Tuxedo Junction

"Tuxedo Junction"
1940 sheet music cover for the Glenn Miller recording, Lewis Music, New York
Song by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Released1939
LabelRCA Bluebird
Composer(s)Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash
Lyricist(s)Buddy Feyne (vocal version)

"Tuxedo Junction" is a popular big band song recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, becoming a No. 1 hit in 1940. The music was written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, and Julian Dash and the lyrics by Buddy Feyne.[1] The song was introduced by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra, a college dance band previously known as the Bama State Collegians.[2] RCA released it in 1939 and it climbed to #7 on the American pop charts.[3]

  1. ^ "ASCAP ACE song search". Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. ^ "Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Erskine Hawkins reference".