SWEET LORRAINE
Music: Cliff Burwell- Lyrics: Mitchell Parish
Year: 1928
Origin of the song
This song reached a small popularity in 1928 when it was recorded by Rudy Vallée & His Heigh-Ho Yale Collegians. That same year, the clarinettist Jimmie Noone, with his Apex Club Orchestra, made an instrumental version for the label Vocalion. It was also recorded by Isham Jones' orchestra (1932) and jazz violinist Joe Venuti (1933). None of them made it onto the charts.
'Sweet Lorraine', Clifford Burwell's only successful composition, played an important role in the conversion of pianist Nat Cole into a singer and in the origin of his nickname. According to the artist's biography, at first he was only interested in the song as instrumental, but in 1938, while performing at a nightclub in Los Angeles, a drunken client asked him to sing it, which Cole refused. The client insisted and the owner of the premises asked Nat to respond to his request. He agreed and the attendees liked how he sang it so much that the owner put a laurel wreath on his head and said: Nat Cole, I crown you king.
Mitchell Parish, in addition to being the author of lyrics to numerous popular songs, also triumphed as a lyricist on Broadway in several music magazines, including Continental Varieties (1935), Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1940 (1940), Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976) and Stardust (1987).
Versions in the top charts
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
DAY OF
ENTRANCE |
PERMANENCE WEEKS |
HIGH POSITION REACHED |
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1935.07.31 |
1935.10.19 |
1 |
17 |
Instrumental |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1928.08.23 |
Jimmie Noone (cl), Joe Poston (as), Earl Hines (p), Buddy Scott (bjo), Lawson Buford (tu), Johnny Wells (d) |
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Teddy Wilson Orchestra |
1935.07.31 |
Teddy Wilson (p, dir), Roy Eldridge (tp), Cecil Scott (cl), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ben Webster (ts), Lawrence Lucie (g), John Kirby (b), Cozy Cole (d) |
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1938.03.25 |
Benny Goodman (cl), Teddy Wilson (p), Dave Tough (d) |
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1940.02.22 |
Art Tatum (p) |
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1940.03.28 |
Sidney Bechet (cl, ss), Muggsy Spanier (cnt), Carmen Mastren (g), Wellman Braud (b) |
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1944.01.18 |
Art Tatum (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Sid Catlett (d) In The Metropolitan Opera House, New York |
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1949.07.25 |
Art Tatum (p) |
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1949.11.11 |
Wardell Gray (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) |
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1955.07.03 |
Art Tatum (p) |
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1957.04.10 |
Henry 'Red' Allen (tp), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Buster Bailey (cl), Everett Barksdale (g), Marty Napoleon (p), Lloyd Trotman (b), Cozy Cole (d) |
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1958.04.30 |
Jo Jones (d), Ray Bryant (p), Tommy Bryant (b) |
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Ruby Braff Quartet |
1976.??.?? |
Ruby Braff (tp), Tony Drennan (p), Jimmy McKay (b), Jack Daly (d) |
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1986.11.14 |
Benny Carter (as), Dave Young (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Joe Pass (g), Martin Drew (d) |
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Dick Hyman |
1990.06.15 |
Dick Hyman (p) |
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1990.??.?? |
Stéphane Grappelli (vn, p), Ike Isaacs, Diz Disley (g), Isla Eckinger (b) |
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1991.01.17 |
Kenny Barron (p), Ray Drummond (b), Ben Riley (d) |
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Sal Mosca |
1992.11.12 |
Sal Mosca (p) |
Vocales
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIAN WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1937.12.01 |
Jimmie Noone (cl, dir), Charlie Shavers (tp), Pete Brown (as), Frank Smith (p), Teddy Bunn (g), Wellman Braud (b), O'Neill Spencer (d), Teddy Simmons (voc) |
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1940.12.06 |
Nat Cole (voc, p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b) |
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1943.12.15 |
Nat Cole (voc, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b) |
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1946.12.17 |
Charlie Shavers (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Harry Carney (bars), Nat Cole (p), Bob Aherny (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Buddy Rich (d), Frank Sinatra (voc) |
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1956.08.15 |
Nat Cole (voc, p), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (tp), John Collins (g), Charlie P. Harris (b), Lee Young (d) |
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1957.10.14 |
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Louis Bellson (d) |
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Cassandra Wilson |
1988.02.?? |
Cassandra Wilson (voc), Mulgrew Miller (p) |
On cinemas
The song 'Sweet Lorraine' is included in the soundtrack of the following movies:
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ORIGINAL
TITLE |
TITLE IN
SPAIN |
YEAR OF
PRODUCTION |
PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM |
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All Night Long |
Noche de pesadilla |
1962 |
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Tin Men |
Dos estafadores y una mujer |
1987 |
King Cole Trio |
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Sweet Lorraine |
Las locas vacaciones de Catskill Street |
1987 |
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Delirious |
Delirios |
1991 |
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Something’s Gotta Give |
Cuando menos te lo esperas |
2003 |
Stéphane Grappelli |
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The Weather Man |
El hombre del tiempo |
2005 |
Chet Baker Quintet |
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The White Countess |
La condesa rusa |
2005 |
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