Louise (Maurice Chevalier song): Difference between revisions

'''"Louise"''' is a song written by [[Leo Robin]] & [[Richard A. Whiting]] for the 1929 film ''[[Innocents of Paris]]'', where it was performed by [[Maurice Chevalier]].<ref>Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", ''[[McFarland & Company]]'', (2007) p. 163</ref><ref>David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", ''[[Routledge]]'', (2004)</ref> The song was Maurice Chevalier's first hit in the [[United States]], and was among the best selling records for 10 weeks in the Summersummer of 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion">Jean Pierre Lion, "Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend : Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903-1931)", ''[[A&C Black]]'', (2005) pp. 212-213</ref>

[[Ben Pollack|Ben Pollack & His Central Park Orchestra]] and [[Bing Crosby]] also recorded the song in 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion"/> The Crosby's version was recorded on March 15, 1929 with [[Paul Whiteman]]and his orchestra<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1a.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 29, 2017}}</ref> and was also a hit in the Summersummer of 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion"/> In 1964, the cover of Canadian singer [[Pierre Lalonde]] hit No. 1 on [[Québec]] charts.