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To You (1939 song)
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Wikipedia article
"'To You'" is a 1939 song composed by Tommy Dorsey with Benny Davis and Ted Shapiro. The song was a top 10 hit on the 'Billboard' charts.
Other recordings
"To You" was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with vocals by Ray Eberle and released as an RCA Bluebird 78. Glenn Miller also performed the song at the 1939 Carnegie Hall Concert, which was released in 1958 by RCA Victor on the album 'The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert'. "To You" appeared as part of a medley by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, paired with "Stairway to the Stars", both sung by Ray Eberle at the live performance at Carnegie Hall on October 6, 1939.[http://www.parabrisas.com/m_millerg5.php "Solid! - The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert".] Glenn Miller recorded "To You" for Bluebird records on May 9, 1939 released as Bluebird 10276-B, with the "A" side, "Stairway To The Stars" both sung by Ray Eberle.Flower, John. 'Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography'. Arlington House, New Rochelle, 1972. p. 63.
Ella Fitzgerald and Paul Whiteman also recorded the song with Joan Edwards on vocals. The song was featured by Harry Richman in the International Casino Revue 'Hello Beautiful' in 1939.
Harry James recorded the song with Frank Sinatra on vocals.
'Billboard' charts
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra released the song as an A side RCA Victor 78 single in 1939, 26234-A. According to the tsort.info database, "To You" reached no. 10 on the 'Billboard' chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.
References
Sources
* Flower, John. 'Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band'. Arlington House, New Rochelle, 1972, p. 63
* Levinson, Peter J. 'Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way: a Biography'. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005.
* Stockdale. Robert L. 'Tommy Dorsey: On The Side'. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1995.
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