[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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