[Dixielandjazz] Who wrote Sing, Sing, Sing

Robert Ringwald rsr at ringwald.com
Sat Mar 19 08:33:09 PDT 2011


Bill Sharp wrote:

> All of you genuine jazzers already know this, but I was surprised to find that Louis Prima wrote "Sing,Sing, Sing".  I wonder how often he gets mentioned when this song is played.  I would bet that most people introduce this song as "Sing, Sing,Sing"  by Benny Goodman.  


Dear Bill,

Most of the time when we play Sing Sing Sing, I mention that Louis Prima wrote it but BG made it famous.  

You can see us, the Fulton Street Jazz Band, playing it in Hungary in 2007 at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP0wknBipTw

--Bob Ringwald




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