Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)

Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!) is a 1922 song with music and lyrics by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman and Danny Russo,[1] per the credits on the original sheet music cover. Some other sources also credit Ted Fio Rito and Robert King for the song, but make no mention of Dan Russo.[2] It debuted in the Broadway musical Bombo, where it was a major hit. It was first recorded by Al Jolson with Frank Crumit's orchestra for Columbia Records on September 9, 1922.[3] It was further popularised by the racy singer-comedian Eddie Cantor.[4][5]

"Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)"
Sheet music cover, 1922
Song
Published1922 by Leo Feist, Inc.
Songwriter(s)Gus Kahn
Ernie Erdman
Danny Russo

This song has become associated with the age and image of the flapper during the Roaring Twenties.[2] While the Jolson version was the most popular, other high-selling versions in 1923 were those by Ernest Hare & Billy Jones, Vincent Lopez, and Benson Orchestra of Chicago. [6]

"Toot, Toot, Tootsie" appeared in the films The Jazz Singer (1927),[7] Rose of Washington Square (1939),[8] The Jolson Story (1946), I'll See You in My Dreams (1951),[9] and Remains to Be Seen (1953).[10] Also, the Kansas City R&B band Bloodstone performed "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" in their 1975 movie Train Ride to Hollywood.

It was also performed in "Aunt Bee's Medicine Man" episode of The Andy Griffith Show , the fifth episode of The Brady Bunch Hour and the eleventh episode of season 4 of Gimme a Break!.

Other artists who recorded the song include Billy Murray together with Ed Smalle; Hoosier Hot Shots, Art Mooney, Eddy Howard, Wayne Newton, Jerry Vale, Brenda Lee,[11] and Jack Mudurian.[12]

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  1. ^ "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye)". Levy Music Collection. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Music of Al Jolson, Page 2". The Parlor Songs Academy. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Al Jolson Society Official Website". jolson.org. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Toot Toot Tootsie! (Goodbye) by Al Jolson". Songfacts. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ Gilliland, John. (1947-05-07). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #18 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 598. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  7. ^ "THE JAZZ SINGER (1928)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Rose of Washington Square (1939) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ "I'll See You In My Dreams (1951) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Remains to Be Seen (1953) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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