The song of the day for Wednesday, June 11, 2025, is “Georgia Rose.”
About This Song
“Georgia Rose” was written by Harry Rosenthal, Alex Sullivan, and Jimmy Flynn for the 1921 musical revue Put and Take, with an all African-American cast.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Georgia Rose” 59 years ago today, on June 11, 1966, for the album A Time For Love. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
“Georgia Rose,” as well as A Time For Love, is available on Apple Music.
I found this video of an instrumental 1921 recording of “Georgia Rose” by Rudy Weidodeft’s Californians. The recording was released on an Edison Diamond Disc, as shown in the video, as well as an Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder.