Bill (Show Boat)

~ Song

Annotation

lyrics by Wodehouse, revised by Hammerstein.

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-24 10:35 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
P. G. Wodehouse
composer:Jerome Kern
publisher:T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/46919 [info]
Wikidata:Q4907855 [info]
part of:Show Boat (1951 film)
Show Boat: Act II

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1928Bill (Show Boat, 1928 London cast)Marie Burke3:41
1932-08-09Bill (mx. BX-12161)Helen Morgan4:00
1932Bill (Show Boat, 1932 studio cast, mono)Helen Morgan4:02
1939-01-23BillArtie Shaw and His Orchestra2:39
1946Bill (Show Boat, 1946 Broadway revival cast)Carol Bruce4:58
1947-09-24BillDinah Shore3:22
1951Bill (mono)Ava Gardner2:27
1953-12-07BillinstrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio2:33
1958-10-22Bill (mono version)Peggy Lee2:46
1959-07-14 – 1959-08-09BillinstrumentalOscar Peterson2:58
1959-09-08Bill (stereo)cover and instrumentalThe Guitar Choir with Bob Brookmeyer and Phil Woods arranged and conducted by John Carisi?:??
1960-12-09BillinstrumentalKenny Dorham4:01
1962-04Bill (from "Show Boat)Anna Moffo3:58
1963-06-30Bill (live, 1963-06-30: Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark)liveJoséphine Baker2:23
1963BillcoverKathy Kirby?:??
2003-04-10BillliveIris Williams3:32
2004-11BillcoverPaul Motian Band3:05
BillinstrumentalLondon Promenade Orchestra2:31
Billcover and instrumentalAndré Previn3:05
BillJune Valli2:28
Bill (Show Boat, 1988 studio cast)Jerome Kern4:13
BillJerome Kern4:23
BillJerome Kern3:22
BillConnie Haines2:29
BillinstrumentalOscar Peterson2:31
BillcoverDoreen Hume?:??
BillRoy Hellvin Trio3:36
BillHelen Morgan4:02
BillAnnette Warren3:26
Bill (Show Boat, 1962 studio cast)Jerome Kern5:12
BillcoverDinah Washington3:00
BillAndrea Marcovicci4:25
BillMorgana King2:51
BillMargaret Whiting4:03
BillKiri Te Kanawa4:06
BillAva Gardner2:27
BillCarol Bruce4:20
BillJoni James2:49
BillBucky Pizzarelli4:43
BillCleo Laine4:22
BillJerome Kern4:32
Billcover and liveAllison Crowe4:05
BillcoverHelen Forrest1:58
BillcoverHelen Forrest2:00
BillcoverHelen Forrest2:41
Bill (unverified source)coverDinah Washington?:??
BillcoverDinah Washington2:58
BillcoverGreetje Kauffeld4:28
Bill (with guide vocals)karaokeMusic Minus One3:31
Bill (background track)karaokeMusic Minus One3:35
Billcover and instrumentalNiels Tausk Quintet4:08
BillAva Gardner2:22
BillinstrumentalOscar Peterson2:34
BillinstrumentalFrank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:42
BillThe Chicago Musical Revue3:38
BillcoverJane Monheit5:16
BillOscar Peterson2:34
BillOscar Peterson2:58
BillOscar Peterson2:58
BillHelen Morgan3:21
BillMargaret Whiting With The Orchestras Of Frank De Vol, Billy Butterfield And Paul Weston3:01
BillcoverGene Howard2:54
BillArtie Shaw and His Orchestra2:39
BillArtie Shaw and His Orchestra?:??
BillArtie Shaw and His Orchestra?:??
BillHelen Morgan3:51
BillcoverPeggy Lee2:47
BillcoverPeggy Lee?:??
BillcoverPeggy Lee2:44
BillcoverPeggy Lee2:45
Bill (stereo version)coverPeggy Lee2:46
Bill (“Show Boat”)Helen Morgan?:??
Bill (feat. Ava Gardner)Jerome Kern2:25
Bill (outtake)Ava Gardner3:23
Bill (Show Boat)Karita Mattila, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Pekka Savijoki3:43
Bill/Can't Help Lovin' That ManmedleyRebecca Luker6:31
Can't Help Lovin' That Man / BillmedleyBarbara Cook7:42
Show Boat: BillHelen Morgan4:04
Show Boat: Bill (Julie)Anna Moffo, Lehman Engel3:55
Showboat Medley: Ol’ Man River / Make Believe / Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man / Bill / You Are Lovecover, instrumental and medleyFrank Chacksfield and His Orchestra and Chorus8:13
Showboat: BillAnna Moffo, Lehman Engel3:56