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In the Summertime
| "In the Summertime" | |
|---|---|
| Label | Dawn |
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Dorset |
| Producer(s) | Barry Murray |
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- Who sang the original version of summertime?
- Who sings the best version of summertime?
- Who sang the song Summertime in the 60s?
- Who sang Summertime in 1966?
Who sang the original version of summertime?
SUMMERTIME (1936) It is estimated that there have been more than 25,000 recordings of Summertime, originally composed by George Gershwin as an aria for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The first singer to have a hit with the song was Billie Holiday in 1936.
Who sings the best version of summertime?
Six of the best: versions of Gershwin's 'Summertime'
- Leontyne Price (1960)
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1957)
- We named Louis Armstrong one of the world's best jazz trumpeters ever.
- Miles Davis (1959)
- Janis Joplin (1969)
- Harolyn Blackwell (1986)
- Read our reviews of the latest Gershwin recordings here.
Who sang the song Summertime in the 60s?
The most commercially successful version was by Billy Stewart, whose scat-laden R&B version reached no. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and no. 7 on the R&B chart in 1966; his version reached no.
Who sang Summertime in 1966?
Summertime - Billy Stewart (June 1966) - YouTube.
