[luvie]

DAY AND NIGHT--

Jeff Russell~Sweet Bluebonnet Day

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[Publius]

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

JEROME KERN

SWEET ADELINE

This show from 1929 about the Gay Nineties was a huge hit, but it was a step backward for Kern and Hammerstein after the breakthrough that was “Show Boat.”

”WHY WAS I BORN?”

This is a 1929 recording from Helen Morgan of the only song from the musical that survived. It’s a real period piece, and the electrical recording techniques of the era permit you to hear what it must have sounded like in the musical.

Helen Morgan: “Why Was I Born?”