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Good Morning Heartache

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B-side
  
"No Good Man"

Recorded
  
January 22, 1946

Length
  
3:05

Format
  
78 RPM

Genre
  
Jazz blues

Label
  
Decca

"Good Morning Heartache" (Decca Records) is a song written by Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher. Originally recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946.

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About the songwriters

  • Irene Higginbotham (1918-1988) was a songwriter and pianist, and joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1944.
  • Ervin Drake (1919-2015) songwriter was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 after joining the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1958.
  • Dan Fisher (1920-2001) was a songwriter, author, producer and publisher. Joining American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1953.

    • Recording session

    Bill Stegmeyer and his Orchestra (Decca Session #54) New York City, January 22, 1946: with Gordon "Chris" Griffin (trumpet), Joe Guy (trumpet) Bill Stegmeyer (alto saxophone), Hank Ross (tenor saxophone), Bernie Kaufman (tenor saxophone), Armand Camgros (tenor saxophone), Joe Springer (piano), Tiny Grimes (guitar), John Simmons (bass), Sidney Catlett (drums), Billie Holiday (vocal) + 4 strings.

    Diana Ross version

    The song was revived by R&B/soul singer Diana Ross, when she portrayed Holiday in the biopic Lady Sings the Blues, in 1972, starring with Billy Dee Williams. With her release of the song as a single later on that year to promote the movie, Ross brought jazz back to the pop and R&B audiences, sending it to numbers 20 and 34 on the R&B and Pop charts respectively.

    Notable cover versions

    A partial list includes:

    References

    Good Morning Heartache Wikipedia
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