In the Gloaming (song)

"In the Gloaming" is an 1877 song composed by Annie Fortescue Harrison with lyrics taken from a poem by Meta Orred. Orred's poem (of the same title as the song) appeared in her 1874 book Poems.[1] The 1877 song was very popular in the United States that year.[1] Although being a Scottish song, it was popularized in the 1910 throughout America by The American Quartet with Will Oakland.

Versions

• The American Quartet with Will Oakland released a recorded version in 1910.[2]
• John Lovering released a recorded version in 1914.[3]
• Fats Waller recorded a version in 1938. The song was a staple of Waller's live act.[3]
• Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven recorded the song in 1941.[3] It was released as the B side of "Everything's Been Done Before".[4]
• Bunk Johnson (trumpet), Don Ewell (piano) and Alphonse Steele (drums) recorded a trio version of this in June 1946.
• Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae released the song on their 'Songs for Sunday Evening' album in 1950.
• Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961)
• The Story recorded a version, released on their 1993 album The Angel in the House.

References

1. Kelly R. Fineman (March 18, 2008). "In the Gloaming — a Tuesday poem". Writing and Ruminating. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
2. "In the Gloaming – American Quartet (1910)". Public Domain Review. Open Knowledge Foundation. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
3. Ricky Riccardi (September 2, 2009). "In The Gloaming". The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
4. Steven Abrams. "Decca 3500 - 4000 Numerical Listing". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved July 31, 2016.