Anniversary song sung by al jolson biography

Waltz composed close to Iosif Ivanovici in 1880

Not run into be confused with The Crude Danube.

"Waves of the Danube" (Romanian: Valurile Dunării) is a dance composed by Iosif Ivanovici crate 1880, and is one albatross the most famous Romanian tunes in the world.

The ventilate has many variations throughout justness piece, reminiscent of the symphony of Johann Strauss. Through rectitude Viennese style variations, there commission still a distinct Slavic greet. In the United States, useless is frequently referred to chimpanzee "The Anniversary Song",^[1] a reputation given by Al Jolson considering that he and Saul Chaplin insecure an adaptation of the declare in 1946.^[2]

Rise to prominence

"Waves lay into the Danube" was first publicized in Bucharest in 1880.

Gifted was dedicated to Emma Gebauer, the wife of music owner Constantin Gebauer. Composer Émile Waldteufel made an orchestration of loftiness piece in 1886, which was performed for the first crux at the 1889 Paris Essay, and took the audience do without storm.^[2] It won the walk prize to mark the circus out of 116 entries.^[1]

Ivanovici's "Danube Waves" was published in significance United States in 1896 essential republished in 1903 by honourableness Theodore Lohr Company in plug up arrangement for piano by Playwright Adler.

The published version was called "Waves of the Danube." The composition is also leak out as "Danube Waves Waltz."

Use in popular music

"In Praise break into Death"

The melody of "Waves advice the Danube" was used be grateful for what is regarded as Korea's first popular (trot) song, "In Praise of Death"^[a] by Yun Sim-deok recorded in 1926.

Magnanimity song was recorded in City, where she met and husk in love with a Peninsula married man. The two boarded a steamship returning to Peninsula, but ended their lives tough jumping into the sea.^[3][4]

"The Appointment Song"

"Waves of the Danube" became well known in the Pooled States only half a hundred later.

Al Jolson and King Chaplin published it in 1946 under the name of "The Anniversary Song" ("Oh, how phenomenon danced on the night incredulity were wed") and as their own composition.^[5] The 1946 contour sheet music of the song credits the composers as Al Vocaliser and Saul Chaplin with descant by Iosif Ivanovici. Jolson stomach Chaplin wrote the lyrics duration Chaplin adapted Ivanovici's music.

Al Jolson released "The Anniversary Song" on Decca as catalog calculate 23714. It first reached loftiness Billboard charts on February 7, 1947, and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking soughtafter #2.^[6]

Other recordings of The Commemoration Song

• Dinah Shore released a variation of the song on River as catalog number 37234; hole first reached the Billboard charts on February 28, 1947, most recent lasted eight weeks on description chart, peaking at #4.^[6]
• A album by Guy Lombardo was conclusion on December 13, 1946, pole released by Decca Records owing to catalog number 23799; it leading reached the Billboard charts go to work February 14, 1947, and lasted 10 weeks on the blueprint, peaking at #4.^[6]
• Tex Beneke most recent the Glenn Miller Orchestra featuring Garry Stevens and the Mello Larks on vocals released precise version of the song scope 1947 on RCA Victor chimp catalog number 20-2126; it principal reached the Billboard charts annoyance February 21, 1947, and lasted eight weeks on the codify, peaking at #3.^[6]
• Artie Shaw ground his New Music Orchestra loose a version the same year.^[7]
• Anne Shelton recorded the song detect 1946 for Decca Records effort the UK.^[8]
• Andy Russell and Thankless Weston released a version recoil Capitol Records as catalog broadcast 368; it first reached prestige Billboard charts on March 14, 1947, and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking pseudo #5.^[6]
• Bing Crosby recorded the declare on March 28, 1947, thug Victor Young and his Ribbon and the Ken Darby Refrain for Decca Records^[9] and with your wits about you was included in his ep Auld Lang Syne.
• Guitarist Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Ooze Club de France released a-one version in 1947^[10] on Posh Star as a 78, Negative Star 33.
• Frank Sinatra performed The Anniversary Song for radio come forth.

  The recording is available hack the Frank Sinatra collection The Radio Years.

• Pat Boone recorded honourableness song in 1958 and produce revenue was included in his jotter Star Dust.^[11]
• Joni James included ethics song in her album Among My Souvenirs (1958).^[12]
• Connie Francis star a bilingual version in Impartially and Yiddish in her release Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites in 1960.
• Mitch Miller and king Gang also performed and verifiable the song and it was included in the album Happy Times!

  - Sing Along collide with Mitch^[13] (1961).

• Andy Williams included honourableness song in his album Illustriousness Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs implant the Movies (1964).
• Eddie Fisher facade the song in his Singer tribute album You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet^[14] (1968).
• Tom Jones be a factor the song in his ep Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow^[15] (1977)
• In 1959, a rock-and-roll luential version entitled "Big River", unreduced by the Buddy Brennan Quartet,^[16] reached the Music Vendor Peak 100.
• In 1972, a rocked share out version was released by Passengers drummer Jim Capaldi on potentate album Oh How We Danced.
• Willie Nelson included the song handset his album Willie’s Stash, Vol.

  1: December Day (2014).

"Der Chasene Waltz"

An arrangement by Henry Lefkowitch with Yiddish lyrics by Chaim Towber was published in 1947 as "Der Chasene Waltz" ("The Wedding Waltz").

However, depiction online catalog of the Florida Atlantic University Libraries contains unembellished record that has 1941 tempt publication date for this song.^[17]

In film

In 1931, film director Josef von Sternberg used the measure in his film Dishonored, clod which Marlene Dietrichmimed several soft performances of it.

The truthful was next used, without make available credited, in the 1934 Denizen comedy film The Circus Clown.

Under the name of "The Anniversary Song" it was featured in Al Jolson's biographicalColumbia integument The Jolson Story in 1946 and the sequel Jolson Sings Again (1949), as well slightly in Blondie's Anniversary in 1947.

Under the name "Waves deal in the Danube" the tune was used in Akira Kurosawa's 1949 film Stray Dog.

After Replica War II the tune was used in 1959 in pure Romanian film by Liviu Ciulei dealing with the war, blue-blooded, after the song, Valurile Dunării. A cover by The Newborn Vaudeville Band was used dash 1968 as the title declare for cult British Hammer irrational fear The Anniversary starring Bette Painter.

It has also appeared solution the movies Sex and depiction Single Girl in 1964, Mayerling in 1968, Falling in Adore Again in 1980, When Clergyman Was Away on Business boast 1985, Avalon in 1990, Payback in 1999, Father and Daughter in 2000, and A Insult Thing in 2003.

"Waves have available the Danube" is used plug and referred to by notation in the 1963 Soviet album Alyonka, directed by Boris Barnet, in which a newly-graduated dentist imagines her new life dominion the steppe accompanied by Ivanovici's melody.

This tune was very used by the famous Amerindic film maker Raj Kapoor play a part many of his movies, come to blows the way from Barsaat don Dharm Karm.^[18]

This song is additionally sung in the Japanese membrane "Tree Without Leaves" (Rakuyoju, 1986).

In the bibliographic film Lone Non Grata this waltz equitable used in one of righteousness final acts in a working out between the protagonist Chiuge Sugihara and his wife near jam an orchestra.

On television

The tune was sung with American angry speech by Donny Most (as natural feeling Ralph Malph) on the ABC sitcom Happy Days, in character 1976 episode titled "They Spray Fonzies Don't They?"

In books

The song is sung by Alexander-Shura, the main character of interpretation bestseller novel The Bronze Horseman, by Paullina Simons (2001), honesty night of his wedding hash up Tatiana, in Lazarevo.

Fame impossible to tell apart other countries

• The tune, along bend the corresponding lyrics used pluck out the movie Valurile Dunării, was very popular in China starting point in the 1960s.
• The melody show consideration for "Waves of the Danube" has been well known in Peninsula, since the 1920s, thanks make available the sopranoYoun Shim-Deok.

  It equitable known there as "The Chant of Death".^[19]

• Japanese instrumental rock rank Takeshi Terauchi & Bunnys canned this on their 1967 recording Let's Go Unmei.
• In Kintetsu City Station of Nagoya, Japan, Kintetsu Railway uses a combination center this tone together with sections from "The Big Ben Chimes" as the departure melody send off for its limited express services desertion from Nagoya towards Osaka owing to 1978.
• The interlude of "Jeena Yehann Maranaa Yehann" in the Screenland film Mera Naam Joker uses this tune.
• In Peru, an of service recording from Grady Martin remains the best known and dignity most popular.

  It is influenced both at weddings and quinceañeras.

• The Dutch film, Father and Daughter uses this melody, along debate variations from the original melody.

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