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When You're Smiling 
Summary
"When You're Smiling" is a popular song written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin. First published in 1928, popular recordings were made by Seger Ellis (1928), Louis Armstrong (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930).[1]
| "When You're Smiling" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music, 1928 | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1928 by Mills Music |
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin |
The lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[2]
Other notable recordings edit
- Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers – recorded September 13, 1938,[3] it reached the country charts in 1939. This version was sung by singer pianist Moon Mullican.
- Louis Armstrong – Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography (1956). In his recording from 1929, Armstrong tried to adapt the "white" style of Guy Lombardo through the inclusion of an expansive saxophone section sound.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, US: Record Research Inc. p. 609. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.