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Nobody's Sweetheart Now

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Published
  
1924

Writer(s)
  
Gus Kahn and Ernie Erdman

Composer(s)
  
Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel

"Nobody's Sweetheart", also known as "Nobody's Sweetheart Now" and "You're Nobody's Sweetheart Now", is a popular song, written in 1924, with music by Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel, and lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ernie Erdman. The song is a jazz and pop standard.

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Background

The song was published in 1924 by Mills Music in New York by Jack Mills. It was first recorded on February 22, 1924 by Isham Jones and his Orchestra and released on Brunswick Records as a 78 single. It was featured in the 1940 Universal Pictures film I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now.

Other recordings

The song is a jazz and pop standard recorded by the following musicians:

  • Louisiana Rhythm Kings (1928)
  • Red Nichols & His Five Pennies (1928)
  • Fred Elizalde & His Music (1929)
  • Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (1930)
  • Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (1931)
  • Eubie Blake & His Orchestra (1931)
  • The Mills Brothers (1931)
  • Tampa Red (1931)
  • Billy Cotton and His Band (1932)
  • Roy Fox and His Band (1932)
  • Clyde McCoy and His Drake Hotel Orchestra (1933)
  • Nat Gonella and His Trumpet (1933)
  • Benny Goodman Trio (1936)
  • John Serry Sr. and his accordion ensemble for RCA Thesaurus (1954)
  • Bing Crosby
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Doris Day
  • Acker Bilk
  • Johnnie Ray
  • Chet Atkins
  • Captain Sensible
  • References

    Nobody's Sweetheart Now Wikipedia