Alabama Song
The Four Admirals, Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben Jazzband, Theo Mackeben’s 1930 recording of “Alabama Song” is the earliest release on file. Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht are credited as its writers. Also recorded by The Doors (released 1967), David Bowie (released 1979) and Lotte Lenya, Roger Bean und sein Orchester (released 1955), among 190 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht wrote it, and Lotte Lenya had it on record with Theo Mackeben's band back in 1930, decades before Morrison got hold of it. Play hers next to The Doors' and you'll hear the same whisky bar from the other side of the century.
Credited writers: Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1930.
- Lotte Lenya, Roger Bean und sein Orchester1955
- Dave Van Ronk1966
- The Doors1967
- Esther Ofarim1969
- Nina Simone1977
- David Bowie1979
- Dalida1980
- Ute Lemper1988
- Georgia Brown1990
- Marianne Faithfull1996
- Arthur H2006
190 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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