"Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" is a song written by

Leon René Leon René (February 6, 1902 – May 30, 1982) was an American music composer of pop, R&B and rock and roll songs and a record producer in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He sometimes used the songwriting pseudonym Jimmy Thomas or Jimmie Thom ...

Otis René Otis Joseph René Jr. was an American songwriter and record label owner. As a songwriter, he is notable as the co-author of " When It's Sleepy Time Down South", which became a signature song for Louis Armstrong. Biography Otis René was born in ...

and Emerson Scott in 1941. It was recorded in 1941 by

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(Decca 4045),

Erskine Hawkins Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1 ...

(Bluebird B-11277), "Hutch" Leslie Hutchinson with Orchestra (HMV B.D.1006), and The Four Tones &

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Trio (Make Believe Ballroom AM 02357-E). It was first heard in a feature film in ''

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'' (1942). It was also heard in 1942 in ''

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'' and ''

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''. 1942 also saw versions of the song released by bandleaders

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, Benny Goodman,

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

Artie Shaw Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led ...

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released a cover of the song on her 1957 album '' Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller''. More modernly, the song was covered by

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on his 1975 album ''

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'' (and released in 1976 as a single) and by

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on her 1989 album ''

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''.

Sally Timms Sally Timms (born 29 November 1959) is an English singer and lyricist. Timms is best known for her long involvement with The Mekons whom she joined in 1985.Sally Timmsat Allmusic Career Born in Leeds, in 1959,Wallenfeldt, Jeffthe Mekons in ...

covered the song on a 1988 album of that title. It also appears on the 1989 album ''1812'' by

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Cultural influence

The song was a favorite of

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animators, appearing in at least eight WB cartoons, between 1942 and 1952. They included ''

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'' (1942), ''

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'' (1942), ''

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'' (1942), ''

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'' (1944), '' The Big Snooze'' (1946), ''Roughly Squeaking'' (1946), '' Gorilla My Dreams'' (1948), and ''Kiddin' the Kitten'' (1952).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720001/reference retrieved 2/28/16 Experimental filmmaker

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made a juvenile film in 1941 titled ''Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat''. Jazzman

Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebrate ...

released a track named "Someone's Rocking My Jazzboat" on his 1975 '' New Agenda'' album. The song was written by saxophonist Frank Foster.

References

{{Reflist 1941 songs Songs written by Leon René Songs about dreams Songs about boats