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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox song "Bye Bye Blackbird" is a song published in 1926[1] by Jerome H. Remick and written by composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra in March 1926.[2]

Song information

Файл:Bye Bye Blackbird - May 1926 Variety.jpg
Advertisement in the May 5, 1926 Variety

Popular recordings in 1926 were by Nick Lucas, Gene Austin, Benny Krueger, and by Leo Reisman.[3] It was the number 16 song of 1926 according to Pop Culture Madness.[4]

In popular culture

The song was featured in the 1955 movie musical Pete Kelly's Blues, sung by Peggy Lee in the role of alcoholic jazz singer Rose Hopkins.[5][6]

In "Goodbye Nkrumah" (1966) Beat poet Diane Di Prima asks:

And yet, where would we be without the American culture
Bye bye blackbird, as Miles plays it, in the ’50s[7]

In 1982, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) posthumously awarded John Coltrane a "Best Jazz Solo Performance" Grammy for the work on his album Bye Bye Blackbird.[8]

Recordings of the song often include only the chorus; the verses are far less known.[9]

Segregationists opposed to the American Civil Rights Movement, notably at the Selma to Montgomery marches, played the song over loudspeakers as a taunt.[10]

In 1968, Joe Cocker recorded a cover of "Bye Bye Blackbird" that was included on his 1969 album With A Little Help From My Friends. Allmusic reviewer Matthew Greenwald described it as a "Classic Pop Gospel Ballad".[11]

Tiny Tim recorded the song with Brave Combo on what would be his final recording,[12] the 1996 album Girl.[13]

In 2011, Paul McCartney recorded a cover of "Bye Bye Blackbird" that was included on his 2012 album Kisses on the Bottom.[14]

See also

References

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Further reading

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