Johnny One Note

"Johnny One Note"
Song

"Johnny One Note" is a 1937 show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms, where it was introduced by Wynn Murray. Judy Garland sang it in the Rodgers & Hart biopic Words and Music (1948).

Notable recordings

• Carol Burnett – Carol Burnett Remembers How They Stopped the Show (1963)
• Chris Connor – Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1999)
• Blossom Dearie – Blossom Dearie (1956)
• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
• Judy Garland – single release b/ I Wish I Were in Love Again (1948)
• Ted Heath – Big Band Percussion (1968) – an instrumental version, the first eight bars of which were used for many years as the opening theme to BBC One's children's news programme John Craven's Newsround
• Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)
• Barbra Streisand (in a medley with "One Note Samba") – Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973)
• The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart: The Complete Recordings (2002) – recorded during sessions for the original 1967 LP and included as a bonus track on the 2002 CD