Honeysuckle Rose (song)

"Honeysuckle Rose"
Song
Written1928
Published1929 by Santley Bros
Composer(s)Fats Waller
Lyricist(s)Andy Razaf

"Honeysuckle Rose" is a 1929 song composed by Thomas "Fats" Waller with lyrics by Andy Razaf.[1] It was introduced in the 1929 Off-Broadway revue "Load of Coal" at Connie's Inn as a soft-shoe dance number.[2] Waller's 1934 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.[3]

During a visit to the West Side of Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1928, Waller wrote the song with Razaf at 119 Atkins Avenue in a home that still stands today.[4]

  1. ^ "Songwriters Hall of Fame – Andy Razaf Exhibit". Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780199937394.
  3. ^ "Grammy Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Honeysuckle Rose House: A 90 Year Jazz Legacy in Westside AP".