Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee Explained

Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee
Cover:File:Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee (1912) sheet music 01.pdf
Caption:Sheet music, 1912
Published:1912
Composer:Henry I. Marshall
Lyricist:Stanley Murphy

"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" is a popular song. The music was written by Henry I. Marshall and the lyrics by Stanley Murphy. The song was published in 1912, and appeared in the 1912 play A Winsome Widow.[1]

The song has since become a standard, recorded by many artists. One of the most popular early recordings was by Ada Jones and Billy Murray[2] who recorded it as a duet on July 8, 1912 for Victor Records (catalog 17152 B).

Doris Day and Russell Arms performed the song in the 1953 film By the Light of the Silvery Moon.[3]

Noteworthy recordings

Notes and References

  1. Boardman, Gerald Martin. American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, pp. 322-23 (2011 ed.)
  2. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. 1986. Record Research. Wisconsin. 0-89820-083-0. 237, 239.
  3. Book: Jasen, David A. . A Century of American Popular Music . 2013-10-15 . Routledge . 978-1-135-35264-6 . en.
  4. https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-131953/ 1912 Recording
  5. Web site: AllMusic. Songs. January 6, 2018.
  6. Book: Movie Musicals on Record: A Directory of Recordings of Motion Picture Musicals, 1927-1987 . 1989 . Greenwood Press . 978-0-313-26540-2 . en.
  7. Book: Billboard . 1953-03-28 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.