Jan Peerce - The Bluebird of Happiness (Las Vegas album version, 1958)

Artist: Jan Peerce (with Joe Reisman and his Orchestra)
Title: "The Bluebird of Happiness"

Album: Jan Peerce in Las Vegas
Label: RCA Victor
Cat No: LSP-1709
Release Year: 1958
Country: Canada
Format: 12" LP Album

Ratings allowed as of September 27, 2011.

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[MagcialWorldOfMusic]

This song was originally released in 1945, but it was later released on the LP about 13 years later.

[VinylToVideo]

This isn't the original recording from 1945.

[1mirkat]

when i was a little girl, a long time ago in a galaxy far away......

the am classical music station, (kfac?) signed on every day with this.

they signed off at midnite with faure's pavanne.

jan peerce was always my hero. were there any other jewish opera stars before him?

[VinylToVideo]

I don't know any other than Joseph Schmidt, who did sing opera but not really on stage.

[CarloQuinto]

@1mirkat There was Richard Tucker (Reuben Ticker) also a tenor, in the same era. Tucker was a little younger. They were in-laws but didn't speak to each other. Joseph Schmidt was a concert singer but also sang for years on the operatic stage. Frances Yeend was a rather well known operatic soprano in the 40's who was also Jewish.

[VinylToVideo]

@CarloQuinto More I can think of are Rise Stevens, Roberta Peters, Beverly Sills, Robert Merrill, George London, Igor Gorin, Alex Kipnis, Neil Shicoff, and Jan Kiepura. Leonard Warren and Kurt Baum were raised Jewish. Most of them came after Peerce though.

[daisyduck352]

My mother loved to sing this song and it brought back tears when I heard it again. Thank you.. Pat

[ShawDAMAN]

I was! :-P I'm 19 now and I love it. There's still a few of us left. ;-)

[MrEenieQWolverine]

This was used for the sign-off on KCRA TV, Channel 3 in Sacramento California for years...until they went 24 hours. One of the greatest singers singing one of the greatest songs EVAH !

[frank061029]

There was a radio station in Philly, WIP, that at 1AM and 3AM, played the Bluebird of Happiness. When I came home from a date, I would turn on WIP to hear the Jan Peerce sing the song. Wonder if it still does so.

[dayatslumberVEVO]

nice song..!!! but mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...!! 

[jazzman9]

my dad died 30 years ago. I remember he loved this song. This made him happy. it brings a tear to me.

[tlh828]

@W2n1dowsx You are a great writer!

[presbyterosBassI]

There was a DJ in Philadelphia in the 1950's that played this every morning at 2:00 AM.

[AnalogAppearOffline]

wow! this year since my mom was born. love it ya!