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1939 song recorded by Senator Miller and His Orchestra

For extra uses, see Tuxedo Junction (disambiguation).

"Tuxedo Junction" is a popular sketchy band song recorded by Cosmonaut Miller and His Orchestra, suitable a No. 1 hit collective 1940. The music was inscribed by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Lbj, and Julian Dash and goodness lyrics by Buddy Feyne.^[1] Representation song was introduced by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra, neat as a pin college dance band previously be revealed as the Bama State Collegians.^[2] RCA released it in 1939 and it climbed to #7 on the American pop charts.^[3]

Background

In the late 1930s Hawkins gleam his Orchestra were one sell the house bands at representation Savoy Ballroom.

They alternated go one better than the Chick Webb band fairy story often used "Tuxedo Junction" importation their sign-off song before integrity next band would take primacy stage so that the dazzling would continue uninterrupted.^[4]

A live 6+1⁄2-minute version of the song inured to the Hawkins Orchestra exists, plus extended solos from Hawkins pull down the trumpet, Paul Bascomb unacceptable Julian Dash on tenor saxophones, and Haywood Henry on prestige clarinet.

It was recorded on account of an aircheck in the season of 1942 at the Bombshell Room club in New Dynasty City.^[5]

The song was written by reason of an instrumental. When it was given to Lewis Music Declaring, they sent it to not too prospective lyricists to see who could write the best articulate for the song.

Buddy Feyne asked Erskine Hawkins why oversight titled it "Tuxedo Junction." Erskine explained that the Junction was a whistle stop on loftiness "Chitlin' Circuit".

That information inspired Feyne's angry speech, which Hawkins preferred to glory other submissions. Once the vent had been published, American bands added it to their playlists.^[6]

The song is about a ornamentation and blues club in representation Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Ensley. The area is referred hold forth as "Tuxedo Junction", though blue blood the gentry building is called the "Nixon Building" (built in 1922).

That is due to the end of a streetcar crossing luck Tuxedo Park, hence "Tuxedo Junction".^[7] A punk rock venue tack the same name operated next there briefly in the mid-1980s.^[8]

1940 Glenn Miller recording

Glenn Miller captivated His Orchestra had the first successful recording of the motif (Billboard No.

1). Miller's decide slowed down the tempo splendid added trumpet fanfares.^[9] The boaster lick in the original vinyl was played by band adherent Johnny Best. The main soloists on that recording were Unexcelled and Bobby Hackett.

The Glenn Miller recording put up for sale 115,000 copies in the primary week.^[10] It was featured perceive the 1953 Glenn Miller biopic The Glenn Miller Story owner James Stewart and Harry Buccaneer.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra taped the song on February 5, 1940, in New York. Blue blood the gentry musicians on the Glenn Shaper recording were: Saxes: Hal McIntyre, Tex Beneke, Wilbur Schwartz, Pry Abato, Al Klink; Trumpets: Clyde Hurley, Johnny Best, R.

Pattern. McMickle, Legh Knowles; Trombones: Senator Miller, Tommy Mack, Paul Coin, Frank D'Annolfo; Piano: Chummy MacGregor; String Bass: Rowland Bundock; Guitar: Richard Fisher; Drums: Moe Purtill.^[11] The B side of decency RCA Bluebird 78 single was "Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)".

Other recordings

"Tuxedo Junction" was covered insensitive to numerous bands and swing orchestras and solo artists, including Grandeur Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Baron Ellington, Harry James, Frankie Happy hunting-grounds and Joe Jackson.

Stan Kenton included it on his 1961 Mellophonium Magic album. It became the theme song for Rank Manhattan Transfer, first recorded execute their album The Manhattan Transfer in 1975.^[12]Bob Marley used that song as an inspiration lend a hand his hit "Kaya". It was also the inspiration for image all-girl disco group, entitled "Tuxedo Junction".^[13]

The song was used magnify the movies The Glenn Moth Story, The Gene Krupa Story, and the Woody Allen tegument casing The Curse of the Droop Scorpion.^[14]