
Dixieland Crackerjacks on tour in Portugal. Cadima, June 15. 2008 www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com Bye Bye Blackbird Slidin' Selena - trombone, vocals Michel Muller - trumpet Bert Brandsma - bass saxophone Koos Greven - banjo Lielian Tan - drums Bye Bye Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Gene Austin in 1926.[1] Bye Bye Blackbird has been recorded by many artists, including Nina Simone on her 1962 album Nina at the Village Gate, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ringo Starr, Miles Davis[2], Rickie Lee Jones, Keith Jarrett[3], Liza Minnelli[4], John Coltrane[5], Albert Ayler, and Joe Cocker. It has been featured in the soundtracks of at least seven movies since 1969, including Sleepless in Seattle[6] and "The History Boys," where it is performed by Samuel Barnett, Jaime Parker, and the History Boys. [7] The song is given a fictional, mystical importance in Theodore Roszak's novel Flicker. [8] The song features in the 1980 movie Melvin and Howard, with Jason Robards, Jr. as Howard Hughes singing the chorus, as a western swing version of the song covers the closing credits. [9] It was the No. 16 song of 1926 according to Pop Culture Madness[10]. John Coltrane won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist for his rendition of the song.[11] Eddie Cantor, Carmen McRae, Frank Sinatra, and others who recorded "Bye Bye Blackbird" only <b>...</b>
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