WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
Music and lyrics: Ann Ronell
Year: 1932
Origin of the song
Ted Fio Rito's orchestra, with singer and whistler Muzzy Marcellino, recorded 'Willow Weep For Me' for the Brunswick label in October 1932. Although Ann Ronell had sold the song directly to Paul Whiteman, Fio Rito was ahead of him in both the recording studios and the hit-list entries.
Ann Ronell dedicated the song to George Gershwin, who had helped her at the beginning of her musical career. She worked for Disney during the 1930s and achieved great success with 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf,' from the cartoon short Three Little Pigs. She was nominated for two Oscar awards in 1945: for the soundtrack of the film The Story of G. I. Joe and for the song 'Linda', from the same film. She also took part in the soundtrack of One Touch of Venus (1948) and Love Happy (1949).
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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Ted Fio Rito Orchestra |
1932.10.?? |
1932.12.03 |
2 |
17 |
Muzzy Marcellino (voc) |
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1932.11.17 |
1932.12.17 |
7 |
2 (two weeks) |
Irene Taylor (voc) |
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Chad & Jeremy |
1964.??.?? |
1964.11.14 |
13 |
15 |
Chad Stuart, Jeremy Clyde
(voc), unidentified orchestra |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PEFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1949.07.13 |
Art Tatum (p) |
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1951.07.23 |
Thelonious Monk (p), Sahib Shihab (as), Milt Jackson (vib), Al McKibbon (b), Art Blakey (d) |
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1953.04.27 |
Marian McPartland (p), Bob Carter (b), Joe Morello (d) |
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1955.01.20 |
Clifford Brown (tp), Max Roach (d), Richie Powell (p), Barry Galbraith (g), George Morrow (b), Neal Hefti Orchestra |
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1955.06.28 |
Kenny Clarke (d), Cannonball Adderley (as), Jerome Richardson (ts), Horace Silver (p), Paul Chambers (b) |
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1956.01.22 |
John Lewis (p), Milt Jackson (vib), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d) |
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1956.06.17 |
Jimmy Smith (org), Thornel Schwartz (g), Donald Bailey (d) |
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1956.09.04 |
Harry 'Sweets' Edison (tp), Ben Webster (ts), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d) |
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1957.08.15 |
Tommy Flanagan (p), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
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1958.11.05 |
David Newman (ts, as), Marcus Belgrave (tp), Hank Crawford (bars), Ray Charles (p), Edgar Willis (b), Milt Turner (d) |
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Stan Kenton Orchestra |
1959.09.22 |
Stan Kenton (dir), Bud Brisbois, Bill Chase, Rolf Ericson, Roger Middleton, Dalton Smith (tp), Archie LeCoque, Don Sebesky, Kent Larson, Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight (tb), Charlie Mariano (as), Bill Trujillo, John Bonnie (ts), Jack Nimitz, Marvin Holladay (bars), Pete Chivily (b), Jimmy Campbell (d) |
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1959.??.?? |
Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tp), Jimmy Rowles (p), Howard Roberts (g), Max Bennett (b), Frank Capp (d) |
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Richard Holmes Trio & Gene Ammons |
1961.08.15 |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes (org), Gene Ammons (ts), Gene Edwards (g), Leroy Henderson (d) |
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1963.05.23 |
Dexter Gordon (ts), Bud Powell (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d) |
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Bob Brookmeyer & Friends |
1964.05.27 |
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Stan Getz (ts), Gary Burton (vib), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
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1965.06.25 |
Wynton Kelly (p), Wes Montgomery (g), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d) |
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Thad Jones- Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra |
1966.02.07 |
Thad Jones (fis), Snooky Young, Jimmy Owens, Bill Berry, Jimmy Nottingham (tp), Bob Brookmeyer, Jack Rains, Garnett Brown, Cliff Heather (tb), Jerome Richardson (as, ss, cl), Jerry Dodgion (as), Joe Farrell, Eddie Daniels (ts, cl), Pepper Adams (bars), Hank Jones (p), Sam Herman (g), Richard Davis (b), Mel Lewis (d) |
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1967.06.26 |
Wes Montgomery (g), Don Sebesky Orchestra |
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1971.07.29 |
Jaki Byard (p) |
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1986.09.29 |
Cedar Walton (p), Don Sickler (tp), Steve Turre (tb), Kenny Garrett (as), Lou Orensteen (ts), Charles Davis (bars), Ron Carter (b), Billy Higgins (d) |
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McCoy Tyner |
1991.02.19 |
McCoy Tyner (p) |
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Marian McPartland & Milt Hinton |
1991.08.15 |
Marian McPartland (p), Milt Hinton (b) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1946.07.25 |
Stan Kenton (p, dir), Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, Ken Hanna (tp), Kai Winding, Harry Forbes, Miff Sines, Bart Varsalona (tb), Al Anthony, Boots Mussulli (as), Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (ts), Bob Gioga (bars), Bob Aherne (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Shelly Manne (d), June Christy (voc) |
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1954.09.03 |
Billie Holiday (voc), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (tp), Willie Smith (as), Bob Tucker (p), Barney Kessel (g), Red Callender (b), Chico Hamilton (d) |
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1955.11.12 |
Dinah Washington (voc), Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn (tp), Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner (tb), Herb Geller, Skeets Herfurt (as), Georgie Auld, Babe Russin (ts), Chuck Gentry (bars), Wynton Kelly (p,) Al Hendrickson (g), Keter Betts (b), Jimmy Cobb (d), Hal Mooney (dir) |
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1957.07.31 |
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Louis Bellson (d) |
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1957.08.06 |
Sarah Vaughan (voc), Jimmy Jones (p), Richard Davis (b), Roy Haynes (d) |
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Lou Rawls |
1962.01.?? |
Lou Rawls (voc), Les McCann (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Ron Jefferson (d) |
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1962.10.12 |
Sheila Jordan (voc), Barry Galbraith (g), Steve Swallow (b), Denzil Best (d) |
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1996.??.?? |
Diana Krall (p, voc), Anthony Wilson (g), John Clayton (b), Jeff Hamilton (d), Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra |
On cinemas
The song 'Willow Weep For Me' 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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Love Happy |
Amor en conserva |
1949 |
Danced by Vera-Ellen |
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Eva |
Eva |
1962 |
Billie Holiday |
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In The Line Of Fire |
En la línea de fuego |
1993 |
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Populaire |
Popular |
2012 |
Muzzy Marcellino |
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Carol |
Carol |
2015 |
Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks |