The song of the day for Sunday, April 30, 2023, is “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”

About Today

We are happy to celebrate the 90th birthday of Willie Nelson! Happy birthday!

About This Song

“On The Sunny Side of the Street” was written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields and was introduced in Lew Leslie’s International Revue. The song was one of the first in a series of cheerful songs to try to cheer people up over the Great Depression. It has proven popular with singers, who love the wonderful Fields lyrics, and jazz players, who love McHugh’s swingy tune.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “On the Sunny Side of the Street” with Willie Nelson in 2011 for Duets II. It was arranged by Marion Evans.

“On the Sunny Side of the Street,” as well as Duets II is available on Apple Music.

Here’s the video they made for Duets II.

The song of the day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023, is “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”

About This Song

“On the Sunny Side of the Street” was written in 1930 by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields and was introduced in Lew Leslie’s International Revue. The song was one of the first in a series of cheerful songs to try to cheer people up over the Great Depression. It has proven popular with singers, who love the wonderful Fields lyrics, and jazz players, who love McHugh’s swingy tune.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Willie Nelson recorded “On the Sunny Side of the Street” in 2011 for Duets II. Marion Evans wrote the arrangement.

“On the Sunny Side of the Street,” as well as Duets II is available on Apple Music.

Here’s the Tony and Willie Nelson video for the recording of today’s song:

The song of the day for Monday, February 28, 2022, is “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”

About This Song

“On the Sunny Side of the Street” was written in 1930 by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields for Lew Leslie’s International Revue. The song was one of the first in a series of cheerful songs to try to cheer people up over the Great Depression. It has proven popular with singers, who love the wonderful Fields lyrics, and jazz players, who love McHugh’s swingy tune.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Willie Nelson recorded “On the Sunny Side of the Street” in 1992 for Duets II. Marion Evans wrote the arrangement.

“On the Sunny Side of the Street,” as well as Duets OO is available on Apple Music.

We’ve got a video of Bennett and Nelson recording the song:

The song of the day for Monday, February 13, 2017 is “On The Sunny Side Of The Street.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” was written in 1930 by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields for Lew Leslie’s International Revue. The song was one of the first in a series of cheerful songs to try to cheer people up over the Great Depression. It has proven popular with singers, who love the wonderful Fields lyrics, and jazz players, who love McHugh’s swingy tune.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Willie Nelson recorded “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” in 2011 for Duets II. It was arranged and conducted by our musical collaborator of the month, Marion Evans.

The Year of Tony Bennett wishes to congratulate Willie Nelson, who won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his album Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin.

And we have a video as well. Because, well, who can resist Tony Bennett and Willie Nelson? I know I can’t.