Breezin' Along with the Breeze explained

Breezin' Along with the Breeze
Cover:	Breeze 1926.png
Caption:	Sheet music cover featuring Clarice Catlett, 1926
Published:	1926

"Breezin' Along with the Breeze" is a popular song written by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, and Richard Whiting; it was published in 1926. Popular versions in 1926 and 1927 were by Johnny Marvin, Abe Lyman, the Revelers and Hoosier Hot Shots.^[1]

The song was used as a signature tune by Fred Waring.^[2]

Film appearances

• Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) where it was sung by Dennis Morgan and Ann Sheridan (dubbed by Lynn Martin).
• The Jazz Singer (1952)^[3]
• It was used as the theme song for the hit 1954 MGM film The Long, Long Trailer.
• The Helen Morgan Story aka Both Ends of the Candle (1957) – sung by Ann Blyth (dubbed by Gogi Grant)
• Violent Road (1958), Warner Brothers, A few lines were sung by actor Sean Garrison.
• Friendly Neighbors, 1940 Republic Pictures film in the Weaver Brothers and Elviry series of rural comedies. Sung by Cliff (Ukelele Ike) Edwards.

Other notable recordings

• Perry Como – included in his album So Smooth (1955)
• Nat King Cole (1955)^[4]
• Bing Crosby – recorded the song in 1956^[5] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.^[6] Later another version was included in his album That's What Life Is All About (1975)
• The Four Lads – for their album Breezin' Along (1958)^[7]
• Kay Starr – in the album Kay Starr: Jazz Singer (1960)^[8]
• Eddie Fisher (1961)^[9]
• Brook Benton – for his album There Goes That Song Again (1962)^[10]
• Sue Raney – Breathless (1997), Sue Raney Volume II (2004)

External links

• "Just Breezin' Along With The Breeze", Missouri Jazz Band (Domino 3747, 1926)—Internet Archive.

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 480. registration.
2. Book: Reynolds. Fred. The Crosby Collection. 1982. John Joyce. Gateshead, UK. 174.
3. Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. May 13, 2017.
4. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. May 13, 2017.
5. Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. November 29, 2017.
6. Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. November 29, 2017.
7. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. May 13, 2017.
8. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. May 13, 2017.
9. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. May 13, 2017.
10. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. May 13, 2017.