Rum and Coca-Cola

For the drink, see Rum and Coke.
"Rum and Coca-Cola"
Single by Andrews Sisters
B-sideOne Meat Ball[1]
PublishedDecember 11, 1944 (1944-12-11) by Leo Feist, Inc., New York[2]
ReleasedDecember 1944 (1944-12)
RecordedOctober 18, 1944 (1944-10-18)[3]
StudioDecca Studios, New York City
Genre
Length3:08
LabelDecca 18636
Composer(s)Jeri Sullivan & Paul Baron
(Lionel Belasco)
Lyricist(s)Morey Amsterdam
(Rupert Grant a/k/a Lord Invader)

"Rum and Coca-Cola" is a popular calypso song composed by Lionel Belasco with lyrics by Lord Invader. The song was copyrighted in the United States by entertainer Morey Amsterdam and was a hit in 1945 for the Andrews Sisters.

  1. ^ "Decca 18636 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1945). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1945 Music New Series Vol 40 Pt 3 No 1. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  3. ^ "Decca matrix 72460. Rum and Coca Cola / The Andrews Sisters - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.