Ohio (1953 song)

"Ohio" is a song from the 1953 Broadway musical Wonderful Town,[1] sung by the protagonists, bemoaning the fact that they had left Ohio for New York City.

It was written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green.[2]

In the original 1953 Broadway production, the song was performed by Rosalind Russell and Edith Adams (as a duet).[3]

Bing Crosby recorded the song on February 9, 1953 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.[4]

A noteworthy recording of the song was made by Doris Day as part of her albums, Show Time (1960) and My Heart (2011).

An additional noteworthy release was in November 2010 when it was sung by Carol Burnett and Jane Lynch on the popular U.S. television show Glee.[5][6][7]

See also
See also: Wonderful Town and List of songs in Glee (season 2)

References
  1. List of songs in the musical Wonderful Town on the Internet Broadway Database http://www.ibdb.com/production-songs.php?ShowNo=9461&ProdNo=2221
  2. Wonderful Town on the Internet Broadway Database http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=9461
  3. Wonderful Town 1953 production on Internet Broadway Database http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2221
  4. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Video on YouTube
  7. http://www.wetpaint.com/glee/articles/carol-burnett-talks-doris-sues-nazi-hunting-passive-aggressive-mother
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