1927 popular song written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer
This article is about the 1927 song. For the compilation album of "Whispering" Jack Smith songs, see Whispering Jack Smith. For the unreleased DreamWorks Animation film, see List of unproduced DreamWorks Animation projects.
Sheet music cover, 1927
"Me and My Shadow" is a 1927 popular song. Officially the credits show it as written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer, with Jolson and Dreyer being shown on the sheet music as being responsible for the music and Rose the lyrics. Al Jolson was often given credits on sheet music so he could earn more money by popularizing them, but he played no actual part in writing this song.[1] Jolson never recorded the song although he did use it in the touring version of "Big Boy" in 1927.[2]
Popular recordings in 1927 were by "Whispering" Jack Smith, Nat Shilkret (vocal by Johnny Marvin) and the separate recording by Johnny Marvin himself for Columba Records.[3] The song became particularly associated with Ted Lewis who used it to close his act. The song has since become a standard, with many artists performing it.
^Cohen, Mark (2018). Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1611688900.
^Goldman, Herbert G. (1988). Jolson - The Legend Comes to Life. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-19-505505-5.
^Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 548. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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