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Who wouldn't be blue?

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Date

1928

Authors

Hughes, Billy [performer]
Burke, Joe [composer]
Davis, Benny [lyricist]
Barbelle [graphic artist]

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

New York : Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., 1928

Abstract

Description

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.
Piano vocals ukulele [instrumentation]
They tell me it's easy, so easy to smile [first line]
If nobody ever put their arms around you [first line of chorus]
E flat major [key]
Moderato [tempo]
Popular song [form/genre]
Woman's portrait ; Billy Hughes (photograph) [illustration]
Barbelle [graphic artist]
Publisher's advertisement on inside front cover and back cover [note]

Keywords

Loneliness, Sadness

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