All by Myself (Irving Berlin song)

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Genre Jazz
Songwriter(s) Irving Berlin

"All by Myself" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin, published in 1921.

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It was introduced in The Music Box Revue of 1922. Popular recordings in 1921 were by Ted Lewis, Frank Crumit, Aileen Stanley, Benny Krueger's Orchestra, Vaughn De Leath and by Ben Selvin (vocal by Ernest Hare). [1]

Other notable recordings

Performances on film

Part of the song is sung by Betty Boop (Mae Questel) in the 1933 animated short film Is My Palm Read

It was performed by Bing Crosby and Joan Caulfield (dubbed by Betty Russell) in the 1946 film Blue Skies .

Notable live radio performances

Crosby also performed it alongside Al Jolson. This performance was broadcast live on Crosby's radio show on May 7, 1947. [18]

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