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"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]

"Bye Bye Blackbird"
Advertisement in the May 5, 1926 Variety
Song
Published1926[1]
GenreJazz
Composer(s)Ray Henderson
Lyricist(s)Mort Dixon

Song information


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 "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[5]

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.[6]

Recordings of the song often include only the chorus; the verses are far less known.[7]

Segregationists opposed to the American Civil Rights Movement, notably at the Selma to Montgomery marches, played the song over loudspeakers as a taunt.[8]


See also



References


  1. Zbikowski, Lawrence M. (2002). "5. Cultural Knowledge and Music Ontology". Conceptualizing Music: Constructive Structure, Theory, and Analysis. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-19-514023-0. LCCN 2001058756.
  2. Mort Dixon. "Cover versions of Bye Bye Blackbird by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 482. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. Pop Music Hits of 1926 Song Chart Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine at popculturemadness.com. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  5. Di Prima, Diane. (1979). Revolutionary letters, etc., 1966–1978 (4th ed.). San Francisco: City Lights Books. ISBN 0872860590. OCLC 5886747.
  6. John Coltrane, The Official Site Archived 2015-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  7. "What are the rest of the lyrics to 'Bye, Bye, Blackbird?'", straightdope.com. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  8. Renata Adler (1965-04-10). "Letter from Selma". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

Further reading


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