The Hot Canary is musical composition written for violin and piano by Paul Nero[1] and published in 1948.[2] Ray Gilbert added lyrics in 1949.[3] It was a 1951 hit for violinist Florian ZaBach, selling over a million copies and spending 10 weeks on the Billboard charts, reaching number 13 on The Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles.[4]

The composition has been recorded by many artists, including:

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Paul Nero. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. ↑ Nero, P.; Walters, H. (1948). The Hot Canary [score]. Leeds Music: [New York]
  3. ↑ "The hot canary [music] / lyrics by Ray Gilbert; music by Paul Nero | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. ↑ You can find information of Popular Music Artists here. "ZABACH Florian : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music". musicweb-international.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. ↑ "Paul Weston And His Orchestra - La Raspa / The Hot Canary | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Joe Venuti And The Venuti Trio – The Hot Canary / Flat Tortillas (1949, Shellac)". Discogs. July 1949. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Maynard Ferguson Accompanied By The Kenton Orchestra - What's New? / The Hot Canary | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Max Pollikoff - The Hot Canary / The Syncopated Clock | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  9. ↑ "Percy Faith And His Orchestra And Chorus - The Hot Canary / Nervous Gavotte | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  10. ↑ "Ella Fitzgerald - The Hot Canary | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  11. ↑ "Henry Mancini And His Orchestra – Night Train / The Hot Canary (1963, Vinyl)". Discogs. June 1963. Retrieved 2023-07-05.


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