Search results
June 8, 1937 "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm", Ivie Anderson. Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer born in Gilroy,...
- 2 min
- 2.8K
- Remember Our Music
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" is a 1937 jazz standard. It was written by Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn and Bronisław Kaper especially for Ivie Anderson, who performed it in the Marx Brothers' 1937 film A Day at the Races, the tune was also used for the opening theme.
Variety VA591 (matrix M520)Ivie Anderson and her boys from Dixie (Duke Ellington and his orchestra):Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams(t); Rex Stewart(t,v); Law...
- 2 min
- 185
- yuichis3010
One of the rare occasions Anderson sang independently of Ellington in this period was her performance of "All God's Children Got Rhythm" in the Marx Brothers film A Day at the Races (1937) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Owing to her chronic asthma, Anderson left Ellington's band in 1942.
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm by Ivie Anderson and Her Boys of Dixie was written by Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann and was first recorded by Dick McDonough and Carl Kress Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Barry McKinley in 1937.
Feb 13, 2001 · Discover All God's Chillun by Ivie Anderson released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Read about All god's chillun got rhythm from Ivie Anderson's Ellington, Duke: Echoes of Harlem (1936-1938) and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
