HITS OF 1921

Top Of The Charts -1921 December 11, 1920 - January 28, 1921 The Japanese Sandman - Paul Whiteman January 29, 1921 - March 11, 1921 Wang Wang Blues - Paul Whiteman March 12, 1921 - April 15, 1921 Margie - Eddie Cantor April 16, 1921 - May 13, 1921 O-H-I-O (O-My! O!) - Al Jolson May 14, 1921 - June 3, 1921 Look For The Silver Lining - Marion Harris June 4, 1921 - July 7, 1921 My Mammy - Paul Whiteman July 8, 1921 - July 29, 1921 Make Believe - Nora Bayes July 30, 1921 - September 9, 1921 Cherie - Paul Whiteman September 10, 1921 - September 23, 1921 Ain't We Got Fun? - Van & Schenk September 24, 1921 - October 21, 1921 Song of India - Paul Whiteman October 22, 1921 - November 25, 1921 All By Myself - Ted Lewis November 26, 1921 - December 30, 1921 Say It With Music - Paul Whiteman December 31, 1921 - February 10, 1922 Wabash Blues - Isham Jones

Make Believe Music by Jerome Kern and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway Musical Showboat. The Musical was one of the first musicals to actually use the songs to. This technique will be perfected when Oscar Hammerstein teams with Richard Rodger's for OKLAHOMA move the story forward. the musical was extremely controversial as it dealt with interracial marriage and it was also the first racially integrated musical. Previously whites and black performers did not perform on the same stage together. The musical was filmed twice one in 1936 and again by MGM in 1951. Al Jolson April Showers This was one of Al Jolson's trademark songs. And was written by Louis Silvers and BG De Silva for a musical called Bomba. The song was used in the The Bugs Bunny 1962 short Wet Hare. Fanny Brice My Man My Man (and Funny Girl) are regaining popularity now by Lea Michele as the Character of Rachel Berry in Glee uses Barbara Streisand and Funny Girl as her inspiration for star success. Marion Harris Look For The Silver Lining Written by Jerome kern the song was originally written for the musical Zip, Goes A Million. It was then reused in another musical called Sally where it picked up popularity. The song was also rewritten to be the Anthem for the ILGWU called Look For The Union Label. Recently the song was used in the popular Masterpiece Classic Series Downton Abbey. I Ain't Got Nobody The song though popular on it's own in the 1920s. It would later become more popular still when paired as a melody with I'm Just a Gigolo. This combination was performed by such artists as Cab Calloway, Louis Prima, and David Lee Roth. Original Dixie Land Band St. Louis Blues Composed by W. C. Handy in 1914. the song was inspired by a melody that Handy Heard while out of work in St. Louis. It also took some inspiration from a woman who inspired him to write "ma man's got a heart like a rock cast into the sea." The song has been recorded by many artists from The Original Dixie Land Band to Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder and David Sanborn. At his death in 1958 WC Handy was receiving 25,000 dollars in royalty annually. Paul Biese Trio and Frank Crumit Mimi Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Would later become popular again in the 1932 film "Love Me Tonight" and sung by Maurice Chevalier. Richard Rodgers would later achieve major successes with Oscar Hammerstein. ( See Make Believe). Van and Schenk A'int We Got Fun Was used as Eric Northman's ringtone in a 2010 episode of Trueblood. Also used as part of a pivotal point in F Scott Fitzgerald's novel the Great Gatsby.

Top Artists and Songs of 1921 Aileen Stanley My Mammy My Man Al Jolson - Although he usually wore blackface in live performances, he was also known for fighting against anti-black discrimination on Broadway Avalon O -H-I-O (O-My-O!) Ben Selvin Say It With Music Cherie Benson Orchestra of Chicago Bimini Bay Billy Murray & Billy Jones Down By The O-HI-O Eddie Cantor Margie Ethel Waters - in 1949, Ethel was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in Pinky. There'll Be Some Changes made Fanny Brice - Her marriage to Nick Arnstien was the basis for the Broadway Musical and Film Funny Girl. My Man - Signature Song Second Hand Rose Frank Crumit Sweet Lady, All By Myself Isham Jones  Wabash Blues - Signature Song (#1 for six weeks) Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883 - September 16, 1946) What Have I Done Royal Garden Blues Marion Harris -" The Queen of the Blues" Look For The Silver Lining I'm A Jazz Vampire I Ain't Got Nobody - Signature Song I'm Nobody's Baby Beale Street Blues Nora Bayes - AKA Eleanor Goldberg, was married five times, and adopted three children. Make Believe Original Dixieland Jazz Band called themselves the Creators of Jazz because they made some of the earliest jazz recordings, in 1917. St. Louis Blues Palesteena Patrick Waddington Night May Have Its Sadness Paul Biese Trio and Frank Crumit MiMi Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra were the most popular band of the 1920s. Say It With Music Caresses My Mammy Bright Eyes Cherie Song of India My Man (Mon Homme) April Showers Make Believe Learn To Smile Gypsy Blues Prince's Orchestra Deep In Your Eyes Ted Lewis (June 6, 1890 - August 25, 1971) All By Myself Van and Schenck Ain't We Got Fun? - Signature Song