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Well, after a full time gig in the Poconos and that highly publicized row with our (now defunct manager) at that little Speak Easy in Saratoga Springs, The Easy Aces are back in town to lick our wounds and to pay our legal fees. "Deed I Do" is a 1926 jazz standard composed by Fred Rose with lyrics by Walter Hirsch. It was introduced by vaudeville performer S. L. Stambaugh and popularized by Ben Bernie's recording. It was recorded by Benny Goodman as his debut recording in December 1926 with Ben Pollack and His Californians.
Ruth Etting's rendition of the song became a top ten hit in 1927. Public Domain.
Other artists who have recorded this Jazz Standard are:
Eddie Peabody (December 1926)
Ben Pollack and His Californians (December 1926)
Tommy Christian and His Orchestra (January 1927)
Harry Reser and His Orchestra (January 1927)
Sissle and Blake (February 1927)
Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (1963)
Diana Krall, Live in Paris (2002)
Doris Day portrayed Ruth Etting in the film, "Love Me or Leave Me"
(1955), costarring with James Cagney.
Photo of Ruth Etting by Alfred Cheney Johnston, circa 1929.
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The Easy Aces are:
Arrangements, keyboard: Lilmom
Sax: Awigze
Vocal: michaeljayklein
Ruth Etting's rendition of the song became a top ten hit in 1927. Public Domain.
Other artists who have recorded this Jazz Standard are:
Eddie Peabody (December 1926)
Ben Pollack and His Californians (December 1926)
Tommy Christian and His Orchestra (January 1927)
Harry Reser and His Orchestra (January 1927)
Sissle and Blake (February 1927)
Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (1963)
Diana Krall, Live in Paris (2002)
Doris Day portrayed Ruth Etting in the film, "Love Me or Leave Me"
(1955), costarring with James Cagney.
Photo of Ruth Etting by Alfred Cheney Johnston, circa 1929.
___________________________________________________________
The Easy Aces are:
Arrangements, keyboard: Lilmom
Sax: Awigze
Vocal: michaeljayklein
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Lyrics
'Deed I Do
By Fred Rose and Walter Hirsch
Recorded by Ruth Etting on December 1, 1926, in Chicago
Originally issued on Columbia 865-D (Matrix W142974)
[[[[ I was oh, so blue till you came along,
Just to make my life a wonderful song,
You brought sunshine just to brighten my loneliness.
Is it any wonder in my happiness,
I confess]]]]
[Chorus:]
Do I need you
Oh my, do I?
Honey, 'deed I do!
Do I want you?
Oh my, do I
Honey, 'deed I do!
I'm glad that I'm the one who found you,
And that is why I'm always hangin' 'round you.
Do I love you?
Oh my, do I?
Honey, 'deed I do!
I'm glad that I'm the one who found you,
And that is why I'm always hangin' 'round you.
Do I love you?
Oh my, do I?
Honey, 'deed I do!
[[[There are lots of others that I have met,
Those you meet today, tomorrow forget,
You're the only one who ever could stand the test.
That's the reason why I choose you from the rest,
You're the best]]]
By Fred Rose and Walter Hirsch
Recorded by Ruth Etting on December 1, 1926, in Chicago
Originally issued on Columbia 865-D (Matrix W142974)
[[[[ I was oh, so blue till you came along,
Just to make my life a wonderful song,
You brought sunshine just to brighten my loneliness.
Is it any wonder in my happiness,
I confess]]]]
[Chorus:]
Do I need you
Oh my, do I?
Honey, 'deed I do!
Do I want you?
Oh my, do I
Honey, 'deed I do!
I'm glad that I'm the one who found you,
And that is why I'm always hangin' 'round you.
Do I love you?
Oh my, do I?
Honey, 'deed I do!
I'm glad that I'm the one who found you,
And that is why I'm always hangin' 'round you.
Do I love you?
Oh my, do I?
Honey, 'deed I do!
[[[There are lots of others that I have met,
Those you meet today, tomorrow forget,
You're the only one who ever could stand the test.
That's the reason why I choose you from the rest,
You're the best]]]
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Smoother than silk. The musical contributions on this number are A-One. Fav'd and Dl'd