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I Still Keep Dreaming of You
Words by Bennie Davis, music by Joe Burke
Vocal by by Ruth Etting
Recorded September 18, 1928
Columbia 1563-D
Ruth Etting was one of the most popular singing stars of the late 1920s and early 1930s. On radio she established herself as America's preeminent popular singer, repeatedly voted as the top female singer on the air in national listener polls. While the radio and the recording industry were still in their early developing years, Ruth Etting recorded over 200 songs by such composers as Irving Berlin, Johnny Green, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. She was a regular performer on at least eight network radio programs, was featured in six Broadway shows, was highlighted in three major full-length movies, and starred in 35 movie short subjects between 1928 and 1936.
I Still Keep Dreaming of You
Words by Bennie Davis, music by Joe Burke
Vocal by by Ruth Etting
Recorded September 18, 1928
Columbia 1563-D
Ruth Etting was one of the most popular singing stars of the late 1920s and early 1930s. On radio she established herself as America's preeminent popular singer, repeatedly voted as the top female singer on the air in national listener polls. While the radio and the recording industry were still in their early developing years, Ruth Etting recorded over 200 songs by such composers as Irving Berlin, Johnny Green, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. She was a regular performer on at least eight network radio programs, was featured in six Broadway shows, was highlighted in three major full-length movies, and starred in 35 movie short subjects between 1928 and 1936.









![Guy Lombardo - Too Many Tears (1932)
Too Many Tears
Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Vocal refrain by Carmen Lombardo
Recorded February 23, 1932
Brunswick 6261
[This is a re-post to correct audio from right channel only.]
The tune is from the 1932 Warner Brothers musical film Blessed Event starring Lee Tracy and Mary Brian. In the film it was sung by Dick Powell in his screen debut. Al Dubin and Harry Warren wrote 60 hit songs for Warner Brothers movies including 42nd Street, Footlight Parade and all five of the Gold Digger films. Peter Mintun, pianist and authority on American popular culture of the 1920s & 1930s has stated that Too Many Tears is Harry Warrens most sophisticated melody.
Watch Peter Mintun perform Too Many Tears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ4RsBKbk2s Guy Lombardo - Too Many Tears (1932)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VoowmA_47pQ/mqdefault.jpg)
