Carolina in the Morning

"Carolina in the Morning" is a popular song with words by Gus Kahn and music by Walter Donaldson, first published in 1922 by Jerome H. Remick & Co.

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Song - Word - Gus Kahn - Music - Walter Donaldson - 1922 - Jerome H. Remick & Co

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The song debuted in the Broadway musical revue The Passing Show of 1922 at the Winter Garden Theater, where it generated moderate attention, being rather overshadowed by other parts of the elaborate risque Revue. Vaudeville singers such as William Frawley incorporated it into their acts and helped popularize it, and the song soon became a Tin Pan Alley hit.

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Broadway - Musical revue - Winter Garden Theater - Vaudeville - William Frawley - Tin Pan Alley

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Notable recordings when the song was new were made by such artists as Marion Harris, Van & Schenck, and Al Jolson.

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Marion Harris - Van & Schenck - Al Jolson

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"Carolina in the Morning" gradually became a standard, being regularly revived as a popular number in to the 1950s.

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Jolson's 1940s re-recording of the number outsold the original.

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Other artists to have later hits with the number included Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Jimmie Durante, Dinah Shore, Danny Thomas and Danny Kaye.

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Bing Crosby - Dean Martin - Jimmie Durante - Dinah Shore - Danny Thomas - Danny Kaye

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