Louisiana Fairy Tale

"Louisiana Fairy Tale" (or "Louisiana Fairytale") is a song written in 1935 by Haven Gillespie, with lyrics by Mitchell Parish and J. Fred Coots, and was originally popularized by Fats Waller.[1][2] The song opens with a clarinet melody backed by piano, followed by a muted trumpet bridge and finishes out with lyrics accompanied by the trumpet.[3]

"Louisiana Fairy Tale"
Song by Fats Waller
Released1935 (1935)
GenreJazz
Composer(s)Haven Gillespie
Lyricist(s)Mitchell Parish, J. Fred Coots

An acoustic version of the introduction of the song was used as the introduction theme for the television series This Old House from 1979 to 1997.[4][5] The song was part of a mid-week New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival event in 2010 with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and My Morning Jacket,[6] where the entire piece was performed acoustically and without the use of electricity.[7] The song has been performed by many artists, including Tom Sancton.[8]

In 1990, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington presented Louisiana congresswoman Lindy Boggs with "three gifts" from the collection of the Library of Congress, including "a facsimile of sheet music for a 1935 piece, 'Louisiana Fairy Tale,' accompanied by a cassette of the music with Fats Waller on piano and vocal".[9]

References
  1. Stephen Taylor (2006). Fats Waller on the air: the radio broadcasts and discography. Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 200.
  2. "Stories of Standards: "You Go to My Head"". KUVO. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. Dan Morgenstern (2004). Living with Jazz: A reader edited by Sheldon Meyer. Random House Digital.
  4. "This Old House - FAQs". Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. Thomas E. Ahr (1992). "Show and Tell". Cincinnati Magazine: 27.
  6. "Live At Preservation Hall: Louisiana Fairytale - A Film By Danny Clinch".
  7. Tad Hendrickson (May 7, 2012). "Louisiana Fairytale by Jim James and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Song Stories". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  8. "Louisiana Fairytale - Tommy Sancton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 1999-12-25. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  9. "A "Dear Wife" Comes to Library Reception", Library of Congress Information Bulletin (1990), p. 336.
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