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China Boy
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Wikipedia article
"'China Boy'" is a 1922 popular song written by Phil Boutelje and Dick Winfree.
Background
It was introduced in vaudeville by Henry E. Murtagh and popularized by Paul Whiteman's 1929 Columbia recording featuring Bix Beiderbecke. The song has become a jazz standard and has been recorded by, among others, Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Sidney Bechet, Gene Kardos, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Isham Jones, Red Nichols, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Django Reinhardt and Fats Waller.[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-2/chinaboy.htm China Boy] at 'jazzstandards.com' - retrieved on 7 May 2009
Movie appearances
The song has appeared in numerous films, both credited and uncredited, from 1929 to 1998, including 'Hold That Kiss' (1938), 'Strike Up the Band' (1940), 'The Benny Goodman Story' (1956), 'The Last Emperor' (1987),[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093389/soundtrack The Last Emperor] at 'imdb.com' - retrieved on 22 July 2010 'The Impostors' (1998), "Mirrors" (1934), and "Red Nichols and his Five Pennies" (1929).[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100287/ Phil Boutelje] at 'imdb.com' - retrieved 15 Aug 2010
Notes
See also
*List of 1920s jazz standards
Category:1920s jazz standards
Category:1922 songs
Category:Benny Goodman songs
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