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Rain

(Eugene Ford)

This song had the music and lyrics written by the American songwriter Eugene Ford in 1927 which was first recorded by the singer, banjoist and guitarist Les Backer along with several other artists and orchestras that same year.

From the 1920s to 2015 it has been recorded and arranged by at least another 33 artists and has appeared with and without lyrics.  These include Al Friedman and his “Yoeng’s” Orchestra, the Frank Petty Trio, Peggy King, The Four Freshmen, Mitzi Gaynor, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra, Dean Martin, The Sauter-Finnegan Orchestra, Jo Stafford and many others.

Sources:

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/150331/all
  2. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/93761
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/647194-Eugene-Ford?page=2
  4. https://archive.org/details/78_rain_dean-martin-paul-weston-and-his-orchestra-eugene-ford_gbia0071729a