Sung by the exquisite Carmen McRae. The don’t-make-em-like-that-anymore music and lyrics are by Richard Whiting and George Marion Jr.
Richard Whiting was the father of singer Margaret Whiting and also the composer of “Hooray for Holywood” and “She’s Funny That Way.”
Thanks to WBAI’s Reggie Johnson for a great two hour radio special on Carmen McRae where I first heard these songs.
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She was great. Happily, my wife and I did see her in concert and she was just terrific. She did a great recording with George Shearing, well worth listening to. I did not know this song, thank you for introducing it to me.
Lucky you! I’ll check out the George Shearing recording.
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