Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)

"Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)"
Sheet music cover, 1922
Song
Published1922 by Leo Feist, Inc.
Songwriter(s)Gus Kahn
Ernie Erdman
Danny Russo

Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!) is a 1922 song with music and lyrics by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman and Danny Russo,[1] per the credits on the original sheet music cover. Some other sources also credit Ted Fio Rito and Robert King for the song, but make no mention of Dan Russo.[2] It debuted in the Broadway musical Bombo, where it was a major hit. It was first recorded by Al Jolson with Frank Crumit's orchestra for Columbia Records on September 9, 1922.[3] It was further popularised by the racy singer-comedian Eddie Cantor.[4][5]

This song has become associated with the age and image of the flapper during the Roaring Twenties.[2] While the Jolson version was the most popular, other high-selling versions in 1923 were those by Ernest Hare & Billy Jones, Vincent Lopez, and Benson Orchestra of Chicago. [6]

"Toot, Toot, Tootsie" appeared in the films The Jazz Singer (1927),[7] Rose of Washington Square (1939),[8] The Jolson Story (1946), I'll See You in My Dreams (1951),[9] and Remains to Be Seen (1953).[10] Also, the Kansas City R&B band Bloodstone performed "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" in their 1975 movie Train Ride to Hollywood.

It was also performed in "Aunt Bee's Medicine Man" episode of The Andy Griffith Show , the fifth episode of The Brady Bunch Hour and the eleventh episode of season 4 of Gimme a Break!.

Other artists who recorded the song include Billy Murray together with Ed Smalle; Hoosier Hot Shots, Art Mooney, Eddy Howard, Wayne Newton, Jerry Vale, Brenda Lee,[11] and Jack Mudurian.[12]

  1. ^ "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye)". Levy Music Collection. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Music of Al Jolson, Page 2". The Parlor Songs Academy. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Al Jolson Society Official Website". jolson.org. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Toot Toot Tootsie! (Goodbye) by Al Jolson". Songfacts. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ Gilliland, John. (1947-05-07). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #18 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 598. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  7. ^ "THE JAZZ SINGER (1928)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Rose of Washington Square (1939) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ "I'll See You In My Dreams (1951) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Remains to Be Seen (1953) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.