78 single by 'A Pink Cocktail For a Blue Lady' Released 1942 Format 78 Recorded July 15, 1942,, Length 3: 11 (music), (lyrics) ' That Old Black Magic' is a 1942 written by (music), with the lyrics by. They wrote it for the 1942 film when it was sung by and danced. The song was nominated for the in 1943 but lost out to '. It was first recorded by Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra on July 9, 1942, and was released as a single by in January, 1943 -- in advance of the movie's release. Five other recordings (also made in 1942) followed within the next two weeks. Tape 1, side A.
• Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia - Page 789 1952 Best Original Song: 'Black Magic,' from 'Star Spangled Rhythm,' Paramount • Billboard, December 5, 1942; Billboard, January 23, 1943; Billboard, January 30, 1943; Billboard, February 6, 1943 • Glenn T. Eskew (15 Nov 2013). University of Georgia Press. • • ^ (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955.
Download to Print Return to Sheet Music. That Old Black Magic 1942. Harold Arlen (m) Johnny Mercer (w) From the film “Star Spangled Rhythm”. It was sung in. His arranging and playing on “That Old Black Magic” for a 1947 small group recording foreshadows his career change. Canadian-born pianist Oscar Peterson had a life-long champion in producer Norman Granz. Granz utilized Peterson’s trio for his Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and for recording sessions.
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