A ZOOT SUIT (For My Sunday Gal) ~ Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (1942)

Описание: "A ZOOT SUIT (For My Sunday Gal)" ~ Bob Crosby & his Orchestra w/ Nappy Lamare (1942) Decca #4169 - The flip side of, "BARRELHOUSE BESSIE FROM BASIN STREET" - Composed by L. Wolfe Gilbert & Bob O'Brien.

The history of what is known as a "Zoot Suit" finds some it's origins in France, then leads it's way into the "French Quarter" (due to it's once large French population) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also, there is a link between the suits worn by The Southern Gentlemen of the deep South, such as South Carolina, Mississppi, etc. etc., during the 1800's and the Zoot Suit, similar minus some of the bag. During the late 1930's until just after the very beginning of WWII, the "Zoot Suit" found some minor popularity, but as a whole, it never really caught on and as rationing increased and with the Zoot Suits need of so much extra fabric , the Zoot Suit was slowly phased out of production in most areas.

As was common practice in the 1920's - 1930's - 1940's - 1950's, A ZOOT SUIT (For My Sunday Gal) had multiple versions recorded of it by a variety of top recording stars of the day, including : The Andrews Sisters, Kay Kyser's Orchestra, Art Kassell's Orchestra, Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, Benny Goodman's Orchestra, Ray Herbeck's Orchestra, & Harry Roy's Orchestra.

Though criticized by 1970's & 1980's music critics and being dubbed "Covering" or "Stealing" by these same people, who obviously had no knowledge of the history of the music business, multiple versions of the top songs of the day was common practice. It continued on into the 1950's. There was NO "stealing" or nothing racially motivated about the practice. Simple competition between record companies and the performers who recorded for them.

As with A ZOOT SUIT (For My Sunday Gal) , the songs composers, L. Wolfe Gilbert & Bob O'Brien, were both white, as were most of those who recorded the song in 1942.