Bud Flanagan and Cheseny Allen with orchestra conducted by Ronnie Munro) [reissued on Best Of Buddies, CD/Rex]
2. 78/HMV C-3114 (London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)
3. 78/ Decca 3039 (Marion Mann with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra) [also 78/Coral 60028; reissued on So Far So Good, CD/Halcyon 132] 7
4. 78/Decca 26195 (Charlie Kunz, piano, with rhythm accompaniment)
5. 78/Bluebird B 10597 (Bunny O'Dare with Enoch Light and His Orchestra)
6. Underneath The Arches, That's Entertainment Records 1015 (Chorus with orchestra conducted by Clive Chapman) [reissued as CD/TER 1015]
7. Winnie, EMI Columbia SCX6713 (Lesley Duff, Toni Palmer, and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Cyril Ornadel)
8. Happy As A Sandbag, Decca SKL5217 (unknown performer with orchestra conducted by Nigel Hess)
9. The Hits Of Noel Gay, Music For Pleasure (M) MFP 1236 (Joe Loss and his Band with Vocal Chorus by Chick Henderson)
10. Tribute To Flanagan & Allen, Avenue (S) AVE 070 (Val Merrall's Orchestra & Singers)
11. One Man's Music, EMI Odeon (S) SCX 6299 (The Mike Sammes Singers with Brian Fahey and His Orchestra)
12. Chesterfield Broadcasts, CD/BMG Heritage (The Andrews Sisters with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra)
13. Chas & Dave's Street Party, CD/Cleveland International 1025 (Chas & Dave)
14. Me And My Girl: The Song Is… Noel Gay, CD/ASV CD AJA 5081 (London Piano Accordion Band)
15. Radio Times, CD/Polydor 517 474-2 (Helen Anker, Linda Mae Brewer, Kathy Norcross, Tamzin Outhwaite, Martin Eyre, and Ben Richards with musical direction by Robert Scott)


There's Danger In The Waltz:

1. 78/HMV C3114 (London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood)