(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo

1942 popular song recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra April 2017 (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Glenn Miller 1942 sheet music.jpg yes 1942 sheet music cover, Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., New York single Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 1942 Popular Mack Gordon Harry Warren thumb|RCA Victor 78 rpm release, 27934-A "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" is a No. 1 popular song recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in 1942. It was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren and published in 1942. It was featured in the musical film Orchestra Wives and was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, featuring Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, and the Modernaires, who released it as an A side 78 rpm in 1942, 27934-A. The B side was "At Last". Background The song popularized the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Although originally recorded by the Glenn Miller band with Tex Beneke on lead vocals,https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633232/m1/#track/3 Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #6 1972 it was recreated by the fictional Gene Morrison Orchestra performing as the Glenn Miller Band and the Nicholas Brothers (performing the song as part of a dance sequence) in the 1942 20th Century Fox movie Orchestra Wives.Lyrics, Glenn Miller "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFv_PoZ2iP0 I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo Glenn Miller 1943 YouTube video December 27, 2011 The song was nominated for Best Music, Original Song at the Academy Awards, Harry Warren (music), Mack Gordon (lyrics).https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035157/ Orchestra Wives IMDb December 27, 2011 See also Boom Shot (song). The song was recorded on May 20, 1942 in Hollywood. The arrangement was by Jerry Gray. The personnel on "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo": Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, the Modernaires (vocals), Billy May, John Best, Steve Lipkins, R.D. McMickle (trumpet), Glenn Miller, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank D'Annolfo (trombone), Lloyd "Skip" Martin, Wilbur Schwartz (clarinet, alto saxophone), Tex Beneke, Al Klink (tenor saxophone), Ernie Caceres (baritone saxophone), Chummy MacGregor (piano), Bobby Hackett (guitar), Edward "Doc" Goldberg (string bass), and Maurice Purtill (drums). Reception The Glenn Miller record was the year's best-selling recording in the United States, according to Billboard magazine. It spent nineteen weeks on the Billboard charts, including eight weeks in first place."The Year's Top Recordings". Billboard. 55 (1): 27. January 2, 1943. 0006-2510 The song was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of "Best Music, Original Song" in 1943. See also List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s External links Full Lyrics at LyricsOnDemand.com References Category:1942 songs Category:1942 singles Category:Songs with music by Harry Warren Category:Songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon Category:Glenn Miller songs Category:Songs written for films Category:Number-one singles in the United States Category:Pop standards Category:Songs about Michigan Category:RCA Victor singles