Sunrise Serenade
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"Sunrise Serenade" is a jazz song written by Frankie Carle
with lyrics by Jack Lawrence
. It was first recorded in 1939 by Glen Gray
and the Casa Loma Orchestra
with Carle on piano as Decca
2321. It soon became Carle's signature piece. Glenn Miller
released a famous recording of it a few months later with "Moonlight Serenade
" on the backside (Bluebird
10214).Jasen, David A. (2003) Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Taylor & Francis. p. 197. ISBN 9780415938778.
Frankie Carle
Frankie Carle – , born Francis Nunzio Carlone, was a American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard"."Sunrise Serenade," however, was Carle's best-known composition, rising to No...
with lyrics by Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence was an American songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.- Biography :...
. It was first recorded in 1939 by Glen Gray
Glen Gray
Glen Gray Knoblauch, better known as Glen Gray, was a jazz saxophonist and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra....
and the Casa Loma Orchestra
Casa Loma Orchestra
The Casa Loma Orchestra was a popular American dance band active from 1927 to 1963. From 1929 until the rapid multiplication in the number of swing bands from 1935 on, the Casa Loma Orchestra was one of the top North American dance bands...
with Carle on piano as Decca
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
2321. It soon became Carle's signature piece. Glenn Miller
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"...
released a famous recording of it a few months later with "Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade is an album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. It is her 22nd studio album , and her fourth album of pop standards....
" on the backside (Bluebird
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records is a sub-label of RCA Victor Records originally created in 1932 to counter the American Record Company in the "3 records for a dollar" market. Along with ARC's Perfect Records, Melotone Records and Romeo Records, and the independent US Decca label, Bluebird became one of the best...
10214).Jasen, David A. (2003) Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Taylor & Francis. p. 197. ISBN 9780415938778.