Where Did You Get That Hat?
"Where Did You Get That Hat?" is a comic song which was composed and first performed by Joseph J. Sullivan at Miner's Eighth Avenue Theatre in 1888. It was a great success and has since been performed by many others including J. C. Heffron, Stanley Holloway, Al Simmons and Dave Barnes.[1][2] The song is now also a very popular piece performed for musical theatre exams (grades 4 to 8) and music hall concerts.
| "Where Did You Get That Hat?" | |
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| Song by Joseph J. Sullivan | |
| Released | 1888 |
| Genre | Comic, vaudeville song |
| Songwriter(s) | Joseph J. Sullivan |
Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961).
References
- Theodore Raph (1986), "Where Did You Get That Hat", The American song treasury, p. 218, ISBN 978-0-486-25222-3
- Jack Burton, Larry Freeman (1962), The blue book of Tin Pan Alley, vol. 1, Century House, p. 13
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