(Victor) Recorded 7/6/1927 New York, New York.
The Rhythm Boys
George Whiting (lyricist)
Walter Donaldson (composer)
Jack Fulton (Main Vocalist)
Charles Gaylord (vocalist)
Austin "Skin" Young (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Al Rinker (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Bing Crosby (vocalist : baritone vocal)
"My Blue Heaven" is a popular song written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by George A. Whiting. The song was used in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927.
In 1928, "My Blue Heaven" became a huge hit on Victor 20964-A for crooner Gene Austin, accompanied by the Victor Orchestra as directed by Nat Shilkret; it charted for 26 weeks, stayed at number one for 13, and sold over five million copies becoming one of the best selling singles of all time.
I have the Gene Austin version on my channel as well.
The music for "My Blue Heaven" was written in 1924: "Donaldson wrote it one afternoon at the Friars Club in New York while waiting for his turn at the billiard table." The song was written while Donaldson was under contract to Irving Berlin, working for Berlin's publishing company, Irving Berlin Inc.
George A. Whiting wrote lyrics adapted for Donaldson's music, and for a while, performed it in his vaudeville act; three years later, Tommy Lyman started singing it on the radio as his theme song.
Hit version by Paul Whiteman (recorded July 6, 1927 with a vocal group including Bing Crosby).
