Ballerina (Sidney Keith Russell and Carl Sigman song) explained

Ballerina (Sidney Keith Russell and Carl Sigman song)
Published:	1947
Lyricist:	Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell

"Ballerina" is a popular song, sometimes known as "Dance, Ballerina, Dance". The song was written by Carl Sigman with lyrics by Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell.^[1] Published in 1947, the tune is listed as ASCAP Title Code 320012517.

Notable recordings

Hit versions were recorded by:

Vaughn Monroe (#1 in 1947)^[2]
Buddy Clark (#5 in 1948)
Bing Crosby (recorded December 3, 1947^[3] - #10 in 1948)
Jimmy Dorsey (also #10 in 1948)^[4]
Nat King Cole (#18 in 1957)^[5]

1961 Jack Jones Shall We Dance? ^[6]
1961 Nat King Cole - a stereophonic version included in the album The Nat King Cole Story
1962 Sammy Davis Jr. - In the style of Huckleberry Hound, Kingfish from Amos 'n' Andy and Nat King Cole for the album The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
1965 Sammy Davis Jr. - The Nat King Cole Songbook
2017 Gregory Porter - in the album Nat "King" Cole & Me

Web site: Original versions of Ballerina written by Carl Sigman, Bob Russell . SecondHandSongs . 2021-01-21.
Web site: Gilliland, John. . Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #19 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library . Digital.library.unt.edu . 2020-03-23 . 2021-01-21.
Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. September 12, 2017.
Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 474. registration.
Book: Davies. Chris. British and American Hit Singles. 1998. BT Batsford. London. 0-7134-8275-3. 464.
Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1961 . September 12, 2017.