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Swingin' Down the Lane

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"Swingin' Down the Lane"
Single by Isham Jones' Orchestra
B-side"Who's Sorry Now?"
PublishedFebruary 26, 1923 (1923-02-26) Leo Feist, Inc.[1]
ReleasedJuly 1923 (1923-07)
RecordedMay 4, 1923 (1923-05-04)[2]
StudioBrunswick Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City
GenreAmerican dance music, jazz
Length2:59
LabelBrunswick 2438
Composer(s)Isham Jones
Lyricist(s)Gus Kahn
Isham Jones' Orchestra singles chronology
"Broken Hearted Melody"
(1923)
"Swingin' Down the Lane"
(1923)
"When You Walked Out, Someone Else Walked Right In"
(1923)
Audio
Recording of Swingin' Down the Lane, performed by the Isham Jones' Orchestra (1923)

"Swingin' Down the Lane" is a 1923 song composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn.[3] Jones' instrumental version was second to "March of the Wooden Soldiers" in the list of top songs for 1923. Other popular versions in 1923 were by Ben Bernie, and The Columbians.[4]

The 1923 sound recordings of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[5]

Other notable recordings

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References

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  1. ^ "Catalog of Copyrights183libr directory listing". archive.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. ^ "Brunswick matrix 10564-10566. Swingin' down the lane / Isham Jones Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ^ "Swingin' Down the Lane. An Old-Fashioned Song With a Fox Trot Swing". Johns Hopkins University, Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 588. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.
  6. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.