1933 Pop Standards and ArtistsTable of Contents |
You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me 42nd Street told the story of an unknown that goes to her first audition and is hired but then ends up as the star when the lead hurts herself. The movie would be popular for years, but in 1980 the movie would go to Broadway starring Jerry Orbach and Tammy Grimes. 42nd Street would the Tony Award for best musical in 1981. A major revival would be launched in 2001. Don Bestor and his Orchestra This song was originally written for The Disney short, The Three Little Pigs. The song was written by Frank Churchill with additional lyrics by Ann Ronell. The song would become incredibly popular and would become a classic children’s song. It would last long after 1933 and be recorded by many different artists including Barbra Streisand. Significantly this song would be the first song from a Disney film to appear on the charts, there would be many more to follow. Ethel Waters Duke Ellington Henry King and his Orchestra Leo Reisman and Clifton Webb Written by Irving Berlin in 1933 for the musical As Thousands Cheer, Easter Parade would go on to be sung by Bing Crosby in the movie Holiday Inn which would introduce the song White Christmas and then would be sung by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in a film named after the song. Easter Parade is a song celebrating the tradition of The Easter Parade which goes on all over America on Easter Sunday. Wayne King |
Top Artists and Songs of 1933 |
Ben Bernie Let’s All Sing Like The Birdies Sing |
Bing Crosby Just An Echo In The Valley, You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me, I’ve Got To Sing A Torch Song, Shadow Waltz, Thanks, Temptation, Thanks, The Day You Came Along, Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?, We’ll Make Hay While The Sun Shines, The Last Round-Up, Young and Healthy |
Carmen Miranda and Mario Reis Alo Alo |
Dick Powell Gold Deggir’s Song (We’re In The Money) |
Don Bestor and his Orchestra Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, Shuffle Off To Buffalo, The Last Round-Up |
Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady, Drop Me Off At Harlem, I’m satisfied, In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree |
Eddie Duchin Hold Me, Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?, Night and Day |
Ethel Waters Stormy Weather |
Gene Autry The Last Round-Up |
George Olson The Last Round-Up |
Greta Keller Lover (Rogers and Hart) |
Guy Lombardo The Last Round Up, Lover (Rogers and Hart), Stormy Wather (Keeps Rainin’ All The Time) |
Hal Kemp Shuffle Off To Buffalo |
Henry King and his Orchestra Aoril In Paris |
Joe Venuti and his Blue Six Jazz Me Blues |
Leo Reisman & Clifton Webb Easter Parade |
Leo Reisman Yesterdays, Stormy Weather |
Louis Armstrong Hobo You can’t Ride This Train, That’s My Home, I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues |
Mae West I Like a Guy What Takes His time |
Paul Whiteman Lover (Rogers and Hart), a Faewell to Arms, It’s Only A Paper Moon, You’re An Old Smoothie, Rise N Shine, Eadie Was a Lady |
Ray Noble Love Is The Sweetest Thing |
Spike Hughes and his All-American Orchestra How Come You Do Me Like You Do |
Ted Fio Rito Hold Me |
Ted Weems Gold Deggir’s Song (We’re In The Money) |
Ted Williams Lazybones |
Victor Young The Last Round-Up |
Wayne King Blue Danube |