| "Margie" | |
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 Cover of the original Sheet music | |
| Single byOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band | |
| B-side | "Palesteena" |
| Released | 1920 |
| Recorded | 1920 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Victor |
| Songwriters | Con Conrad,J. Russel Robinson,Benny Davis |
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Original recording of "Margie", performed byOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band (1920) | |
"Margie", also known as "My Little Margie", is a 1920popular song composed in collaboration byvaudeville performer and pianistCon Conrad andragtime pianistJ. Russel Robinson, a member of theOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band. Lyrics were written byBenny Davis, a vaudeville performer and songwriter. The song was introduced by theOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band in 1920 as Victor 78, 18717-A, in a medley paired with "Singin' the Blues". The B side was "Palesteena".[1] The ODJB recorded their instrumental version on December 1, 1920.[2][3]
Other popular versions in 1920-1921 were byGene Rodemich;Eddie Cantor;Ted Lewis; andFrank Crumit.[4] The Rega Dance Orchestra recorded the song in October, 1920 for Okeh Records, 4211.
The song was published in 1920 and was named after the five-year-old daughter of singer and songwriter Eddie Cantor. Cantor is credited with popularizing the song with his 1921 recording that stayed at the top of the pop charts for five weeks.[5]
The song has appeared in the moviesStella Dallas (1937),Margie (1946),The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) andThe Drowning Pool (1975).[5] The song was also used in aPhonofilm sound-on-film cartoon produced byMax Fleischer and released 30 October 1926.[6]
The song was thePreston North End unofficial club anthem during 1950s and played at SirTom Finney's funeral in 2014.
Having been recorded by numerous artists, the song has become ajazz standard. Among the people who have recorded the tune areRay Barretto,Bix Beiderbecke,Cab Calloway,Bing Crosby,[7]Duke Ellington,Louis Armstrong,Johnny Mercer,Dave Brubeck,Ray Charles,Frank Crumit,Erroll Garner,Al Hirt,[8]Claude Hopkins,Ted Lewis,Jimmie Lunceford,Jim Reeves,Shelly Manne,Oscar Peterson,Benny Goodman, André Ekyan (withDjango Reinhardt),Don Redman,Fats Domino,Charlie Shavers,Jimmy Smith,Jo Stafford,Joe Venuti,Jorgen Ingmann, and Slim Whitman.[5]
An instrumental version was recorded on March 21, 1962, for the LPThere Is Nothing Like a Dame withPete Candoli andConte Candoli on trumpets,Shelly Manne on drums,Jimmy Rowles on piano,Howard Roberts on guitar andGary Peacock on bass.
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