![]() ![]() Adele gave up show business when she married into the British aristocracy. **Of course Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire, his sister and longtime co-star, spent much time in the UK and were widely known there both as performers and figures in society. in 1935, seven years after he wrote "Mack the Knife" and three years before "September Song"). **Other examples of songs in The Cafe Songbook catalog by songwriters who are not American are " These Foolish Things" (also by Maschwitz, Sherwin and Strachey) " Mack the Knife" and " September Song" (music by Kurt Weill, German, who came to the U.S. Will Friedwald, Sinatra! The Song Is You A Singer's Art, New York: Scribners, 1995. Thomas Hischak, The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia, Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 2002 Judy Campbell performs "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" in 2002, 62 years after she introduced it in April, 1940, More precisely the song conjures a romantic nostalgia recalling a London setting in which "true lovers meet in Mayfair" and "hear the songbirds sing" as an alternative to the sounds of the Battle of Dunkirk and then The Blitz, both of which followed Campbell's introduction in short order. Whether this account is true or not the song quickly became a wartime favorite in Britain and, after Pearl Harbor, in The States owing to its powerful evocation of feelings of separation and longing for a happier time. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley* Square" was formally introduced by Judy Campbell in Eric Maschwitz's New Faces Revue in London in April, 1940 - although according to Wikipedia, it was written in 1939 in the French fishing village of Le Lavando and premiered in a bar there by lyricist Maschwitz. That a song written by Brits about London has become a standard in America, recorded by so many American singers of The Songbook, such as Kate Smith, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Carmen McRae and many others accounts for its inclusion in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook.įor a photo of Strachey at piano working with Maschwitz, see the blog site Songbook. Other songs written for New Faces (1940) currently included in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook: none. In the Cafe Songbook Record/Video CabinetĬafe Songbook Reading Room "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"Ībout the Revue New Faces / Origins of the SongĪlthough every copy of the sheet music we have seen gives credit only to Manning Sherwin (music) and Eric Maschwitz-aka Holt Marvell-(lyrics), there is no shortage of unsourced citations for the music credit being shared by Sherwin and Jack Strachey. ![]() More Performances of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" Live on the 1996 album A&E Presents An Evening With Mel Tormé - Live From The Disney Institute Tormé recorded "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" Main Stage || Record/Video Cabinet || Reading Room || Posted Comments || CreditsĪt The Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA Manning Sherwin and Jack Strachey ( See below.) Words and Music by: Eric Maschwitz (aka Holt Marvell), 3) When searching for a song title on the catalog page, omit an initial "The" or "A". Search Tips: 1) Click "Find on This Page" button to activate page search box. Home || Songs || Songwriters || Performers || Articles and Blogs || Glossary || About Cafe Songbook || Contact/Submit Comment Welcome to Cafe Songbook Internet Home of the "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video
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