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}}</ref> The best-selling versions were by King and Groody and by [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]] (with vocal by [[Franklyn Baur]]), also issued by Victor (catalog number 20599).<ref name=Gardner/> Two other versions, a duet by Baur and [[Gladys Rice]] on [[Columbia Records]] (catalog number 998-D) and a vocal by [[Vaughn De Leath]] on [[Brunswick Records]] (catalog number 3608) also had a significant degree of popularity.<ref name=Gardner/>

A number of other recordings were made in 1927 (see below), butand the songtune has become a standard, recorded by many artists since that time. It appeared as the B-side of the landmark 1935 recording of "[[King Porter Stomp]]" by [[Benny Goodman]] and his orchestra (released July 31 as Victor 25090).

==Recorded versions==

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*[[Steve Allen]]

*[[Ray Anthony]]

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*[[UAB SuperJazz, Featuring Ellis Marsalis]], arrangement by [[Steve Sample, Sr]]

*[[Sarah Vaughan]] on her live album [[Sassy Swings The Tivoli]] produced by [[Quincy Jones]](1963)

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==References==