"Fine and Dandy" is a popular song from the 1930

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musical of the same name.

Composition

The music was written by

Kay Swift Katharine Faulkner "Kay" Swift (April 19, 1897 – January 28, 1993) was an American composer of popular and classical music, the first woman to score a hit musical completely. Written in 1930, the Broadway musical '' Fine and Dandy'' includes s ...

, the lyrics by Paul James (a pseudonym of James Paul Warburg). The song was published in

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

. The song was introduced in the musical of the same name in 1930, by the characters Joe Squibb and Nancy Ellis. It has since become a pop and jazz standard. A take-off using the same chord structure but a different melodic line was recorded by

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

and called "Keen and Peachy".

Recordings

*1930 Arden-Ohman Orchestra (vocal by

Frank Luther Frank Luther (born Francis Luther Crow, August 4, 1899 – November 16, 1980) was an American country music singer, dance band vocalist, playwright, songwriter and pianist. Early life Born on a farm near Lakin, Kansas, 40 miles from the Colorad ...

) *1930

the Dorsey Brothers The Dorsey Brothers were an American studio dance band, led by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. They started recording in 1928 for OKeh Records. History The Dorsey Brothers recorded songs for the dime store labels (Banner, Cameo, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, ...

Orchestra (vocal:

Scrappy Lambert Harold "Scrappy" Lambert (May 12, 1901 – November 30, 1987, in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American Big band, dance band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s. At Rutgers University he was a cheer ...

) *1950 Louis Armstrong and His All Stars - recorded on April 26, 1950 for Decca Records, catalog No. 27189. *1951 Doris Day - included in the album '' Lullaby of Broadway''. *1956

Anita O'Day Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band app ...

- for her album '' This Is Anita''. *1956 Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. *1957

Eydie Gormé Eydie Gormé ( ; born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who had hits on the pop and Latin pop charts. She sang solo and in the duo Steve and Eydie with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on albums and telev ...

- for her album ''Eydie Gormé''. *1958

Jane Russell Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress, singer, and model. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in more than 20 films. Russell moved from th ...

- included on her album ''Jane Russell''. *1964

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

recorded it for her album, ''

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''.

In popular culture

New York weatherman Tex Antoine used this as his theme music for many years. The tune is often associated with the magic act performed by

Art Metrano Arthur Metrano (September 22, 1936 – September 8, 2021) was an American actor. He was noted for his role as Lt./Capt./Cmdt. Mauser in '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'' and '' Police Academy 3: Back in Training''. Career Metrano's ...

(as 'the Great Metrano'), which consists of an inept magician performing inane tricks while chanting "duh-duh-DA-DA, duh-duh-duh-DA DA!" over and over. The arcade game ''

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'' uses this song as one of the level soundtracks, starting with the first level.

References

External links

"Fine and Dandy" at jazzstandards.com
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