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"Cow-Cow Boogie"
Song
Language	English
Published	1942
Composer(s)	Don Raye
Lyricist(s)	Benny Carter Gene De Paul

"Cow Cow Boogie (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay)" is a "country-boogie"-style blues song, with music was written by Don Raye, and lyrics were written by Benny Carter and Gene De Paul. The song was written for the 1942 Abbott & Costello film Ride 'Em Cowboy, which included Ella Fitzgerald as a cast member, but was cut from the movie.

Background

The song utilizes the folklore of the singing cowboy in the American West. In the lyrics, the cowboy is from the city and tells his "dogies" (motherless calves) to "get hip."

First recording

The first recording was by Freddie Slack & his Orchestra, featuring vocalist Ella Mae Morse in 1942. The record was the second release by Capitol Records and their first million-seller/ number one on the charts record. Morse learned the song from hearing Fitzgerald on a soundtrack she had acquired, even though the song had been cut from the movie. Morse also recalled recording the song in a single take, which she had thought was only a rehearsal.

Other recordings

The November 3, 1943 collaboration between The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald resulted in a number-one hit on the Harlem Hit Parade and a number-10 hit on the pop chart.
Frankie Laine (1961) (included in the Bear Family Records 9-CD set Rawhide)
The Mills Brothers - for the album San Antonio Rose (1961).
Ray Stevens covered the song for his album Misty (Ray Stevens album) (1975).
Mel Torme - included on the album Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1986).
Mother-daughter duo The Judds recorded the song for their 1987 album Heartland.

Haruomi Hosono recorded the song as 'Cow Cow Boogie' on the 2013 covers album Heavenly Music.

Popular culture

The Ella Mae Morse version was later re-recorded as a "soundie," an early form of music video.

References

"secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
"Dictionary definition of "Dogies"". Merriam Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 11, 2012.
Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 1, side A.
"The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 204.
"Bear Family Records". bear-family.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
"Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1961. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
"allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
"allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
https://www.discogs.com/master/1010290-Haruomi-Hosono-Heavenly-Music

External links

v t e Benny Carter
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Alone Together (1952) Cosmopolite (1952–54) Benny Carter Plays Pretty (1954) New Jazz Sounds (and Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, 1954) Urbane Jazz (and Roy Eldridge, 1955) Jazz Giant (1957–58) Swingin' the '20s (and Earl Hines, 1958) Further Definitions/Additions to Further Definitions (1961/1966) Carter, Gillespie Inc. (and Dizzy Gillespie]], 1976) Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (1986) Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter (1986)
Songs	"Cow-Cow Boogie" (1942)

v t e Ella Mae Morse
Singles	"Cow-Cow Boogie" "Mr. Five by Five" "Shoo Shoo Baby" "Buzz Me" "The House of Blue Lights" "The Blacksmith Blues" "Oakie Boogie"
Related articles	Freddie Slack

v t e The Ink Spots
Bill Kenny Charlie Fuqua Deek Watson Hoppy Jones Jerry Daniels Bernie Mackey Cliff Givens Billy Bowen Huey Long Herb Kenny
Singles	"If I Didn't Care" "My Prayer" "Memories of You" "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You" "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" "Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)" "Maybe" "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" "Java Jive" "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" "I Can't Stand Losing You" "Cow Cow Boogie (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay)" "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" "I'm Making Believe" "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" "I'm Beginning to See the Light" "The Gypsy" "Prisoner of Love" "To Each His Own" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "You're Breaking My Heart" "Echoes" "If" "It Is No Secret" (Bill Kenny solo) "Trying" "Address Unknown"
Albums	If I Didn't Care (1979)
Related topics	The Great American Broadcast Pardon My Sarong The Brown Dots The Four Tunes The Bill Kenny Show

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