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| "The Japanese Sandman" | ||||
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| Song by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra | ||||
| B-side | "Whispering" | |||
| Released | September 1920[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 19, 1920[2] | |||
| Studio | Victor Studios, Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Big band | |||
| Label | Victor 18690 | |||
| Composer(s) | Richard A. Whiting | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Raymond B. Egan | |||
| Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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An instrumental version of "The Japanese Sandman", being performed by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra in August 1920. | ||||
"The Japanese Sandman" is a song from 1920, composed by Richard A. Whiting and with lyrics by Raymond B. Egan.[3][4] The song was first popularized in vaudeville by Nora Bayes, and then sold millions of copies as the B-side for Paul Whiteman's song "Whispering".[5]
- ^ "Original versions of The Japanese Sandman by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra | SecondHandSongs". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Victor matrix B-24390. The Japanese sandman / Ambassador Orchestra; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings". Adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Michigan History Magazine. Vol. 85. Michigan Department of State. 2001. p. 53.
- ^ Irene Kahn Atkins (1 February 1983). Source music in motion pictures. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8386-3076-1.
- ^ Marvin E. Paymer; Don E. Post (1999). Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs, 1920-1945. Noble House Publishers. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-881907-09-1.