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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

January 13, 2021 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Blue Moon

The song of the day for Thursday, January 14, 2021, is “Blue Moon.”

About This Song

“Blue Moon” was written in 1933 by Richard Rodgers and Larry Hart. The song first appeared in the 1934 film Manhattan Melodrama, though with a completely different lyric.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this version of “Blue Moon” with The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet for the first of their two Rodgers and Hart albums: Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers & Hart Songs, released in 1976 on Bennett’s Improv Label.

Blue Moon

Listen to Blue Moon on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2004.

“Blue Moon,” as well as Tony Bennett Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook , is available from Apple Music.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Larry Hart, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, The Ruby Braff / George Barnes Quartet, Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers & Hart Song

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