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(Brunswick 4678)
Recorded 12/11/1929 Los Angeles, California.
Puttin' on the Ritz [Motion picture] (Work title)
Harry Richman (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra (Musical group)
Earl Burtnett (leader)
Val Burton (songwriter)
Sam Messenheimer (songwriter)
Harry Richman (composer)
"Singing a Vagabond Song" is a popular song from 1930 written by Harry Richman, Val Burton, and Sam Messenheimer.
Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason. The screenplay was written by Gleason and William K. Wells based on a story by John W. Considine Jr. It was the first of many films to feature the popular song "Puttin' On the Ritz", which was written and published by Irving Berlin in 1929.
Harry Richman (born Henry Reichman Jr.; August 10, 1895 – November 3, 1972) was an American singer, actor, dancer, comedian, pianist, songwriter, bandleader, and nightclub performer, at his most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. In his peak years, he was one of the highest‐paid performers in show business.
(Brunswick 4678)
Recorded 12/11/1929 Los Angeles, California.
Puttin' on the Ritz [Motion picture] (Work title)
Harry Richman (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra (Musical group)
Earl Burtnett (leader)
Val Burton (songwriter)
Sam Messenheimer (songwriter)
Harry Richman (composer)
"Singing a Vagabond Song" is a popular song from 1930 written by Harry Richman, Val Burton, and Sam Messenheimer.
Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason. The screenplay was written by Gleason and William K. Wells based on a story by John W. Considine Jr. It was the first of many films to feature the popular song "Puttin' On the Ritz", which was written and published by Irving Berlin in 1929.
Harry Richman (born Henry Reichman Jr.; August 10, 1895 – November 3, 1972) was an American singer, actor, dancer, comedian, pianist, songwriter, bandleader, and nightclub performer, at his most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. In his peak years, he was one of the highest‐paid performers in show business.
