Flamingo (song)

This article is about a song written by Ted Grouya. For other songs, see Flamingo (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Flamingo" (1940) is a popular song and jazz standard written by Ted Grouya with lyrics by Edmund Anderson and first recorded by singer Herb Jeffries and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on December 28, 1940, for Victor Records (catalog No. 27326B).[1] This briefly reached the Billboard charts in 1941.[2]

  1. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 149. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.