The song of the day for Sunday, September 27, 2026, is “More Than You Know.”
About Today
We are remembering composer Vincent Youmans, who was born 128 years ago on September 27, 1989. He started out as a Tin Pan Alley song plugger and a rehearsal pianist for Victor Herbert. He’s probably best known as the composer wrote No, No Nanette, which included Tear For Two” and “I Want To Be Happy.” He wrote the score for Flying Down To Rio, the first film to feature Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He also produced Broadway musicals in the 1920s. Youmans contracted tuberculosis in 1934 and had to retire. He died in 1946.
About This Song
“More Than You Know” was written by Vincent Youmans, with lyrics by Eli Eliscu and Billy Rose, for the 1929 Broadway musical Great Day.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “More Than You Know” April 4, 1961, for My Heart Sings. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement.
“More Than You Know,” as well as My Heart Knows, is available on Apple Music.
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