"I Swung the Election" is a 1939 song composed by

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

and recorded by jazz trombonist

Jack Teagarden Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yannow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 19 ...

and his orchestra. Jack Teagarden released the song as a Columbia 78 single in 1939 and as a V-Disc in 1948.

Overview

Glenn Miller is credited with writing the song "I Swung the Election" which was recorded by Jack Teagarden in 1939.ASCAP database listing
/ref> Jack Teagarden recorded the song on July 19, 1939 in New York and released it as an A side 78 single as Columbia 35206A b/w "Aunt Hagar's Blues" and as a

V-Disc V-Disc ( "V" for Victory) was a record label that was formed in 1943 to provide records for U.S. military personnel. Captain Robert Vincent supervised the label from the Special Services division. Many popular singers, big bands, and orches ...

, No. 823B, J1676, Swing, "XX" Release, issued in January, 1948, with the composer on the label listed as "Glenn Miller".Red Hot Jazz website
/ref> Teagarden sang and played the trombone on the recording. The V Disc version was recorded in Los Angeles on August 24, 1944. The personnel on the session were: Jack Teagarden tb, v, dir / Clair Jones, Bob McLaughlin, Val Salata, Vernon 'Tex' Williams t / Fred Keller, Ray Olsen, Wally Wells tb / Vic Rosi cl, as / Dale Stoddard as / Howard 'Gish' Gilbertson, Ken Harpster ts / Clark Crandall bar / Don Seidel p / Jimmy Lynch sb / Frank Harrington d. The recording was featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 documentary film ''

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'' starring

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and

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on the 1992 presidential election when it was played over the closing credits. The song also appears on: *2010 Wnts compilation ''Jack Teagarden: Love Me'' *2009 Chacra Music album ''Jack Teagarden: The Classic Years, Vol. 2'' *2004 Avid collection ''Jack Teagarden: Father of Jazz Trombone'' *Grammercy album ''Big Band Jazz'' *Lost Gold Records collection ''Jack Teagarden: V-Disc: World War 2 Recordings'' *1998 Saar compilation ''Stars Fell on Alabama: 1931-1940'' *1993 Classics album ''Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra, 1934-1939'' The song was recorded in 2012 by

Nina Persson Nina Elisabet Persson (; born 6 September 1974) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name, and has also appeared as a ...

with The Citizens Band, a political cabaret troupe, and was featured on the album ''Grab A Root and Growl''. An instrumental recording was released in 2013 by

Kristoffer Kompen Kristoffer Kompen (born 14 August 1984 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (trombone) and composer, known for a series of performances and recordings within bands like "Jazzin' Babies" and with musicians like Eirik Hegdal, Eyolf Dale, ...

on the album ''

A Tribute to Jack Teagarden ''A Tribute to Jack Teagarden'' (released 2013 in Oslo, Norway by the label Herman Records – HJCD1043) is the second album by the Norwegian trombonist Kristoffer Kompen. Critical reception The review by Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspape ...

''.

References

Sources

* Flower, John (1972). ''Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band''. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. . * Miller, Glenn (1943). ''Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging''. New York: Mutual Music Society. ASIN: B0007DMEDQ
Simon, George Thomas (1980). ''Glenn Miller and His Orchestra''. New York: Da Capo paperback.
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Simon, George Thomas (1971). ''Simon Says: The Sights and Sounds of the Swing Era, 1935-1955''. New York: Galahad.
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Schuller, Gunther (1991). ''The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930–1945''. Volume 2. New York: Oxford University Press.
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External links

American Routes: I Swung the Election: Music & Politics''The War Room'' at the IMDB database.''The War Room'': Being There by Louis Menand.
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