Written by: Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
Released as a 78rpm in 1932
When I got hooked: 2001
The thing that got me hooked: The doubling of the tempo at 1:16
I got interested in Bing Crosby after hearing «Pennis From Heaven» and I decided to check his music out. On a very sunny day in May 2001 I recieved a package with CD’s I had ordered, and one of the CD’s was a double album called «The Jazzin’ Bing Crosby 1927-40». As I was driving away from the post office where I picked up the package I put in disc 2 on my car CD player.
I was immediately struck by the charm and warmth of the recording – which matched the glorious spring weather – and fell in love right there and then. And it wasn’t just the song that got me, it was Bing. Since that day in May I have built up a little Bing Crosby collection on both CD and vinyl.
PS! It’s not right to write about «Dinah» without mentioning Louis Armstrong’s amazing version recorded live in Denmark in 1933. He really was a true genius.
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