"Once Upon a Time" is a song composed by Charles Strouse, with lyrics by Lee Adams, from the 1962 musical All American.[1] It describes the loss of love over time. In the musical, the song was performed by Ray Bolger and Eileen Herlie, and their version appears on the Broadway Cast recording. It has been sung by Eddie Fisher, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Scott Bakula and Bob Dylan among others.
"Once Upon a Time" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1962 |
Composer(s) | Charles Strouse |
Lyricist(s) | Lee Adams |
Recorded versions
edit- Ann Austin
- Scott Bakula
- Christine "Chris" Bennett
- Tony Bennett
- Ray Bolger
- Diahann Carroll
- Perry Como
- Vic Damone
- Bobby Darin
- Peter Duchin
- Bob Dylan
- Duke Ellington
- Percy Faith
- Ferrante & Teicher
- Eddie Fisher
- Sutton Foster
- The Four Tops
- John Gary
- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- Robert Goulet
- Jason Graae
- Ahmad Jamal
- Jack Jones
- Tom Jones
- Howard Keel
- Stan Kenton
- Keepsake
- Steve Kuhn
- Lester Lanin
- Ketty Lester
- The Lettermen
- Al Martino
- Maureen McGovern
- Jay McShann
- Mabel Mercer
- Jacob Miller
- Lorrie Morgan
- Mandy Patinkin
- Emile Pandolfi
- Frank Patterson
- Samuel Ramey
- Jim Reeves
- Michael Scannell
- Frank Sinatra
- Kevin Spacey
- Clark Terry
- Leslie Uggams
- Andy Williams
- Delroy Wilson
- Beegie Adair
References
edit- ^ "All American". Masterworks Broadway. Retrieved December 23, 2017.