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1929 Popular Music, Songs and Artists |
Bert Ambrose Tip Toe Through The Tulips Written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music), the song was recorded by Nick Lucas in May of 1929. Lucas introduced the song in the 1929 talkie Gold Deggirs of Broadway. The song would stay at number one for 10 weeks on the charts. In 1969 Tiny Tim would bring this song back to charts with his recording. The song became popular again after Tiny Tim performed it on Rowan and Martins Laugh-In. Cliff Edwards Not many songs have as varied a history as Singin in the Rain. It’s up-tempo music with lyrics full of hope that would continue to be remembered throughout the 20th century and into the 21st. The song was turned into a film in 1952 starring Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly. The film is considered by many as one of the best movies ever made. The song was originally written by Arthur Freed lyrics and music by Nacio Herb Brown, and published in 1929. There are suggestions that the song was written and performed as early as 1927. Cliff Edwards would perform the song in the 1929 film musical The Hollywood Revue of 1929. This performance would be the opening of the film That’s Entertainment a retrospective of MGM musicals. The song would again be used in the film Speak Easily starring Jimmy Durante and again by Judy Garland in the film Little Nellie Kellie. The song was used in the second season of GLEE as a mash-up with Umbrella. The song was sung by Mathew Morrison and Gwyneth Paltrow. Eddie Cantor Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders Fats Waller Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees Louis Armstrong |
Top Artists and Songs of 1929 |
Al Jolson I’m In Seventh Heaven Little Pal Liza (All The Clouds’ll Roll) |
Arnold Johnson and his Orchestra Breakaway |
Ben Selvin My Sin |
Bert Ambrose and his Orchestra Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips With Me |
Bessie Smith Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out Take It Right Back |
Bob Harring and the Copley Plaza Orchestra Pagan Love Song |
Charley Patton Pony Blues |
Clarence Smith Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie |
Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike) Singin’ In The Rain |
Coon-Sanders Orchestra Little Orphan Annie |
Eddie Cantor Makin’ Whoopee |
Ethel Waters Am I Blue? |
Fats Waller Ain’t Misbehaving Handful of Keys |
Gene Austin Carolina Moon Wedding Bells Are Breaking Uo That Old Gang of Mine |
George Olson A Precious Little Thing Called Love |
Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra Sleepy Valley |
Guy Lombardo Sweethearts on Parade |
Jimmy Rogers Waiting For A Train |
Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders If I Had A talking Picture of You |
Leo Reisman Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Wedding of the Painted Doll |
Louis Armstrong Basin Street Blues St James Infirmary When You’re Smiling |
Marion Harris Nobody’s Using It Now |
Maurice Chevalier Louise |
Meade Lux Lewis Honky Tonk Train Blues |
Nat Shilkret You Were Meant For Me |
Nick Lucas Painting the Clouds With Sunshine Tip Toe Thru The Tulips With Me |
Paul Whiteman Great Day |
Peter Dawson The Admiral’s Room |
Rudy Valley and his Connecticut Yankees Coquette Deep Night Honey Lonely Troubador Marie |
Ruth Etting Exactly Like You |
Stanley Lupino I Lift Up My Finger and I Say Tweet Tweet |
The Carter Family I’m Thinking Tonight of Two Blue Eyes |
