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After You've Gone" is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. [1]
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Dec 26, 2018 · Written in 1918 by black vaudeville duo Turner Layton and Henry Creamer, the bestselling American record of 1919 belongs to the category that Quincy Jones calls “the beg”. A jilted lover begs a...
Jan 23, 2013 · "After You've Gone" is a 1918 song composed by Turner Layton (1894-1978), with lyrics written by Henry Creamer (1879-1930). The first and most famous version was sung by Marion Harris...
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So Long, Letty (1917—In 1917, Creamer and Layton wrote "After You've Gone" to liven up an ailing road show called So Long, Letty that had already closed in New York. The original 1916 Broadway production of the show did not include "After You've Gone."
The song After You've Gone was written by Turner Layton and Henry Creamer and was first recorded and released by Campbell and Burr in 1918. It was covered by Henry Hagemann's Sextet – Refrain: Erik Parker, Mountain Village Jazzmen, New York Allstars, Cow Bop and other artists.
Feb 3, 2011 · Written by Turner Layton and Henry Creamer. Charted at #1 in January 1919. Recorded July 22, 1918. Also a #2 hit for Henry Burr and Albert Campbell in October 1918, #7 for Bessie Smith in...
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May 3, 2024 · It was a 22-year-old Marion Harris who introduced the world to “After You’ve Gone,” 1919’s bestselling American tune, written by the African-American vaudeville duo of Turner Layton and Henry Creamer. The pair wrote the song to bring some life to a failing road show called “So Long, Letty.”
