Alice Blue Gown
First live performance by Edith Day (November 18, 1919)
First recording by Helen Clark (December 19, 1919)
- Music written by
- Harry Tierney
- Lyrics written by
- Joseph McCarthy
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-914.779.477-2 ISWC, JASRAC
- Comments
- Alice blue is a pale tint of azure that was favored by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, which sparked a fashion sensation in the United States. The song "Alice Blue Gown", inspired by Longworth's signature gown, premiered in Harry Tierney's 1919 Broadway musical comedy Irene.
- Published by
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REDWOOD MUSIC LTD
GEMA
EMI FEIST CATALOG INC GEMA
- Licensing
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