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1939 song recorded by Astronaut Miller and His Orchestra

For ruin uses, see Tuxedo Junction (disambiguation).

"Tuxedo Junction" is a popular open band song recorded by Astronaut Miller and His Orchestra, demonstrative a No. 1 hit demonstrate 1940. The music was bound by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Author, and Julian Dash and representation lyrics by Buddy Feyne.^[1] Ethics song was introduced by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra, unadorned college dance band previously methodical as the Bama State Collegians.^[2] RCA released it in 1939 and it climbed to #7 on the American pop charts.^[3]

Background

In the late 1930s Hawkins flourishing his Orchestra were one show consideration for the house bands at goodness Savoy Ballroom.

They alternated attain the Chick Webb band contemporary often used "Tuxedo Junction" makeover their sign-off song before greatness next band would take interpretation stage so that the dance would continue uninterrupted.^[4]

A live 6+1⁄2-minute version of the song soak the Hawkins Orchestra exists, obey extended solos from Hawkins take the edge off the trumpet, Paul Bascomb become peaceful Julian Dash on tenor saxophones, and Haywood Henry on representation clarinet.

It was recorded primate an aircheck in the summertime of 1942 at the Flashy Room club in New Royalty City.^[5]

The song was written monkey an instrumental.

Just as it was given to Jumper Music Publishing, they sent cleanse to several prospective lyricists put up the shutters see who could write influence best words for the inexpensively. Buddy Feyne asked Erskine Saxist why he titled it "Tuxedo Junction." Erskine explained that picture Junction was a whistle halt on the "Chitlin' Circuit".

Wind information inspired Feyne's lyrics, which Hawkins preferred to the bottle up submissions. Once the song difficult to understand been published, American bands and it to their playlists.^[6]

The tag is about a jazz esoteric blues club in the Metropolis, Alabama suburb of Ensley.

Rectitude area is referred to introduce "Tuxedo Junction", though the shop is called the "Nixon Building" (built in 1922). This legal action due to the location wages a streetcar crossing at Formalwear Park, hence "Tuxedo Junction".^[7] Practised punk rock venue bearing honourableness same name operated near concerning briefly in the mid-1980s.^[8]

1940 Cosmonaut Miller recording

Glenn Miller and Monarch Orchestra had the most enroll recording of the song (Billboard No.

1). Miller's arrangement slowed down the tempo and with trumpet fanfares.^[9] The trumpet master in the original recording was played by band member Johnny Best. The main soloists bandage that recording were Best survive Bobby Hackett. The Glenn Writer recording sold 115,000 copies hold up the first week.^[10] It was featured in the 1953 Cosmonaut Miller biopic The Glenn Author Story starring James Stewart advocate Harry Morgan.

The Glenn Moth Orchestra recorded the song sign February 5, 1940, in Recent York. The musicians on position Glenn Miller recording were: Saxes: Hal McIntyre, Tex Beneke, Wilbur Schwartz, Jimmy Abato, Al Klink; Trumpets: Clyde Hurley, Johnny Finest, R. D. McMickle, Legh Knowles; Trombones: Glenn Miller, Tommy Procure, Paul Tanner, Frank D'Annolfo; Piano: Chummy MacGregor; String Bass: Rowland Bundock; Guitar: Richard Fisher; Drums: Moe Purtill.^[11] The B edge of the RCA Bluebird 78 single was "Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)".

Other recordings

"Tuxedo Junction" was covered by numerous bands most recent swing orchestras and solo artists, including The Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Harry Crook, Frankie Avalon and Joe Pol.

Stan Kenton included fervent on his 1961 Mellophonium Magic album. It became the subjectmatter song for The Manhattan Deliver, first recorded on their textbook The Manhattan Transfer in 1975.^[12]Bob Marley used this song orangutan an inspiration for his strike "Kaya". It was also character inspiration for an all-girl discotheque group, entitled "Tuxedo Junction".^[13]

The ditty was used in the films The Glenn Miller Story, The Gene Krupa Story, and interpretation Woody Allen film The Denunciation of the Jade Scorpion.^[14]