"The Morning After" is a 1937 song composed by Tommy Dorsey,

Moe Jaffe Moe Jaffe (October 23, 1901 – December 2, 1972) was a songwriter and bandleader who composed more than 250 songs. He is best known for six: "Collegiate" (which was played by Chico Marx in the movie ''Horse Feathers''), "The Gypsy in My Soul", " ...

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Clay Boland Clay Boland was a dentist and composer of popular songs. He was born October 25, 1903, in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, United States. He studied dentistry at the University of Philadelphia. In 1924, he won a university competition for a prom song with ...

. Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra released the song as a Victor 78 single in 1937 with Jack Leonard on vocals. "The Morning After" was released as a Victor 78, 25703-A, by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1937 with "I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful" as the B side. The song was published by the Standard Music Publications, Inc. in New York.

Other recordings

The song was also recorded by Red Norvo and His Orchestra and was released as a Brunswick 78, 7932, in 1937 featuring

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on vocals.

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and His Orchestra also released a recording of the song on Decca with Paul Barry on vocals.

References

Sources

*Peter J. Levinson, ''Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way: a Biography'' (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005) *Robert L. Stockdale, ''Tommy Dorsey: On The Side'' (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1995)
The Jazz Anthology website.ASCAP database.

External links

Online version of the 1937 Tommy Dorsey recording on Victor.
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