After You've Gone (song) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "After You've Gone" |
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Sheet music cover (1918)
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| Song | |
| Published | 1918 |
| Songwriter(s) | Composer: Turner Layton Lyricist: Henry Creamer |
"After You've Gone" is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918, and released by Victor Records. The chorus adheres to a standard ABAC pattern but is only 20 measures long. There are four 4-bar phrases, followed by a 4 measure tag. The song is harmonically active, with chord changes almost every measure. The opening four notes are identical to the opening notes of Peg o' My Heart (1912)—at the time songwriters often borrowed the first few notes of a hit melody. The song was so popular that the sheet music was later decorated with tiny photographs of the 45 men who made the song famous, including Paul Whiteman, Rudy Vallée, B.A. Rolfe, Guy Lombardo, and Louis Armstrong.
Notable recordings
| Year | Performer | Work | Source |
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| 1918 | Marion Harris | ||
| 1918 | Henry Burr and Albert Campbell | ||
| Billy Murray and Gladys Rice | |||
| 1927 | Sophie Tucker | ||
| 1927 | Bessie Smith | ||
| 1927 | Ruth Etting | ||
| 1929 | Louis Armstrong | ||
| 1929 | Miff Mole And His Little Molers | OKeh 41445 (78); recorded 1929/09/24 | |
| 1929, 1946 | Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman | ||
| 1930 | Red Nichols with Jack Teagarden | ||
| 1930 | Fats Waller with Benny Payne | ||
| 1931 | Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman | ||
| 1933 | Duke Ellington | ||
| 1935 | Benny Goodman | Make Mine Music | |
| 1935 | Coleman Hawkins | ||
| 1936, 1949 | Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli | ||
| 1937 | Roy Eldridge | ||
| 1937 | Lionel Hampton | ||
| 1937 | Quintette du Hot Club de France | ||
| 1941 | Gene Krupa with Roy Eldridge | ||
| 1943 | Sidney Bechet | ||
| 1944 | Art Tatum | ||
| 1944 | Charlie Parker | Jazz at the Philharmonic | |
| 1949 | Al Jolson | ||
| 1953 | Turk Murphy | ||
| 1953 | Frankie Laine | ||
| 1954 | Cal Tjader | ||
| 1957 | Eydie Gorme | Eydie Swings the Blues | |
| 1958 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Sings Bessie Smith | |
| 1959 | Johnny Hartman | And I Thought About You | |
| 1959 | Joni James | Joni Sings Sweet | |
| 1959 | Sonny Stitt | The Hard Swing | |
| 1960 | Tony Bennett | Alone Together | |
| 1961 | Judy Garland | Judy at Carnegie Hall | |
| 1961 | Helen Shapiro | Helen | |
| 1961 | Louis Prima | Return of the Wildest | |
| 1962 | Brook Benton | There Goes That Song Again | |
| 1962 | Ella Fitzgerald | Rhythm Is My Business | |
| 1963 | Rita Reys | ||
| 1963 | Alice Babs | ||
| 1964 | Peggy Lee | In the Name of Love | |
| 1965 | Bobby Darin | Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile | |
| 1973 | Judith Durham | Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town | |
| 1974 | Nina Simone | ||
| 1975 | Anita O'Day | My Ship | |
| 1978 | Max Bygraves | LingaLongaMax | |
| 1979 | Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking, Erzsebet Foldi | All That Jazz | |
| 1984 | Frank Sinatra | L.A. Is My Lady | |
| 1989 | Charly Antolini & Dick Morrissey | ||
| 1991 | Mel Tormé & Cleo Laine | Nothing Without You | |
| 1994 | Chet Atkins & Suzy Bogguss | Read My Licks | |
| 1995 | Nicholas Payton | Gumbo Nouveau | |
| 1996 | Phil Collins | live at Montreux Jazz Festival | |
| 1999 | Joscho Stephan | Swinging Strings | |
| 2003 | Anthony Braxton | 23 Standards | |
| 2004 | Anne Murray | I'll Be Seeing You | |
| 2004 | Loudon Wainwright III | The Aviator | |
| 2004 | James Gelfand | ||
| 2006 | Bireli Lagrene | ||
| 2007 | Rufus Wainwright & Lorna Luft | Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall | |
| 2007 | Jamie Cullum | ||
| 2010 | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Cécile | |
| 2011 | Hugh Laurie, Dr. John | Let Them Talk | |
| 2013 | Jessy Carolina | BioShock Infinite | |
| 2014 | Mackenzie Davis | That Awkward Moment | |
| 2016 | Salvador Sobral | Excuse Me | |
| 2020 | Curtis Stigers | Gentleman | |
| 2020 | Victoria Pedretti | Amazing Stories | |
| 2020 | Jane Bordeaux | Songs of Others |
