Once in a While (1937 song) explained

"Once in a While" is a popular song, written by Michael Edwards with lyrics by Bud Green. The song was published in 1937. The song is a much-recorded standard.

Popular recordings

• Tommy Dorsey's recording in 1937 went to number one in the United States.^[1]
• One of the best-known recordings was made by Patti Page in 1952 (on Mercury 5867).
• The song was revived in doo-wop style by the Chimes in 1960, and their version peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961.

Once In Awhile
Type:	single
Artist:	The Chimes
B-Side:	Summer Night
Released:	October 1960
Recorded:	1960
Genre:	Doo-wop
Length:	2:30
Label:	Tag
Next Title:	Only Love
Next Year:	1961

Other recordings

Year	Performer	Album	Source
1937			^[2]
1947			^[3]
1951			^[4]
1954		A Night at Birdland, Volume 1	^[5]
1954		Jimmy Raney Visits Paris, Volume 1	^[6]
1957		A Tribute to Tommy Dorsey	^[7]
1958		A Tribute to Clifford Brown	^[8]
1961		I Miss You So	^[9]
1968		30 by Ella	^[10]
1974		Once in a While
1976		Feels Good, Feels Right	^[11]
1977		New York, New York
1984		Screen Gems	^[12]
1986		That Old Feeling	^[13]
2010		The Way of the World	^[14]
2011		Ukulele Songs	^[15]
2019		Once in a While	^[16]

Popular culture

• At the end of the instrumental "Stucco Homes" on the third volume of Frank Zappa's 1981 album Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar, drummer Terry Bozzio sings the hook of this song.^[17]

See also

• List of 1930s jazz standards

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn. Joel. The Billboard book of top 40 hits. 1996. Billboard Books. New York. 0-8230-7632-6. 123. 6. registration.
2. Web site: Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. The Red Hot Jazz Archive. 3 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116083427/http://www.redhotjazz.com/lao.html. 16 January 2013. dead.
3. Web site: 1947-1949 - Sarah Vaughan. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
4. Web site: The Best of the Dinning Sisters. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
5. Web site: A Night at Birdland, Volume 1. AllMusic. 22 December 2021.
6. Web site: Jimmy Raney Visits Paris, Volume 1. AllMusic. 17 May 2024.
7. Web site: A Tribute to Tommy Dorsey - The Pied Pipers. AllMusic. 6 June 2019.
8. Web site: Tribute to Clifford Brown - Lem Winchester,Ramsey Lewis Trio. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
9. Web site: Fats Domino - I Miss You So (Imperial LP-9138, January 1961) . musicbrainz.org . 3 May 2020.
10. Web site: 30 by Ella. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
11. Web site: Feels Good, Feels Right - Bing Crosby. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
12. Web site: Screen Gems - Elkie Brooks. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
13. Web site: That Old Feeling - Cleo Laine. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
14. Web site: The Way of the World - Mose Allison. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
15. Web site: Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder. AllMusic. 8 February 2017.
16. Web site: Once in a While – Seth MacFarlane on iTunes. iTunes Store. US. December 19, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826031429/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/once-in-a-while/1458640184. August 26, 2017.
17. Web site: Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar – Box Set. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427194952/http://jazzappa.com/discography/shut-up-n-play-yer-guitar-box-set/. 2016-04-27.