Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (song) explained

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Type:	song
Artist:	Cab Calloway
Published:	by Mills Music

"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an American popular song published in 1931,^[1] with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, and first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1931. It was introduced in the 1931 Cotton Club show Rhythmania^[2] and is now a widely recorded standard.

Early hits

Joel Whitburn identified the most successful early recordings as being by:^[3]

Cab Calloway recorded October 21, 1931^[4] for Brunswick Records (catalogue No. 6209)
Louis Armstrong performed a version featuring a trumpet solo which was recorded on January 25, 1932 and released by Columbia Records, catalogue No. 2600D.^[5]
The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers (Recorded March 21, 1932, Brunswick Records, No. 6291)^[6]

1933 Sing, Bing, Sing – Bing Crosby sang an abridged version of the song in this Mack Sennett short.
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? – An instrumental version is played during one of the dance scenes.
1984 City Heat – sung by Eloise Laws.^[8]

Featured in the 2013 show After Midnight.

George Harrison recorded a version of the song for his 2001 album Brainwashed.

Web site: 1931 sheet music "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea". pinterest.com. September 14, 2019.
Web site: haroldarlen.com. haroldarlen.com. June 5, 2017. June 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609205234/http://www.haroldarlen.com/bio-4.html. dead.
Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, US. 0-89820-083-0. 477. registration.
Web site: THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT. 78discography.com. June 4, 2017.
Web site: THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT. 78discography.com. June 5, 2017.
Web site: THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT. 78discography.com. June 5, 2017.
Web site: www.allmusic.com. www.allmusic.com. July 3, 2024.
Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. June 4, 2017.