Single by Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, and Groucho Marx
A-side
"How D' Ye Do and Shake Hands (from the film Alice in Wonderland)"
Released
August 1951 (1951-08)
Recorded
August 12, 1951 (1951-08-12), with chorus and orchestra directed by Sonny Burke
Genre
Popular[1]
Length
2:39
Label
Decca Records
Songwriter(s)
Carmine Ennis, Marilou Harrington
Black Strap Molasses is a novelty song by Carmine Ennis and Marilou Harrington, released in August 1951.[2][3][4] It was recorded by the movie stars Groucho Marx, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, and Danny Kaye, with chorus and orchestra directed by Sonny Burke.[5] The song was a popular success, reaching number 29 on the Billboard charts,[3][6] but was banned from some radio networks because it was perceived as promoting commercial products.[7]
^"This Week's Best Sellers". Billboard. 29 September 1951. p. 25.
^Yahn, M.A. (2007). The Music of the Marx Brothers: A Bio-discography of the Works of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx. PublishAmerica. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4241-6971-9.
^ abLonergan, D.F. (2005). Hit Records, 1950–1975. Scarecrow Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8108-5129-0.
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