Last Night on the Back Porch explained

"Last Night on the Back Porch (I Loved Her Best of All)" is a popular song with music by Carl Schraubstader and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1923. It was introduced in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals^[1] where it was performed by Winnie Lightner.^[2]

The song was popularized in 1924 by Paul Whiteman (recorded for Victor on September 4, 1923, vocals by the American Quartet);^[3] and by a recording by Ernest Hare and Billy Jones, both of which reached the charts of the day.^[4]

Other notable versions

• Green Brothers Novelty Band (1923)
• June Winters (1942, Continental Records)^[5]
• Bing Crosby for the album Bing with a Beat (1957).
• Jill Corey (Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue, 1957)
• The Andrews Sisters for their album The Andrews Sisters Sing the Dancing '20s (1958, Capitol).^[6]
• Alma Cogan (1959)^[7] This briefly entered the UK charts reaching the No. 27 position.^[8]
• Frankie Vaughan for his album Singin' Happy (1961)^[9]
• The Baskerville Hounds 1967 single for Buddah Records catalog # BDA-17
• St. Louis Ragtimers (Steamin' Ahead, 1993)
• UnderAge (We Go Together, 2006)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Song list — George White's Scandals 1923 . . . 24 November 2011.
2. Book: Ewen, David . American songwriters: an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary . 1987 . . 978-0-8242-0744-1 . registration . 24 November 2001.
3. Web site: THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT. 78discography.com. June 6, 2017.
4. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 504. registration.
5. Music: Gabor Records Adds Pop Tunes. Billboard. 54. 13. March 28, 1942. 19.
6. Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. June 6, 2017.
7. Web site: 45cat.com. 45cat.com. June 6, 2017.
8. Book: British Hit Singles & Albums. 2005. Guinness World Records Ltd. London. 1-904994-00-8. 114. 18th.
9. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. June 6, 2017.