Gene Austin - My Blue Heaven 1927 Walter Donaldson (Gene’s Biggest Hit) “Ziegfeld Follies of 1927“

Victor (20964-A) Recorded 9/14/1927 New York, New York. George Whiting (lyricist) Walter Donaldson (composer) Gene Austin (vocalist : tenor vocal) The Voice of the Southland Nathaniel Shilkret (director) “My Blue Heaven“ is a popular song written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by George A. Whiting. The song was used in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927. It has become part of various fake book collections. In 1928, “My Blue Heaven“ became a huge hit on Victor 20964-A for crooner Gene Austin, accompanied by the Victor Orchestra as directed by Nat Shilkret; it charted for 26 weeks, stayed at number one for 13, and sold over five million copies becoming one of the best selling singles of all time. Victor 20964-A was recorded on September 14, 1927 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978; the recording was reissued as Victor 24573 and has been reissued on several commercially available. The music for “My Blue Heaven“ was written in 1924: “Donal