1921 #1 song by Paul Whiteman Ambassador Orchestra
"Wang Wang Blues"
Single by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra
B-side
"Anytime Anyday Anywhere"
Published
1920 Leo Feist, Inc.
Released
December 1920[1]
Recorded
August 9, 1920[2]
Studio
Victor Studios, Camden, New Jersey
Genre
Jazz
Length
3:21
Label
Victor 18694
Composer(s)
Henry Busse, Gussie Mueller, and Theron E. "Buster" Johnson
Lyricist(s)
Leo Wood
Producer(s)
Ferde Grofe
Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra singles chronology
"Whispering" (1920)
"Wang Wang Blues" (1920)
"Avalon-Just Like A Gypsy Medley[3]" (1920)
"Wang Wang Blues" is a 1920 jazz composition written by Henry Busse, Gussie Mueller, and Theron E. "Buster" Johnson, with lyrics by Leo Wood.[4] The song was released as a 78 single by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra featuring Henry Busse on trumpet. The song is a pop and jazz standard.
1921 sheet music cover featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra.
Paul Whiteman recorded the song on August 9, 1920, in Camden, New Jersey. The song was released in December 1920 as a Victor 78 single, 18694-B.[1][5][6] Ferde Grofe arranged the song. Paul Whiteman recorded and released the song three additional times. The Paul Whiteman recording was No. 1 for 6 weeks on the Billboard pop singles charts.
^ ab"Victor 18694 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^"Victor matrix B-24392. Wang-wang blues / Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
^"Victor 35701 (Black label (popular) 12-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^"Wang Wang Blues" Sheet Music
^Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra. Red Hot Jazz.
^U.S. Library of Congress. National Jukebox. Wang Wang Blues.
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