High Society
written by porter steele
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THE HIGH SOCIETY RAG - LOUIS ARMSTRONG & HIS ORCHESTRA
I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD YOU RASCAL YOU
(BETTY BOOP) 1932
I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD YOU RASCAL YOU
(BETTY BOOP) 1932
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High Society was originally copyrighted in 1901 by Porter Steele. The song was originally composed as a march, and it morphed into a very influential traditional jazz standard. In New Orleans, the clarinet variation of the song played by Alphonse Picou is considered to be one of the earliest known jazz solos. In 1923 the first jazz recording of the song was made by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. The infamous band featured Johnnie Dodds on clarinet, and also featured Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin - who would later become Armstrong's second wife. In 1932, High Society (also known as The High Society Rag) is performed by Louis Armstrong in the Betty Boop short film I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You. This Fleischer Studio's short is one of the first times Armstrong appeared on film.
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1923
KING OLIVER'S CREOLE JAZZ BAND feat LOUIS ARMSTRONG & JOHNNIE DODDS |
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1928
MONK HAZEL AND HIS BIENVILLE ROOF ORCHESTRA |
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1932
ABE LYMAN CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA |
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1932
CLAUDE HOPKINS |
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1933
LOUIS ARMSTRONG |
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1939
SHARKY BONANO AND HIS SHARKS OF RHYTHM |
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1939
BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1939
JELLY ROLL MORTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1944
KID ORY AND HIS BAND featuring ORSEN WELLES |
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1945
SIDNEY BECHET'S BLUE NOTE JAZZ MEN |
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1947
MUZZ MEZZROW |
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1949
BUNK JOHNSON AND HIS NEW ORLEANS BAND |
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1954
HUMPHRY LYTTELTON |
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1955
CHRIS BARBER'S JAZZ BAND |
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1956
TURK MURPHY |
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1957
HENRY RED ALLEN |
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1957
PETER FOUNTAIN on LAWRENCE WELK |
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1958
WILBUR DE PARIS AND HIS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ |
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1959
ALPHONSE PICOU |
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1960
BILLIE & DEDE PIERCE WITH PAUL BARBARIN |
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1962
ACKER BILK |
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1962
LOUIS ARMSTRONG |
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1968
BIGARD HODES |
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1970
GUY LOMBARDO |
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1979
JOHN GREEN'S SNAP SYNCOPATORS |
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1984
THE CAPITOL SHOWBAND |
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1999
HUMPHREY LYTTELTON |
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2001
LADY AND THE TRAMP II |
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2008
ROYAL BRASS QUINTET (SPAIN) |
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2009
INGO RUPPERT'S HOT FIVE |
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2015
BUDDY BOLDEN LEGACY BAND |
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2015
JEFF BARNHART |
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2017
BLUE WONDER JAZZ BAND |
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2017
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ HOUNDS (TOKYO) |
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HIGH SOCIETY
(LOUIS ARMSTRONG)
Just dig that scenery floating by
We're now approaching Newport, Rhode I
We've been, for years, In Variety
But, Cholly Knickerbocker, now we're going to be
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
I wanna play for my former pal-
He runs the local jazz festival
His name is Dexter and he's good news
But sumping kind of tells me that he's nursing the blues
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
He's got the blues 'cause his wife, alas
Thought writing songs was beneath his class
But writing songs he'd not stop, of course
And so she flew to Vegas for a quickie divorce
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
To make him sadder, his former wife
Begins tomorrow a brand-new life
She started lately a new affair
And now the silly chick is gonna marry a square
In High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
But, Brother Dexter, just trust your Satch
To stop that wedding and kill that match
I'll toot my trumpet to start the fun
And play in such a way that she'll come back to you, son
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
(LOUIS ARMSTRONG)
Just dig that scenery floating by
We're now approaching Newport, Rhode I
We've been, for years, In Variety
But, Cholly Knickerbocker, now we're going to be
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
I wanna play for my former pal-
He runs the local jazz festival
His name is Dexter and he's good news
But sumping kind of tells me that he's nursing the blues
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
He's got the blues 'cause his wife, alas
Thought writing songs was beneath his class
But writing songs he'd not stop, of course
And so she flew to Vegas for a quickie divorce
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
To make him sadder, his former wife
Begins tomorrow a brand-new life
She started lately a new affair
And now the silly chick is gonna marry a square
In High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
But, Brother Dexter, just trust your Satch
To stop that wedding and kill that match
I'll toot my trumpet to start the fun
And play in such a way that she'll come back to you, son
In High, High So-
High So-ci-
High So-ci-ety
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