"In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" is a

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written by

Ira Schuster Ira Schuster (October 13, 1889 – October 10, 1946) was an American songwriter, who worked as a pianist at various publishing companies on Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th century. He was also known as John Siras. Biography He was born in New ...

and Jack Little with lyrics by Joe Young, published in

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. Ted Lewis and His Band performed it in the film ''The Crooner'' in 1932. His version was released as a single and it went to #1, where it remained for 10 weeks.

Composition

The Johnny Long and His Orchestra had a million seller of the song in 1946. This version was a slight revision of the Long band's 1940 version. Their version reached #13.

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...

recorded a version in the winter of 1958/1959.

Somethin' Smith and the Redheads Somethin' Smith and the Redheads were an United States, American vocal group, doing mostly pop standards in the 1950s. Their biggest hit single was "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" in 1955, which reached #7 in the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 1 ...

re-charted the song in 1956 where it reached #27.Somethin' Smith & the Redheads Chart Singles Discography
Retrieved March 18, 2012. In the contemporary 'stock' dance-band orchestration published by B. Feldman & Co., sole agents for M. Witmark & Sons (arranged by Frank Skinner) credit is given thus: words by Joe Young and music by Little Jack Little and John Siras. Ira Schuster is not given credit. Ira Schuster is also not mentioned in the credits for the song in the 1940 film "Always A Bride" or in the 1951 film '' Lullaby of Broadway'' starring

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

References

1932 songs 1932 singles Songs with music by Jack Little (songwriter) Songs with music by Ira Schuster Songs with lyrics by Joe Young (lyricist) Jerry Lee Lewis songs {{pop-standard-stub