jmjiloveyou - I Know Why and So Do You(jmj)

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May 10, 2025 10:06am
<h1>I Know Why (And So Do You)</h1><h2>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h2><h2><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/I_Know_Why_Glenn_Miller_sheet_music.jpg" alt="undefined"></h2><p><br></p><p><strong>"I Know Why (And So Do You)"</strong> is a 1941 song by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Miller" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glenn Miller</a> and His Orchestra. The song appeared in the 20th Century Fox movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Valley_Serenade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sun Valley Serenade</em></a>. The song was also released as an RCA Bluebird 78 single.</p><h2>Background</h2><p>The song was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_Gordon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mack Gordon</a>, lyrics, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Warren" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harry Warren</a>, music. The song is lip-synched by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Bari" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynn Bari</a> in the movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Valley_Serenade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sun Valley Serenade</em></a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Friday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat Friday</a> sang the vocals with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Payne_(actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Payne</a> and The Modernaires. The single, RCA Bluebird B-11230-A, reached no. 18 on the <em>Billboard</em> pop singles chart in a one-week chart run.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Why_(And_So_Do_You)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a> The single release featured vocals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Kelly_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paula Kelly</a> and The Four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernaires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Modernaires</a>. The B side of the single was "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga_Choo_Choo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chattanooga Choo Choo</a>" which, de facto, was treated as the A-side.</p><p>The tune was the one being rehearsed in the film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glenn_Miller_Story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Glenn Miller Story</em></a>, when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Stewart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimmy Stewart</a> was pretending to be Glenn Miller, trying to invent a new sound; then the trumpeter hurt his lip, which caused Miller to substitute a clarinet, creating the new sound.</p><p>Covers of the song have been recorded by numerous artists, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhattan_Transfer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Manhattan Transfer</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Torme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mel Torme</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Himber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Himber</a> And His Orchestra with Johnny Johnston and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_J._Lilley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joseph Lilley</a> Ensemble on vocals, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Anthony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Anthony</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Shelton_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anne Shelton</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_(bandleader)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ambrose</a> & his Orchestra, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Christy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">June Christy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Sardo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankie Sardo</a> on 20th Fox Records, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Hampton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lionel Hampton</a>, Jean Peters, Joan Regan, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Feinstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Feinstein</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shearing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Shearing</a>, Babik Reinhardt, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smothers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dick Smothers</a>, the Red Garland Trio, Orchestra Coco, the Michael Rose Orchestra, Teddy Petersen, Falconaires, US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Max Greger, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Lawrence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Syd Lawrence</a>, the Dino Olivieri Orchestra with refrain by Bruno Pallesi, David Pell, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Panton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diana Panton</a> with Red Schwager on the album <em>Red</em>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Clary</a>.</p><p>The 1941 Glenn Miller recording was featured in the 1990 Warner Bros. movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Belle_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Memphis Belle</em></a> and the 2017 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shape_of_Water_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Shape of Water</em></a> which was nominated for 13 Academy Awards. It also was played at Ginger Rogers' party early in the 1954 movie "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Widow_(1954_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Widow</a>."</p><h2>Personnel</h2><p>The personnel on the 1941 recording by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra released as a 78 single were: Paula Kelly, The Modernaires (vo), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_May" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy May</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Best" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Best</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Anthony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Anthony</a>, R.D. McMickle (tp), Glenn Miller, Jim Priddy, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tanner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Tanner</a>, Frank D'Annolfo (tb), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_McIntyre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hal McIntyre</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Schwartz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wilbur Schwartz</a> (cl, as), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Beneke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tex Beneke</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Klink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Klink</a> (ts), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Caceres" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ernie Caceres</a> (bar), J.C. McGregor (p), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lathrop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Lathrop</a> (g), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_Alpert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trigger Alpert</a> (sb), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Purtill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maurice Purtill</a> (dm).</p><p>The version used in the 1941 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Valley_Serenade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sun Valley Serenade</a> features lead vocals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Friday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat Friday</a> (and a verse by star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Payne_(actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Payne</a>) once again backed by The Modernaires.</p>