Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley! Explained

Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley! is a popular song that was written by Billy Rose, Ballard MacDonald and Joseph Meyer and was first published in 1925. The song was recorded by several popular singers of the era, including a version by Billy Murray^[1] in 1925, but the most popular version at that time was by Johnny Marvin.^[2] In the 1930s the song became the theme tune of British dance band pianist Charlie Kunz.^[3] In the 1960s, the song was used to promote Hormel chili, as in, "Clap hands, here comes chili...".

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External links

• "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" list of recordings at Allmusic.com
• Billy Murray with Jack Shilkret's Orchestra (Victor)1925

See also

• 1925 in music

Notes and References

1. Web site: archive.org . archive.org . 25 November 1925 . July 25, 2020.
2. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . 1986 . Record Research Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0-89820-083-0 . 300.
3. Book: Ades . David . Percy . Bickerdyke . Eric . Holmes . This England's Book of British Dance Bands . Cheltenham . This England Books . July 1999 . 11–13 . 0-906324-25-4 .