The Wedding Samba

The Wedding Samba is a samba written by Abraham Ellstein, Allan Small and Joseph Liebowitz and recorded by Carmen Miranda with participation of Andrews Sisters for Decca Records on December 12, 1949.^[1]

Originally titled "The Wedding Rhumba", the music played by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra is part of the soundtrack of the film "On an Island with You" (1948) MGM.^[2]^[3] The song is based on the melody "Der Nayer Sher",^[4] composed by Abraham Ellstein in 1940 and performed by The Barry Sisters.

Versions to reach the Billboard charts in 1950 were by Edmundo Ros (No. 16), Carmen Miranda & The Andrews Sisters ( who were number #23 in the "Official Top 100 Singles" on the Billboard music chart on January 28, 1950)^[5] and Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (No. 28). ^[6]

References

^ Garcia, Tânia da Costa (2004). "O "it verde e amarelo" de Carmen Miranda (1930-1946)". Tânia da Costa Garcia. ISBN 9788574194509. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ "Soundtracks: On an Island with You". p. IMDb.
^ "Milken Archive". Milken Archive. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Lonergan, David F. (2005). "Hit Records, 1950-1975". David F. Lonergan. ISBN 9780810851290.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 604. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

Carmen Miranda

Films

Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business
The Carmen Miranda Collection

Books

Brazilian Bombshell: The Biography of Carmen Miranda
Carmen - Uma Biografia

Singles

"Aquarela do Brasil"
"Baião Ca-Room' Pa Pa"
"Bambú, Bambú"
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
"Chica Chica Boom Chic"
"Delicado"
"Disseram que Voltei Americanizada"
"I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)"
"Mamãe eu quero"
"No Tabuleiro da Baiana"
"Na Baixa do Sapateiro"
"O Que É Que A Baiana Tem?"
"Paducah"
"Rebola, Bola"
"South American Way"
"Tic-tac do Meu Coração"
"Tico-Tico no Fubá"
"The Wedding Samba"
"When I Love I Love"
"Yipsee-I-O"

Carmen Miranda Museum

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Quote

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Singles	"Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Shortenin' Bread" "Oh! Ma-Ma!" "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" "Ciribiribin (They're So In Love)" "Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy)" "The Woodpecker Song" "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" "Scrub Me, Mama, With a Boogie Beat" "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" "I Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)" "(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time" "Sonny Boy" "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" "Strip Polka" "Mister Five By Five" "Pistol Packin' Mama" "Jingle Bells" "Shoo-Shoo Baby" "Down In the Valley" "Straighten Up and Fly Right" "Tico Tico" "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" "A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin" "Don't Fence Me In" "Rum and Coca-Cola" "Accentuate the Positive" "The Three Caballeros" "Along the Navajo Trail" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" "I Don't Know Why" "House of Blue Lights" "Rumors Are Flying" "Winter Wonderland" "There's No Business Like Show Business" "Near You" "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "Sabre Dance" "Underneath the Arches" "You Call Everybody Darling" "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" "I Can Dream, Can't I?" "Charley, My Boy" "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" "The Wedding Samba" "I Wanna Be Loved" "A Bushel and a Peck" "Mele Kalikimaka" "Sparrow in the Tree Top" "I Love You Much Too Much"

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