I Surrender Dear
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"I Surrender Dear" is a song composed by Harry Barris
with lyrics by Gordon Clifford. It was first performed by Bing Crosby
in the film I Surrender Dear (1931) and became his first solo hit. It has been covered by a large number of artists, making it a jazz
and pop standard. The first jazz vocalist to record the song was Louis Armstrong
in 1931.
Harry Barris
Harry Barris was an American popular singer and songwriter.Born in New York City, he was a member of the Rhythm Boys, a late 1920s singing trio which included Al Rinker and Bing Crosby, and was Crosby's entry into show business...
with lyrics by Gordon Clifford. It was first performed by Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
in the film I Surrender Dear (1931) and became his first solo hit. It has been covered by a large number of artists, making it a jazz
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
and pop standard. The first jazz vocalist to record the song was Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
in 1931.
Renditions
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