Ted Lewis and his Orchestra Is Everybody Happy Now? 1928

Ted Lewis' slogan was "Is Everybody Happy?" and he composed a tune of that name - which strangely is not all that well-known. It isn't mentioned in Rust's Jazz discography but I think it definitely deserves to be in it. Although there is much singing from Lewis and the only solo is also by Lewis playing in his typical corny clarinet style, the band sounds terrific and has a great swing.

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[WolverineFilmCompany]

I Notice that this one has the standard Columbia label. When were the labels with the picture of Ted Lewis made?

[harryoakley]

@WolverineFilmCompany This was issued before Columbia introduced the special Ted Lewis label.

[HarborGuy]

Is Everybody Happy - was his line for decades.......

[Klaatubes]

Great posting, nice and clear. I have both "Artists and Models" movies, they're great fun too. Thanks harryoakley.

[bill3murr]

yes...i'm happy now! thanks for this great swingy lewis song. 

[eliyaguy]

wonderful, thanks! and even if I was not happy, I immediately became so!

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

"Is Everybody Happy?"

I sometimes wonder about the vernacular - it's mostly undocumented. Where does an old show biz saying like this come from? Ted Lewis signature - sure; but UCSB has an interesting cylinder recording from 1906 of "Is Everybody Happy?" (an entirely different tune) by Madge Maitland. And the slapstick vaudevillian will still shout, "Is Everybody Happy?"

My way of saying Great Tune! The band is really swinging on this one...