Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Irving Berlin’s earliest release of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” on file came out in 1987. Irving Berlin wrote it. The earliest release on file is Arthur F. Collins & Byron G. Harlan’s, from 1911. Also recorded by Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell with Eddie Cantor (released 1938), Ray Charles (released 1959) and Benny Goodman (released 1984), among 273 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
Berlin's song had been on record since 1911 by Arthur F. Collins & Byron G. Harlan, and Ray Charles still found room in it in 1959. Play the Berlin recording first, then let Ray show you what he did with the same tune.
Credited writer: Irving Berlin.
Earliest release on file: Arthur F. Collins & Byron G. Harlan, 1911.
- The Boswell Sisters1935
- Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell with Eddie Cantor1938
- Oscar Peterson1953
- Dutch Swing College Band1955
- Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine1957
- Ella Fitzgerald1958
- Connee Boswell1958
- Ray Charles1959
- Benny Goodman1984
- Bessie Smith1990
273 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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