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(Brunswick 6060)
Recorded 2/16/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2.
Ozzie Nelson Orchestra (Musical group)
Ozzie Nelson (director)
Ozzie Nelson (vocalist)
Missouri Jazz Band (Musical group)
Wilbur Schwandt (composer)
Fabian Andre (composer)
Gus Kahn (lyricist)
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a 1930 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, soon followed by Wayne King and His Orchestra with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen well over 400 recorded versions.
The song enjoyed its highest-charting success when it was covered in 1968 by Cass Elliot with the Mamas & the Papas.
Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. Nelson made his own "big break" in 1930, when The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. Since he knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue, he cannily had his band's members gather hundreds of discarded newspapers and fill out ballots in their own favor. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners.
(Brunswick 6060)
Recorded 2/16/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2.
Ozzie Nelson Orchestra (Musical group)
Ozzie Nelson (director)
Ozzie Nelson (vocalist)
Missouri Jazz Band (Musical group)
Wilbur Schwandt (composer)
Fabian Andre (composer)
Gus Kahn (lyricist)
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a 1930 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, soon followed by Wayne King and His Orchestra with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen well over 400 recorded versions.
The song enjoyed its highest-charting success when it was covered in 1968 by Cass Elliot with the Mamas & the Papas.
Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. Nelson made his own "big break" in 1930, when The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. Since he knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue, he cannily had his band's members gather hundreds of discarded newspapers and fill out ballots in their own favor. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners.
