I Swung the Election
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"I Swung the Election" is a 1939 song composed by Glenn Miller
and recorded by jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden
and his orchestra. Jack Teagarden released the song as a Columbia 78 single in 1939 and as a V-Disc in 1948.
Jack Teagarden recorded the song on July 19, 1939 in New York and released it as an A side 78 single as Columbia 35206A b/w "Aunt Hagar's Blues" and as a V-Disc
, No. 823B, J1676, Swing, "XX" Release, issued in January, 1948, with the composer on the label listed as "Glenn Miller". Teagarden sang and played the trombone on the recording.
The recording was featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 documentary film The War Room
starring James Carville
and George Stephanopoulos
on the 1992 presidential election when it was played over the closing credits.
The song also makes appearances on:
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
and recorded by jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden , known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was an influential jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone".-Early life:...
and his orchestra. Jack Teagarden released the song as a Columbia 78 single in 1939 and as a V-Disc in 1948.
Overview
Glenn Miller is credited with writing the song "I Swung the Election" which was recorded by Jack Teagarden in 1939.Jack Teagarden recorded the song on July 19, 1939 in New York and released it as an A side 78 single as Columbia 35206A b/w "Aunt Hagar's Blues" and as a V-Disc
V-Disc
V-Disc was a morale-boosting initiative involving the production of several series of recordings during the World War II era by special arrangement between the United States government and various private U.S. record companies. The records were produced for the use of United States military...
, No. 823B, J1676, Swing, "XX" Release, issued in January, 1948, with the composer on the label listed as "Glenn Miller". Teagarden sang and played the trombone on the recording.
The recording was featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 documentary film The War Room
The War Room
The War Room is a 1993 American documentary film about Bill Clinton's campaign for President of the United States during the 1992 presidential election.-Background:...
starring James Carville
James Carville
Chester James Carville, Jr. is an American political consultant, commentator, educator, actor, attorney, media personality, and prominent liberal pundit. Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill...
and George Stephanopoulos
George Stephanopoulos
George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television journalist and a former political advisor.Stephanopoulos is most well known as the chief political correspondent for ABC News – the news division of the broadcast television network ABC – and a co-anchor of ABC News's morning news...
on the 1992 presidential election when it was played over the closing credits.
The song also makes appearances on:
- 2010 Wnts compilation Jack Teagarden: Love Me
- 2009 Chacra Music album Jack Teagarden: The Classic Years, Vol. 2
- 2004 Avid collection Jack Teagarden: Father of Jazz Trombone
- Grammercy album Big Band Jazz
- Lost Gold Records collection Jack Teagarden: V-Disc: World War 2 Recordings
- 1998 Saar compilation Stars Fell on Alabama: 1931-1940
- 1993 Classics album Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra, 1934-1939
Sources
- Flower, John (1972). Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. ISBN 0870001612.
- Miller, Glenn (1943). Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging. New York: Mutual Music Society. ASIN: B0007DMEDQ
- Simon, George Thomas (1980). Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. New York: Da Capo paperback. ISBN 0306801299.
- Simon, George Thomas (1971). Simon Says: The Sights and Sounds of the Swing Era, 1935-1955. New York: Galahad. ISBN 0883650010.
- Schuller, Gunther (1991). The Swing Era:the Development of Jazz, 1930–1945. Volume 2. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195071409.