| "Ramona" | ||||
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| Song by Gene Austin | ||||
| B-side | "Girl Of My Dreams" | |||
| Published | 1928 by Leo Feist, Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc. | |||
| Released | May 11, 1928[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 2, 1928 | |||
| Studio | Victor Studios, Camden, New Jersey[2] | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
| Label | Victor 21334 | |||
| Composer(s) | Mabel Wayne | |||
| Lyricist(s) | L. Wolfe Gilbert | |||
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"Ramona" is a 1928 song with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert and music by Mabel Wayne. Composed for the 1928 feature film Ramona, it was the first theme song written for the movies.[3]
The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[4]
- ^ "Cover versions of Ramona by Gene Austin | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Gene Austin – Ramona / Girl Of My Dreams (1928, Oakland Pressing, Shellac), 11 May 1928, retrieved 2021-08-06
- ^ "L. Wolfe Gilbert, Composer, Dead. Wrote 'Ramona' and Many Other Successful Songs". New York Times. 13 July 1970. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
L. Wolfe Gilbert, composer of more than 250 songs, including 'Ramona,' the first motion picture theme song, died today of a stroke. He was 83 years old.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.