Art Mooney
Encyclopedia
Art Mooney was an American
popular
bandleader
. His biggest hits
were "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
" and "Baby Face
" in 1948 and "Nuttin' For Christmas
," with Barry Gordon
, in 1955. His fourth million selling song "Honey Babe" (1955) was used in the motion picture
, "Battle Cry
," having reached the Top 10 in the United States
.
He also made a very popular 1948 recording of "Bluebird of Happiness
", but it could not compete with Jan Peerce
's best-selling 1945 version.
Mooney's name, as well as his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
, was prominently featured in the motion picture The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
popular
Traditional pop music
Traditional pop or classic pop or standards music denotes, in general, Western popular music that either wholly predates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s, or to any popular music which exists concurrently to rock and roll but originated in a time before the appearance of rock and roll,...
bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
. His biggest hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
were "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
"I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" is a song from 1927, written by Mort Dixon with music by Harry M. Woods. It was a hit for Art Mooney & His Orchestra in 1948 and was largely popularized by him. In modern times the song is perhaps most associated with Merrie Melodies cartoons, as it appeared in...
" and "Baby Face
Baby Face (1926 song)
Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst, the lyrics by Benny Davis. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber had a number one hit with the song....
" in 1948 and "Nuttin' For Christmas
Nuttin' For Christmas
"Nuttin’ for Christmas" is a novelty Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. It became a hit during the 1955 Christmas season when the song showed up on Billboard’s pop charts by a total of five different artists...
," with Barry Gordon
Barry Gordon
Barry Gordon is an American film, television and voice actor and political talk show host and producer. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995.-Biography:...
, in 1955. His fourth million selling song "Honey Babe" (1955) was used in the motion picture
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, "Battle Cry
Battle Cry (film)
Battle Cry is a 1955 CinemaScope film, starring Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Tab Hunter, Anne Francis, Dorothy Malone, Raymond Massey, and Mona Freeman...
," having reached the Top 10 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He also made a very popular 1948 recording of "Bluebird of Happiness
Bluebird of Happiness (song)
"Bluebird of Happiness" is a song composed in 1934 by Sandor Harmati, with words by Edward Heyman and additional lyrics by Harry Parr-Davies.Harmati wrote the song for his friend, the tenor Jan Peerce, the leading singer at Radio City Music Hall...
", but it could not compete with Jan Peerce
Jan Peerce
Jan Peerce was an American operatic tenor. Peerce was an accomplished performer on the operatic and Broadway concert stages, in solo recitals, and as a recording artist. He is the father of film director Larry Peerce....
's best-selling 1945 version.
Mooney's name, as well as his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
, was prominently featured in the motion picture The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action/comedy film starring comedian Andrew Dice Clay as Ford Fairlane, a "Rock n' Roll Detective," whose beat is the music industry in Los Angeles. The film was directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
.