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Jimmy McHugh

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Aliases
Jimmy Mc Hugh's Bostonians
Real name
James Francis McHugh
Born
July 10, 1894
Died
May 23, 1969
Country
United States
IPI
00014552117 102 works
14552117 3 works
00018926468 3 works
Affiliation
ASCAP, JASRAC
Comments
One of the composers of "The Great American Songbook", inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970
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Songs written by Jimmy McHugh

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Frank Sinatra Covered by (100 artists)
At the Fireman's Ball Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Covered by (2 artists)
Baby Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Adelaide Hall - Accompanied by Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Orchestra August 14, 1928 Covered by (20 artists)
Baltimore Irving Kahal, Jimmy McHugh, Dan Healy Clarence Williams' Blue Five April 27, 1927 Covered by (25 artists)
Bandanna Babies Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Orchestra August 14, 1928 Covered by (5 artists)
Blue Again Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Milt Shaw and His Detroiters November 1930 Covered by (25 artists)
Can't Get Out of This Mood Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh Johnny Long and His Orchestra REC, Ginny Simms with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra BRD July 16, 1942 Covered by (57 artists)
Collegiana Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Broadway Broadcasters (Sam Lanin) November 7, 1927 Covered by (4 artists)
Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson The Song Spinners 1943 Covered by (19 artists)
Cuban Love Song Dorothy Fields, Herbert Stothart, Jimmy McHugh Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton and The Romancers REC, Lawrence Tibett BRD October 6, 1931 Covered by (45 artists)
Diga Diga Doo Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain July 10, 1928 Covered by (154 artists)
Dinner at Eight Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Art Jarrett and His Orchestra August 22, 1933 Covered by (20 artists)
Doin' the New Low Down Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Bill Robinson [US1] PRF, The California Ramblers REC May 9, 1928 Covered by (61 artists)
Don't Believe Everything You Dream Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Ink Spots May 1944 Covered by Flanagan & Allen (With Orchestra, conducted by Harry Bidgood)
Don't Blame Me Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Walter Woolf King PRF, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Lombardo REC,REL 1932 Covered by (315 artists)
Dream, Dream, Dream Jimmy McHugh, Mitchell Parish Sunny Gale March 1954 Covered by (10 artists)
Emaline Jimmy McHugh, George A. Little Mario Perry March 1921 Covered by (3 artists)
Every Evening (I Miss You) Billy Rose, Jimmy McHugh Eddy Thomas February 20, 1928 Covered by (14 artists)
Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh Salt and Pepper March 1925 Covered by (11 artists)
Exactly Like You Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Harry Richman PRF, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC February 25, 1930 Covered by (438 artists)
Freeze and Melt Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Joe Turner and His Memphis Men (Duke Ellington) April 4, 1929 Covered by (12 artists)
Futuristic Rhythm Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra December 24, 1928 Covered by (13 artists)
Go Home and Tell Your Mother Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Johnny Marvin REC, Dorothy Jordan and Robert Montgomery BRD July 28, 1930 Covered by (16 artists)
Goodbye Blues Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Arnold Johnson Covered by (15 artists)
Hard Boiled Rose Al Dubin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh, Irwin Dash Covered by (3 artists)
Harlemania Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Duke Ellington's Orchestra February 18, 1929 Covered by (2 artists)
Here Comes Heaven Again Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra October 17, 1945 Covered by (4 artists)
Here Comes My Blackbird Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Covered by (4 artists)
Hey! Young Fella (Close Your Old Umbrella) Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees January 25, 1933 Unverified
Hooray for Love Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Helen Ward April 4, 1935 Covered by (3 artists)
How Blue the Night Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Emil Newman REC,REL, Dick Haymes with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD March 5, 1944 Covered by (7 artists)
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill Dolores Valesco January 3, 1927 Covered by (269 artists)
I Can't Give You Anything but Love (Baby) Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Adelaide Hall PRF, Meyer Davis' Swanee Syncopators – Vocal Chorus by Al Shayne REC January 4, 1928 Covered by (739 artists)
I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Frank Sinatra November 1943 Covered by (24 artists)
I Didn't Mean a Word I Said Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Billy Williams January 1946 Covered by (11 artists)
I'd Know You Anywhere Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh Bob Crosby and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Bonnie King September 6, 1940 Covered by (10 artists)
I'd Know You Anywhere Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra ‎ September 17, 1940 Unverified
I Don't Care What You Used to Be, I Know What You Are To-Day Al Dubin, Jimmy McHugh Vernon Dalhart August 1924 Covered by (11 artists)
I Don't Care Who Knows It Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Skip Nelson REC, Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kitty Kallen REL December 19, 1944 Covered by (3 artists)
I Don't Mind Being All Alone Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill The Radio Imps REC, Lou Gold and His Orchestra REL July 1926 Covered by (10 artists)
I Feel a Song Coming On Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, George Oppenheimer Will Osborne and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Will Osborne REC, Harry Barris and His Band BRD June 18, 1935 Covered by (32 artists)
I Get The Neck Of The Chicken Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser Cab Calloway and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Cab Calloway December 1942 Unverified
I Got Lucky in the Rain Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Bill Callahan, Betty Jane Watson and Ensemble PRF, Janette Davis and Jerry Wayne REL November 13, 1948 Covered by (3 artists)
I Just Found Out About Love Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle February 1956 Covered by (59 artists)
I'm in the Mood for Love Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC, Frances Langford BRD June 15, 1935 Covered by (466 artists)
I'm Livin' in a Great Big Way Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang April 3, 1935 Covered by (13 artists)
I'm Shooting High Jimmy McHugh, Ted Koehler Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louis Armstrong REC, Fats Waller and Orchestra BRD November 21, 1935 Covered by (55 artists)
I Must Have That Man Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Adelaide Hall May 9, 1928 Covered by (88 artists)
It's a Most Unusual Day Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Jane Powell Covered by (37 artists)
It's Great to Be in Love Again Ted Koehler, Jimmy McHugh Bob Crosby and His Orchestra 1936 Unverified
I've Got My Fingers Crossed Jimmy McHugh, Ted Koehler Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louis Armstrong November 21, 1935 Covered by (28 artists)
I Walked in with My Eyes Wide Open Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Stewart November 29, 1944 Covered by A Hundred Strings and Joni James
Jamboree Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edyth Wright & The Three Esquires (Tommy Dorsey, Edythe Wright) January 6, 1937 Unverified
Japanese Dream Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Duke Ellington's Orchestra February 18, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
Let's Get Lost Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC,REL, Mary Martin BRD July 8, 1942 Covered by (92 artists)
Let's Sing Again Gus Kahn, Jimmy McHugh Mal Hallett and His Orchestra May 9, 1936 Covered by (7 artists)
Life Can Be Beautiful Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Morgan September 13, 1946 Covered by (3 artists)
Lost in a Fog Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Gloria Grafton August 30, 1934 Covered by (28 artists)
Louella Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Pat Boone with Orchestra and Chorus directed by Billy Vaughn 1957 Covered by (3 artists)
Lovely Lady Jimmy McHugh, Ted Koehler Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Buddy Gately REC,REL, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD December 13, 1935 Covered by (18 artists)
Lovely to Look At Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers March 8, 1935 Covered by (50 artists)
Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Covered by (9 artists)
Mad Jimmy McHugh, Bobby Heath Fry's Million Dollar Pier Orchestra March 19, 1923 Covered by (11 artists)
Magnolia's Wedding Day Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Orchestra August 14, 1928 Covered by (23 artists)
Murder, He Says Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh Gene Krupa and His Orchestra REC, Betty Hutton BRD July 13, 1942 Covered by (8 artists)
My Fine-Feathered Friend Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Alice Faye BRD, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Kathleen Lane REL November 29, 1937 Covered by (2 artists)
My, How the Time Goes By Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Maids August 1947 Covered by (6 artists)
My! My! Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights – Vocal Chorus by Henry Russell January 18, 1940 Covered by (7 artists)
My Own Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Deanna Durbin - Orchestra under direction of Charles Previn BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REL August 3, 1938 Covered by (10 artists)
On the Sunny Side of the Street Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Harry Richman PRF, Ted Lewis and His Band REC February 25, 1930 Covered by (677 artists)
Out Where the Blue Begins Jimmy McHugh, George Graff, Jr., Bert Grant John Steel February 19, 1923 Covered by (6 artists)
Out Where the Blues Begin Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Irving Mills and His Hotsy Totsy Gang January 14, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
Porgy Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Ethel Waters April 1, 1930 Covered by (19 artists)
Raisin' the Roof Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra March 8, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
Reach for Tomorrow Ned Washington, Jimmy McHugh Ella Fitzgerald April 1960 Covered by (8 artists)
Red Hot Band Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Dan Healy Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra December 29, 1927 Covered by (9 artists)
Rendezvous Time In Paree Al Dubin, Jimmy McHugh Benny Goodman & Louise Tobin September 8, 1939 Missing information
Say a Prayer for the Boys over There Herb Magidson, Jimmy McHugh Deanna Durbin Covered by (3 artists)
Say It (Over and over Again) Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights – Vocal Chorus by Virginia Le Ahn and Henry Russell January 18, 1940 Covered by (48 artists)
Sing a Tropical Song Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra April 4, 1944 Covered by Borgardætur
Singin' the Blues Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Loring "Red" Nichols and His Orchestra May 24, 1931 Covered by (8 artists)
South American Way Al Dubin, Jimmy McHugh Carmen Miranda, Milton Watson, Della Lind & The Hylton Sisters May 29, 1939 Covered by (25 artists)
Spreadin' Rhythm Around Jimmy McHugh, Ted Koehler "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm November 29, 1935 Covered by (13 artists)
Thank You for a Lovely Evening Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Don Bestor and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Neil Buckley May 24, 1934 Covered by (14 artists)
The Lonesomest Girl in Town Al Dubin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh Carlyle Stevenson's El Patio Orchestra July 1925 Covered by (25 artists)
There's Something in the Air Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Ray Noble and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Bowlly REC,REL, Tony Martin [US1] BRD October 16, 1936 Covered by (9 artists)
The Star You Wished Upon Last Night Jimmy McHugh, Buddy Kaye Nick Noble September 27, 1956 Covered by (8 artists)
Too Young to Go Steady Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle December 20, 1955 Covered by (46 artists)
Top of the Town Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Sterling Young and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Mozet October 16, 1936 Covered by (7 artists)
Universal March Jimmy McHugh Covered by (4 artists)
Warm and Willing Jimmy McHugh, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston Christine Carère, Terry Moore and Barbara Eden BRD, The Sweet Corporals REL 1959 Covered by (9 artists)
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Gene Austin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh Wolverine Orch. – Vocal Chorus Dave Harman December 4, 1924 Covered by (118 artists)
Where Are You? Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Sterling Young and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Donna Lee REC, Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra REL October 16, 1936 Covered by (140 artists)
Where the Lazy River Goes By Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Ray Noble and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Bowlly REC,REL, Barbara Stanwyck & Tony Martin BRD October 16, 1936 Covered by (8 artists)
With a Banjo on My Knee Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Buddy Ebsen & Walter Brennan BRD, Prairie Ramblers and Patsy Montana REL January 1936 Covered by (4 artists)
With All My Heart Gus Kahn, Jimmy McHugh Covered by (5 artists)
You're as Pretty as a Picture Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Deanna Durbin BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REL August 3, 1938 Covered by (6 artists)
You're a Sweetheart Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REC, Alice Faye BRD October 14, 1937 Covered by (70 artists)
You're the One for Me Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Orrin Tucker and The Bodyguards October 30, 1940 Covered by (6 artists)
You've Got Me This Way Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt September 3, 1940 Covered by (4 artists)

Adapted songs