Johnny One Note

"Johnny One Note"
Song
Published	1937
Songwriter(s)	Lorenz Hart
Composer(s)	Richard Rodgers

"Johnny One Note" is a 1937 show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms,^[1] where it was introduced by Wynn Murray. Judy Garland sang it in the Rodgers & Hart biopic Words and Music (1948).^[2]

Popular recordings in 1937 were by Hal Kemp & His Orchestra (vocal by Skinnay Ennis) and by Victor Young and His Orchestra (vocal by Bobby Dolan).^[3]

Other notable recordings

• Judy Garland – single release for MGM Records (catalog No. 30172) b/ I Wish I Were in Love Again (1948).^[4]
• Mary Martin - included in the album Babes in Arms (1951).^[5]
• Blossom Dearie – for her album Blossom Dearie (1956)
• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
• Chris Connor – for her album Chris Craft (1958).^[6] Later included in Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1999)
• Eydie Gorme - Gormé Sings Showstoppers (1959).^[7]
• Ethel Azama with the Marty Paich Orchestra (1959)
• Johnny Mathis for his album Live It Up! (1961)
• Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)^[8]
• Carol Burnett – Carol Burnett Remembers How They Stopped the Show (1961).^[9]
• Shirley Bassey - I've Got a Song for You (1966)
• The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart: The Complete Recordings (2002) – recorded during sessions for the original 1967 LP and included as a bonus track on the 2002 CD
• Ted Heath – Big Band Percussion (1968) – an instrumental version, the first eight bars of which were used for many years as the opening theme to BBC1's children's news programme John Craven's Newsround
• Barbra Streisand (in a medley with "One Note Samba") – Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973)

References

1. Hischak, Thomas (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 978-0313341403.
2. Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #21 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 534. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
4. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
5. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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8. "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
9. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.