jomel77 - Blue Moon
jomel77
May 24, 2024 12:35am
<p>"<strong>Blue Moon</strong>" is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">popular song</a> written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Rodgers</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_Hart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lorenz Hart</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1934</a> that has become a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_ballad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ballad</a>. Early recordings included those by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connee_Boswell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Connee Boswell</a> and by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Bowlly</a> in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Eckstine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Eckstine</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mel Tormé</a>.</p><p>In 1961, "Blue Moon" became an international number-one hit for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-wop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">doo-wop</a> group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marcels" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Marcels</a>, on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> 100</a> chart and in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a>, and later that same year, an instrumental version by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Ventures</a> charted at No. 54. Over the years, "Blue Moon" has been covered by many artists, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Avalon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankie Avalon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a> (as studio jam<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_(1934_song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Stafford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jo Stafford</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Stevens" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Stevens</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billie Holiday</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Bowlly</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis Presley</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Vinton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby Vinton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Cooke</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Platters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Platters</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mavericks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Mavericks</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Martin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dean Martin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A1lia_Rodrigues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amália Rodrigues</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_De_Carlo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yvonne De Carlo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supremes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Supremes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyndi Lauper</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Edition</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatics_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chromatics</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bing Crosby</a> featured the song in a medley on his 1962 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Happy_Side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>On the Happy Side</em></a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Junkies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cowboy Junkies</a> interpolated a version of the standard in "Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)", on the second and subsequent releases of their sophomore album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trinity_Session" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Trinity Session</em></a>. The song also serves as the anthem for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Premier League</a> football club <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manchester City</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_(1934_song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[2]</sup></a></p>