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Wikipedia article
'"Blue Star"' is a popular song.
The theme music of the television series, 'Medic,' was written by Victor Young and copyright on February 17, 1955 under the title "The Medic Theme." A set of lyrics were written by Edward Heyman (who had a history of collaborating with Young) and with those lyrics and under the new title "Blue Star," a new copyright was issued on May 5, 1955.
Recordings
;Vocal versions
* Eve Boswell With Glen Somers And His Orchestra, Parlophone, (1955)
* Felicia Sanders with Norman Leyden Orchestra, Columbia Records, (1955)
* Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set 'The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.
* Jan Peerce with Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra*, RCA Victor, (1955)
* Linda Scott on 'Starlight, Starbright', Canadian-American, (1961)
* Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra with Julie Dawn, (1955) with the B-side being "Honey-Babe".
;Instrumental versions
* Ron Godwin & His Orchestra on 'Orchestra De Luxe' Parlophone (1955)
* Rudi Wairata and his Amboina Serenaders recorded as "Bintang Malam" on 'Amboina', CID/RCA Records, (1955)
* Stanley Black on 'Plays For Latin Lovers', Decca Records, (1957)
* Earl Grant on 'The Versatile Earl Grant', Decca Records, (1958)
* Mantovani and His Orchestra, on 'Songs to Remember', London Records, (1959)
* The Shadows on 'The Shadows', Columbia Records, (1961)
* George Greeley on 'Piano Rhapsodies of Love', Reprise Records, (1963)
* Kong Ling on 'This World We Live In', Diamond Records (1964)
* The Ventures on 'Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2', Dolton Records, (1964)
* Kai Winding on 'Mondo Cane #2', Verve Records, (1964)
* Fausto Papetti on 'I Remember N3', Philips, (1966)
* Ernest Ranglin on 'Softly With Ranglin', Twilight Records, (1969)
* Andr Carr Orchestra E Coro on 'Blue Star', Harmony, (1976)
* Jean-Pierre Danel on 'Guitar Ballads', Puzzle Productions, (2017)
* Emery Deutsch on Emery and his Violin of Love
Other known recordings
The Blue Notes, Lucien Bellemare (Canada), I Campioni (Italy), Os Carbonos (Brazil), and Paco Serrano
Live renditions
* Black Dynamites a.k.a. Los Indonesios (Dutch Indorock group) performed "Bintang Malam" live on stage in both Holland and Germany during their early years (1957-1962).
References
Category:Songs with music by Victor Young
Category:Songs with lyrics by Edward Heyman
Category:Television drama theme songs
Category:1955 songs
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