PEGGY-ANN



Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lyricist: Lorenz Hart

Opened: December 27, 1926, Vanderbilt Theatre, N.Y.C.; July 27, 1927, Daly's Theatre, London
Performances: 354 (N.Y.C.); 134 (London)


Chuck It:

1. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [also 78/Regal G8982]


Come And Tell Me (aka "Tell Me") (cut; later cut from BETSY as a separate song):

1. Rodgers And Hart Revisited, Recording Industries Corp 3001 (Charlotte Rae and Cy Young with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-116]


Country Mouse (L: Desmond Carter) (rewritten version of "A Little Birdie Told Me So" used for the London production):

1. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [also 78/Regal G8982]
2. 78/Columbia 9267 (Columbia Light Opera Company)


Give This Little Girl A Hand (aka "Give That Little Girl A Hand"):

1. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [also 78/Regal G8982]
2. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. II, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-139 (Arthur Siegel with Arthur Siegel, piano, John Loehrke, bass, and Jeremy Harris, percussion)


Havana (aka "Havana Opening"):

1. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [also 78/Regal G8982]


Hello!:

1. 78/HMV C-1399 (Light Opera Company with George Baker, Bessie Jones, et al.) (two renditions) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]
2. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) (two renditions) [78/Regal G8982 (second rendition only)]
3. 78/Columbia 9267 (Columbia Light Opera Company)
4. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. II, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-139 (Denis Deal and the New Deals - Patti Wyss, Dr. Jane Wyss, Marcus Neville, and Willard Beckham with Arthur Siegel, piano, John Loehrke, bass, and Jeremy Harris, percussion)


Howdy To Broadway (aka "Howdy, Broadway"):

1. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice)


A Little Birdie Told Me So:

1. 78/Victor 20493 (Johnny Marvin with Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra) [also 78/HMV B5292; reissued on The Song Is…Rodgers & Hart, ASV AJA 5041]
2. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) (as "Country Mouse") [also 78/Regal G8982]
3. 78/Columbia 9267 (Columbia Light Opera Company) (with "Country Mouse" lyrics)
4. 78/Music Box 3 (Lee Wiley with Joe Bushkin's Orchestra) [also 78/Gala 3; reissued on Lee Wiley Sings The Songs Of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart And Harold Arlen, CD/Audiophile ACD-10]
5. Richard Rodgers: Command Performance, CD/Harbinger HCD2501 (Richard Rodgers, piano roll)
6. Rodgers And Hart Rarities, CD/Bygone Records BG-1001 (unknown performer)
7. Andrea Marcovicci Sings Rodgers & Hart, CD/Andreasong (Andrea Marcovicci with Shelly Markham, piano, and Kevin Axt, bass)
8. The Broadway Musicals Of 1926, CD/Bayview RNBW031 (Nancy Anderson with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)


Maybe It's Me (also used in FIFTH AVENUE FOLLIES):

1. 78/HMV C-1399 (Light Opera Company with George Baker, Bessie Jones, et al.) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]
2. 78/Columbia 9267 (Columbia Light Opera Company)
3. 78/HMV B-5314 (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Song Is…Richard Rodgers And Lorenz Hart, CD/ASV/Living Era 5041]
4. Richard Rodgers: Command Performance, CD/Harbinger HCD2501 (Richard Rodgers, piano roll)
5. The Broadway Musicals Of 1926, CD/Bayview RNBW031 (Eddie Korbich and Nancy Opel with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)
6. Nobody’s Hart: Lyrics By Lorenz Hart, CD/Quiver & Bow (Diana Sheehan with musical direction by James McQuillen)


A Tree In The Park:

1. 78/Columbia 4540 (Dorothy Dickson with the Gilt Edged Four) [reissued on The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0110]
2. 78/HMV C-1399 (Light Opera Company with George Baker, Bessie Jones, et al.) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]
3. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [also 78/Regal G8982]
4. 78/Columbia 9267 (Columbia Light Opera Company)
5. 78/Columbia 857 D (Tom Stacks with Harry Reser's Syncopators)
6. 78/Perfect 14767 (Irwin Abrams and His Orchestra)
7. 78/Banner 1930 (The Joy Boys with Fred Rich's Dance Orchestra)
8. 78/Brunswick 3432 (Frank Black and His Orchestra)
9. 78/Brunswick 111 (Helen Morgan with Leslie Hutchinson at the piano) [reissued on The Hits Of Rodgers & Hart, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9794]
10. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. II, Crewe CR 1343 (Blossom Dearie and Charles Rydell with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-139]
11. Great Songs From Hit Shows, Mercury (M) MGP-2-100 (Sarah Vaughan with orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney) [reissued as CD/Verve 314 526 464-2]
12. Rodgers And Hart, Walden (M) 304 (Bob Shaver with the John Morris Trio) [reissued on Songs By Cole Porter And Rodgers & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703]
13. It's Smooth, It's Smart. It's Rodgers, It's Hart!, Monmouth-Evergreen (S) MES-7069 (Ronny Whyte and Travis Hudson) [reissued as The Songs Of Rodgers And Hart, CD/Audiophile ACD-57]
14. This Funny World, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5584 (Mary Cleere Haran with musical direction by Richard Rodney Bennett)
15. Crazy Rhythm, CD/Fynsworth Alley 062160 (Mary Cleere Haran with musical direction by Richard Rodney Bennett)
16. The Rodgers And Hart CD, CD/RCA RCD1-5858 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
17. New York, New York! A Broadway Extravaganza, CD/ProArte CDD 594 (New York City Gay Men's Chorus with orchestra conducted by Gary Miller)
18. Richard Rodgers: Command Performance, CD/Harbinger HCD2501 (Richard Rodgers, piano roll) (two renditions)
19. Songs Of New York, CD/Book-Of-The-Month Records 31-7502 (Kim Criswell and Cris Groenendaal with orchestra conducted by John McGlinn)
20. Nobody’s Hart: Lyrics By Lorenz Hart, CD/Quiver & Bow (Diana Sheehan with musical direction by James McQuillen)
21. Travels With My Piano, CD/ BBC Music SM 1939 (Steve Ross, piano and voice)


Where's That Rainbow?:

1. 78/Columbia 4540 (Dorothy Dickson with the Gilt Edged Four) [reissued on The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0110]
2. 78/HMV C-1399 (Light Opera Company with George Baker, Bessie Jones, et al.) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]
3. 78/Columbia 9266 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [also 78/Regal G8982]
4. 78/Columbia 9267 (Columbia Light Opera Company)
5. 78/HMV B5292 (Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Song Is…Rodgers & Hart, ASV AJA 5041]
6. 78/Columbia 4620 (Singing Sophomores with piano)
7. 78/Columbia 857 D (Harry Reser's Syncopators)
8. 78/Brunswick 3432 (Frank Black and His Orchestra)
9. 78/M-G-M 30173 (Ann Southern with the M-G-M Studio Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton) [also 45/MGM K30173; reissued on Words And Music, CD/EMI CDP 79 4159 2]
10. 78/Victor 20455 (Bob Borger, Fran Frey, Bob Rice with George Olsen and His Music) [reissued on Beyond The Blue Horizon, CD/ASV/Living Era 5388]
11. Rodgers And Hart 1927-1942, JJA (M) 19734 (Helen Morgan with Leslie Hutchinson at the piano)
12. Julius Monk Simply Plays! (And/Or Vice Versa), Off Beat (M) OB-400 (Julius Monk)
13. Richard Rodgers, Embassy (S) EMB 31019 (unknown singer)
14. The Rodgers And Hart Album, RCA ARL1-4123 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano) [reissued as The Rodgers And Hart CD, CD/RCA RCD1-5858]
15. Trigger Happy!, Riverside RP 12-225 (Trigger Alpert)
16. It's All Over But The Swingin', Decca D-8641 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with orchestra directed by Mort Stevens) [reissued on It's All Over But The Swingin'/I Gotta Right To Swing, CD/Universal/Decca 9150]
17. Games That Lovers Play, RCA Victor SP-3726 (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra) [reissued on Games That Lovers Play/People Like You, CD/Collectables 2833]
18. East Coast Sounds, Jazzland 11 (Zoot ms, tenor saxo, Al Cohn, baritone sax, Tony Scott, clarinet, Joe Wilder, trumpet, and Urbie Green, trombone) [reissued as CD/Original Jazz Classics 1012]
19. My Name Is Barbra, Two..., Columbia CS-9209 (Barbra Streisand) [reissued as CD/Columbia CK-9209]
20. Richard Rodgers: Command Performance, CD/Harbinger HCD2501 (Richard Rodgers, piano roll)
21. KT Sullivan Sings The Sweetest Sounds Of Richard Rodgers, CD/DRG 91462 (KT Sullivan with musical direction by Larry Woodard)
22. Heart To Heart, CD/K.O. 1 (Betty Buckley with musical direction by Kenny Warner)
23. The Charleston Days, CD/Pearl Flapper 9706 (Edythe Baker)
24. The Columbia Album Of Richard Rodgers, CD/Sony Music Special Products AK 47867/8 (Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra)
25. Taking A Chance On Love, CD/Kritzerland (Milla Ilieva)
26. With A Song In Their Hearts, CD/Avid 538 (unknown performer)
27. Nobody Else But Me, Atlantic SD-1574 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with music conducted by Phil Moore) [reissued as CD/Atlantic/WEA 82710]
28. Nice Work, CD/Landmark 1544 (Wesla Whitfield with the Mike Greensill Trio)
29. Nobody’s Hart: Lyrics By Lorenz Hart, CD/Quiver & Bow (Diana Sheehan with musical direction by James McQuillen)
30. Jesse Luttrell, CD/Fred Barton Music 20360 17882 (Jesse Luttrell with orchestra conducted by Fred Barton)
31. Live On Valentine’s Day, CD/Kritzerland KR 20011-4 (Milla Ilieva with musical direction by Paul Trueblood)
A radio transcription performed by the Allen Roth Orchestra is also known to exist.


Unrecorded Numbers:

Charming, Charming (aka "Store Opening")
Howdy, London (version of "Howdy To Broadway" used for the London production)
I'm So Humble (aka "Inferiority Complex") (dropped after opening)
In His Arms (dropped after opening; lyric missing)
Paris Is Really Divine (cut; later used in ONE DAM THING AFTER ANOTHER)
The Pipes Of Pansy (not used; also not used in DEAREST ENEMY, THE GIRL FRIEND, and SHE'S MY BABY)
The Race (aka "Peggy," "Oh, You Peggy," and "Peggy, Peggy") (possibly added after opening)
Trampin' Along (cut)
We Pirates From Wee Dorkin (version of "We Pirates From Weehawken" used for the London production)
We Pirates From Weehawken (aka "Opening, Act II)
Wedding Procession (aka "Finale, Act I")