The song of the day for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, is “Russian Lullaby.”
About This Song
“Russian Lullaby” was written in 1927 by Irving Berlin. With this song, Berlin (born Isador Beilin) explored his childhood roots as an Eastern European/Belarusian Jewish immigrant. The song is like a folk melody, and the lyrics are lovely. “Russian Lullaby” was first used in vaudeville and gained recognition with the recording by Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra. It has also been recorded by Bunny Berigan, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby, and Dinah Shore, among others.
About This Version
Tony Bennett, with Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, recorded “Russian Lullaby” in May 1987 for his album of Irving Berlin songs, Bennett/Berlin.
“Russian Lullaby,” as well as Bennett/Berlin, is available on Apple Music.
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