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My Croony Melody

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"My Croony Melody" sheet music from 1914.    Cover features the first known appearance of Fred and Adele Astaire on sheet music.  Billy Murray recorded it in 1914. Collins and Harlan recorded it in 1914.  

I Love You (Oh! How I Love You)

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  "I Love You (Oh! How I Love You)" sheet music from 1935. Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra with The Voices Three recorded it in 1941.

That's You, Baby

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  "That's You, Baby" sheet music from 1929. Annette Hanshaw recorded it on Apr. 5, 1929. Irving Kaufman recorded it on May 28, 1929. George Olsen recorded it in 1929. Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra recorded it in 1929. (When the trio is harmonizing together, they remind me of the Sons of the Pioneers.)

Totem Tom Tom

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  "Totem Tom Tom" sheet music from 1924.    Introduced in the 1924 musical play Rose-Marie .  The Savoy Orpheans orchestra recorded it on March 27, 1925. The Australian Cinema Orchestra recorded it in 1928.

The First Time I Saw You

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"The First Time I Saw You" sheet music from 1937.  It was introduced by Frances Farmer in the 1937 movie Toast of New York. Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra with Ford Leary recorded it on May 13, 1937. Gracie Fields recorded it in 1937. Dorothy Lamour sang it on the radio on "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" on Aug. 29, 1937.

You're Blase

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"You're Blase" sheet music from 1931.   It was i ntroduced by Binnie Hale in the 1932 London musical revue Bow Bells . It was first recorded by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra on Dec. 22, 1931. Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orchestra recorded it in 1932. Peggy Lee recorded it in January 1957. Ella Fitzgerald with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra recorded it in 1957.  

'Canto Indio' Dust on the Moon

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" 'Canto Indio' Dust on the Moon" sheet music from 1934.  The Castilian Troubadours recorded it in 1934. Louis Katzman's Orchestra with Walter Preston recorded it on Oct. 8, 1934. Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra with Lew Sherwood recorded it on June 15, 1934.

Dream Mother

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  "Dream Mother" sheet music from 1929.   Gene Austin recorded it in 1929. Andy Sannella and His All Star Trio recorded it in 1929.

There's a Rainbow Shining Somewhere

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"There's a Rainbow Shining Somewhere" sheet music from 1930. Thurlow Spurr recorded it in 1961.  I couldn't find any recordings of Homer Rodeheaver singing "There's a Rainbow Shining Somewhere", but I did find some pictures of him. Film Fun Magazine Nov. 1917       Radio Mirror Magazine Oct. 1936 Radio Mirror Magazine Dec. 1936