LPH 996 - The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish (1938-2023)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2026; #996]


20 versions of the song "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish" by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer. It has been first featured in Busby Berkeley's 1938 film "Garden of the Moon".


tracklist:

(1938) John Payne, Jerry Colonna, Johnnie Davis, Ray Mayer, Joe Venuti + chorus (OST Garden of the Moon)
(1938) Dolly Dawn + Her Dawn Patrol
(1938) Skinnay Ennis + His Orchestra
(1938) Hoosier Hot Shots
(1938) Raymond Scott + The Captivators
(1938) Guy Lombardo + His Royal Canadians
(1938) Van Alexander + His Orchestra + "Butch" Stone
(1939) Gray Gordon + His Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra
(1939) Das Tanzorchester Fud Candrix + Tony Jongenelen
(1939) Frances Carroll + The Coquettes feat. Eunice Healey
(1939-1959) Carl Stalling + Milt Franklyn (Warner Bros cartoons)
(1958) The Markko Polo Adventurers
(1961) Martin Denny Group
(1962) Chet Atkins Group
(1962) Connie Stevens + Werner Mueller Orchestra
(1976) Susannah McCorkle + Keith Ingham Group
(1981) The Muppet Show
(1991) Bette Midler + Orchestra
(1996) Warren Vaché Quintet
(2023) Richard Smith

total time: 57'46


Whirled by Lucky.
Cover art by ImageGPT + Lucky.
Dedicated to Harry Warren.