1929 HITS ARCHIVE: Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - Nat Shilkret (Franklyn Baur, vocal)

Sigmund Romberg-Oscar Hammerstein tune from their 1928 stage production “The New Moon,” later filmed as “New Moon” by MGM in 1930, and again in 1940 with Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy starring. CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 21775 - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein II-Romberg) by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra, vocal by Franklyn Baur, recorded in NYC October 18, 1928 THE 1929 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1929 (some were recorded in 1928) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed. . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: @the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf