Very often I get obsessed with a tune and can't stop listening to it. Now I am going nuts over the tune in the title of this posting. There are lots of versions in you tube.

Of course one of my favorite  is that by the great Annette Hanshaw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLUOjkdMFyU I love her variations on the tune in the last third of the recording.

Other versions

OKeh Melodians (Sam Lanin) with Vaughn de Leath  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySlS6OyJ4eI Very peppy and great visuals; excellent arrangement.

Abe Lyman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKy6I8TB2CM  Another excellent arrangement, a bit more subdued than Lanin's. I like the vocalist. Is is Frank Sylvano?

We recently talked about Johnny Johnson. According to this youtube video, the Claremont Dance Band is really Johnny Johnson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRpdLy5Sr0  Rust tells us that the Claremont Dance Orch is a pseudonym for Fred Hall. But Michael Thomas lists the recording as by a Johnny Johnson's outfit. See this great article about Duophone http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/Labels/LabelPages/Duophone.htm

Here comes Harry Bidgood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMwbDmy7egU  Nice British Dance Band sound. Listen to the accent of the vocalist.

And now Frank Farrell with Manny Klein and Hymie Farberman on trumpets, Sammy Lewis on trombone, Larry Abbott, Arnold Brilhardt and Alfie Evans on reeds   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvpxZZsBeo

Waring's Pennsylvanians from Penn State, the great school where I started my academic career as a young assistant professor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP40ufV6rl8 Listen to the repeat starting at 2:40. You won't miss what sounds a bit Bixian at 5:08.

Another vocal version, this by Johnny Marvin and slow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIYKn8nY1ow  (the Oriole "Singer and Holton" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovUUKM81ZFY is also Johnny Marvin)

The Broadway Nitelites (Ben Selvin)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMSBGgVzQI0 nice and smooth. The vocal is credited to Bob Carroll. I think it is Irving Kaufman in his mellow incarnation.

The best for the last. The fabulous Finn Sylvester Ahola with the Rhythmic Eight. Go to 26:50  in  http://www.bixography.com/wbix132.ram  All instrumental. Fantastic version. Listen to Hooley all over the place, particularly Bixian at 28:35.

I hope it is not too much music in one sitting. I can listen to this all day long and not get bored.

Albert

Johnny Marvin on the cover

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Hazel Crosby on the cover

Elmer Grosso on the cover