The Girl That I Marry
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"The Girl That I Marry" is a song
from the 1946
musical
Annie Get Your Gun
, written by Irving Berlin
.
It was originally performed by Ray Middleton
on stage and on record.
Other hit versions in 1946 were by Frank Sinatra
and Eddy Howard
(Majestic label).
Eddy Howard recorded a second rendition in the early 1950s on the Mercury label.
Later renditions include:
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
from the 1946
1946 in music
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musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (musical)
Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley , who was a sharpshooter from Ohio, and her husband, Frank Butler.The 1946 Broadway production...
, written by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
.
It was originally performed by Ray Middleton
Ray Middleton
Raymond Earl Middleton, Jr. , known and billed as Ray Middleton, was an American character actor.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Middleton was the first actor to play Superman in public, which he did on July 3, 1940, during the 1939 New York World's Fair's "Superman Day"...
on stage and on record.
Other hit versions in 1946 were by Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
and Eddy Howard
Eddy Howard
Eddy Howard was an American vocalist and bandleader who was popular during the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:...
(Majestic label).
Eddy Howard recorded a second rendition in the early 1950s on the Mercury label.
Later renditions include:
- Per Grundén with orchestra Conductor: Hans Schreiber. Swedish lyrics written by Stig Bergendorff and Gösta BernhardGösta BernhardGösta Bernhard was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 35 films between 1936 and 1975...
entitled "Den flickan skal bära mitt namn". Recorded in Stockholm on August 19, 1949 and released on the 78 rpm record His Master's Voice X 7540 - Howard KeelHoward KeelHarold Clifford Keel , known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s...
in the 1952 MGM film of Annie Get Your GunAnnie Get Your Gun (film)Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American musical comedy film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer release, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon based on the 1946 stage musical of the same name, was directed by George Sidney...
, also released on record. - John Raitt in a 1957 production with Mary Martin, recorded on Capitol Records.
- Bruce Yarnell in an early 1960s production, recorded on RCA Records.
- Robert Goulet on a late 1960s album.