O Sole MioWritten by Giovanni Capurro (lyrics) and Eduardo di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi (music) in 1898.
First recorded by - or so it seems - Florigio Penza, June 1900, released on Gramophone 52522 (Matrix 826a).
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My SunshineFirst recorded English translation of ‘O Sole Mio’
By Charles W. Harrison, Edison Record: 2964, 1915.
https://youtu.be/dQ0FYgQDqroDown From His GloryIn 1921, William E. Booth-Clibborn wrote new lyrics for a hymn using the music of ‘O Sole Mio’. I haven’t found yet who recorded the first version of this hymn and when. But it has been recorded by different artists/groups/choirs over the years. A ‘modern’ version of it sounds like this:
https://youtu.be/tzeaizV-eTAThere’s No TomorrowLyrics written by Al Hoffman, Leo Corday & Leon Carr to the melody of ‘O Sole Mio’.
Recorded by Tony Martin. Released by RCA Victor in 1949, as a 78rpm (20-3582) and a 45rpm (47-3078). Reached #2 in Billboard.
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Music sample of ‘There’s No Tomorrow’: see posts above please.
Trivia (from Wiki)Tony Martin was attending a Friars Club of Beverly Hills roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on November 24th, 1958, in Los Angeles. Right after comedian Harry Einstein (alias "Parkyarkarkus") brought the house down with his amusing testimonial, Einstein suddenly suffered a heart attack, slumping into Milton Berle's lap. Emcee Art Linkletter then directed Martin to sing a song to divert the crowd's attention; the singer's unfortunate choice was "There's No Tomorrow". Einstein's heart attack proved fatal, and Martin was a pallbearer at the comedian's funeral.
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