Where is the summertime song from?

Written in 1934, ‘Summertime’ was one of the first compositions George Gershwin worked on for his brand-new opera Porgy and Bess. The jazz-inspired song is a lullaby for Clara to sing to her child, and it is reprised several more times throughout the opera.

Is in the Summertime by Mungo Jerry a blues song?

A skiffle-style blues, “In The Summertime”, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide and became a classic of the summer season. It topped the charts a second time when a version by Shaggy was featured in the film, Flipper. The song has also been recorded by Elton John and Bob Dylan.

Who wrote Mungo Jerry in the summertime?

Ray Dorset
In The Summertime/Lyricists

Is Mungo Jerry still alive?

Mungo Jerry are a British rock group who experienced their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up that has always been fronted by Ray Dorset….

Who sang in the summertime?

“In the Summertime” is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. Written and composed by its lead singer, Ray Dorset, it celebrates the carefree days of summer.

When did Ella Fitzgerald sing the song Summertime?

Ella Fitzgerald & the Tee Carson trio – Summertime (from Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin). The first lady of song in Berlin, 1968. Beautiful mother singing a lullaby to her baby.

When did in the summertime come out in Australia?

The song replaced Mungo Jerry’s version at number 1 on the Australian chart, where it remained at number 1 for 6 weeks. It was the biggest-selling single by an Australian artist in Australia in 1970 and number 3 overall.

How long did it take to write in the summertime?

It became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, eventually selling 30 million copies. Dorset has said that the song only took ten minutes to write, which he did using a second-hand Fender Stratocaster while he was taking time off from his regular job, working in a lab for Timex.