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How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
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"'How Come You Do Me Like You Do?'" is a song written by vaudeville comedy duo Gene Austin and Roy Bergere in 1924. It has later been covered by many artists, and is considered a jazz standard.[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-6/howcomeyoudomelikeyoudo.htm How Come You Do Me Like You Do] at 'jazzstandards.com' - retrieved on 19 May 2009
Austin and Bergere were a vaudeville comedy duet act performing in the East and Midwest. "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" became a national hit in 1924 for Marion Harris.'Hollywood Songsters: Allyson to Funicello'. James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts. Routledge, 2003. . p. 55 Austin would later achieve even greater fame with his recording of "My Blue Heaven" in 1927.'The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s'. Arnold Shaw. Oxford University Press US, 1989. . p.196
The song has been covered by many artists, including Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Eddie Condon, Duke Ellington, Lead Belly, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, George Shearing, Jane Powell, Teddi King, and Old Man Markley.
A recording by Lisa Kirk with orchestra was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on July 16, 1952. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4869.[http://www.78discography.com/RCA204500.htm RCA Victor Records in the 20-45000 to 20-4999 series]
Jane Powell included the song in her album 'Can't We Be Friends' (1956).
Julie London included the song in her album 'Swing Me an Old Song' (1959).
Bing Crosby recorded the song for his album 'Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love (1968 version)'
Film appearances
*That's the Spirit (1945)
*Three for the Show (1955) - performed by Betty Grable.
Notes
See also
*List of 1920s jazz standards
Category:1924 songs
Category:1920s jazz standards
Category:Vaudeville songs
Category:Benny Goodman songs
Category:Songs written by Gene Austin
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