Dear Old Southland

"Dear Old Southland" is a 1921 jazz standard. It was composed by Turner Layton, with lyrics by Henry Creamer.[1] It uses basically the same melody as the song Deep River. Popular recordings in 1922 were by Paul Whiteman and by Vernon Dalhart.[2]

Other recordings

• Louis Armstrong recorded the song on April 5, 1930 for Okeh Records (catalog No. 41454).[3] Armstrong recorded the song again in 1956 for the album Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography.[4]
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - December 4, 1933 for Victor Records (catalog No. 24501).[5]
• Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - June 25, 1935 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25136).[6]
• Paul Robeson - September 26, 1939 for Victor Records (catalog No. 26741).[7]
• Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Quartet - March 27, 1940 for the Blue Note label (catalog No. 13).[8]
• Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, Our Man in New Orleans.[9]

See also

• List of jazz standards

References

1. "Dear Old Southland". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
3. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
4. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
5. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com/. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
6. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
7. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
8. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
9. Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Retrieved April 10, 2013.