Down Among the Sheltering Palms

"Down Among the Sheltering Palms"
Sheet music cover, 1914
Song
Composer(s)Abe Olman
Lyricist(s)James Brockman Leo Wood
Audio sample
Recording of Down Among the Sheltering Palms, performed by the Lyric Quartet (1915)

"Down Among the Sheltering Palms" is a popular song.

The music was written by Abe Olman, the lyrics by James Brockman and Leo Wood.[1] The song was published in 1914 by Olman who heavily marketed it in the Chicago region. Music publisher Leo Feist acquired it from Olman and gave it to Al Jolson to perform on stage.[2]

The song was a hit for the Lyric Quartet (comprising Harry Macdonough, Olive Kline, Reinald Werrenrath and Elsie Baker) in 1915[3] and has since become a pop standard recorded by many artists.

  1. ^ "Some Like It Hot". 14 April 1959 – via IMDb.
  2. ^ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers the Songs the Performers and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine. p. 90. ISBN 1556110995.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 287. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.