Performance: Siri Vik: Do I Move You?
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love
(Baby)
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1928, (1928)
Dorothy Fields (w), Jimmy McHugh (m)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Forothy Fields (w) Jimmy McHugh (m)
Blackbirds of 1928, 1928
VERSE
Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid.
It's not a joke, kid--it's a curse.
My luck is changing--it's gotten
from simply rotten to something worse.
Who knows someday I will win too
I'll begin to reach my prime.
Now that I see what our end is
All can spend is just my time.
REFRAIN
I can't give you anything but love, baby.
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby.
Dream a while, scheme a while,
You're sure to find
Happiness and, I guess,
All those things you've always pined for.

Gee, it's great to see you looking swell, baby.
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell, baby.
Till that lucky day you know darn well, baby,
I can't give you anything but love.
1997
Feb 21-Mar 13Sweet & Hot
Apr 15-18Sweeter & Hotter
2008
Aug 1OFAM 2008Sunny Side of the StreetJaqua
2010
Jul 28OFAM 2010Swingin' The DreamJaqua
2012
Aug 9OFAM 2012Bricktop'sJaqua
2013
Aug 8OFAM 2013Body And SoulJaqua
2015
Aug 14OFAM 2015Honeysuckle RoseJaqua
Aug 14OFAM 2015Creole Love CallJaqua
Aug 15OFAM 2015Let's MisbehaveJaqua
Aug 15OFAM 2015Potato Head BluesJaqua
2016
Aug 12OFAM 2016Army Hit Kit Sing-AlongRecital
Aug 12OFAM 2016Keep The Home Fires BurningJaqua
2017
Feb 9-12Clarinet Marmalade
Aug 4OFAM 2017Star DustJaqua
Aug 10OFAM 2017Star DustJaqua
2018
Aug 7OFAM 2018Get HappyJaqua
2019
Jul 28OFAM 2019Swing's The ThingJaqua
Jul 30OFAM 2019Satchmo SwingsJaqua
2020
May 14-23Diga Diga Doo
RecordedPerformersLabelCat.#Matrix
Hollywood Dance Orchestra (B.James)Banner71938123
Al Sack And His OrchestraBlack & White2010
Meyer Davis' Swanee SyncopatorsBrunswick3938E28470
Lee Sims (Piano)Brunswick4152-AC2533
Peggy LeeCapitol1667
Teddy WilsonColumbia39432ZSP6845
Rose MurphyDecca2967487868
Griselle,MildredGennett6646X2101
Tiny Hill & His OrchestraMercury5546
Rose MurphyMercury81112040
Oscar Peterson TrioMercury89062C1235
Louis Armstrong Savoy BallroomOkeh8669401690
Joe WilburPathé Actuelle32379
Sam Lanin & His OrchestraPathé Actuelle36809
Joe WilburPerfect12458
Sam Lanin & His OrchestraPerfect14990A
Buddy MorrowRCA Victor20-3947
Frankie CarleRCA Victor20-4978
Griselle,MildredSupertone9276X2101
05/17/1928Johnny Hamp's Kentucky SerenadersVictor21514-A43990
05/26/1928Copeland,MarthaColumbia14327-DW146348
05/28/1928Lou Gold & His OrchestraHarmony660-H146357
05/28/1928Lou Gold & His OrchestraVelvet Tone1660-V146357
05/31/1928Louisiana Rhythm KingsVocalion15710E27624
06/01/1928Broadway BroadcastersCameo82343166
06/01/1928Ben Selvin & His OrchestraColumbia1424-DW146380
06/01/1928Broadway BroadcastersRomeo6573166
06/08/1928Seger Ellis & His OrchestraOkeh41077400769
06/22/1928Fenton's New YorkersGennett6523X1466
06/22/1928Manhattan MadcapsSupertone9055X1466
06/27/1928The Goofus Five & Their OrchestraOkeh41069400834
07/03/1928Ukulele IkeColumbia1471-DW146622
07/24/1928Gay Ellis & Her Novelty OrchestraHarmony706-H146791
07/24/1928Gay Ellis & Her Novelty OrchestraSupertone1005P146791
07/24/1928Gay Ellis & Her Novelty OrchestraVelvet Tone1706-V146791
07/30/1928Mary DixonVocalion1199E27913
08/02/1928Rube Bloom (Piano Solo)Okeh41117401049
08/06/1928Grace HayesVictor21571-A45893
08/07/1928Imperial Dance OrchestraConqueror71108123
08/07/1928Oriole Dance Orchestra (Schubert)Oriole1319-A8123
08/07/1928Imperial Dance OrchestraRegal8615-A8123
08/27/1928Biff HoffmanBrunswick4046LAE256
08/28/1928Harry RichmanBrunswick4035E28107
09/22/1928Shikret's Rhyth-MelodistsVictor2168847413
10/02/1928Harold Leonard Waldorf OrchestraColumbia1590-DW147097
10/05/1928Margaret HillardChampion15624X2101
10/16/1928George Beaver (Irving Kaufman)Banner72558252
10/19/1928Irving KaufmanRegal86568252
10/22/1928Les BackerVocalion15737C2474
10/30/1928Duke Ellington And His OrchestraBluebirdB6280-B48102
10/30/1928Ellington Cotton Club OrchestraVictorV38008BVE-48102
11/23/1928Gene AustinVictor2179849203
11/26/1928Abe Lyman & His CaliforniansBrunswick4136C2602
12/11/1928Lillie Delk ChristianOkeh8650402206
03/05/1929Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraColumbia38052W401690
03/05/1929Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraColumbia38221W401690
03/05/1929Louis Armstrong's Hot FiveColumbia39227ZSP5058
03/05/1929Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraOkeh41204401690
12/22/1932Ethel Waters W Ellington OrchestraBrunswick651712783
12/22/1932Mills BrosBrunswick651912782
12/22/1932Ethel Waters W Ellington OrchestraBrunswick675812783
07/29/1933King's JestersBluebirdB651775982
09/13/1935Ramona & Her GangVictor2515695026
09/23/1935Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysColumbia37703DAL129
09/23/1935Bob Wills Texas PlayboysColumbia20282DAL129
09/23/1935Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysVocalion3264DAL129
10/28/1935Hoosier Hot ShotsConqueror8592C1112
10/21/1936Joe Daniels & His Hot ShotsDecca1594CE7898
11/19/1936Teddy Wilson And His OrchestraBrunswick778120293
01/29/1937Clyde Mccoy & His OrchestraDecca123061565
02/19/1937Milton Brown's Musical CowboysDecca544361876
06/10/1937Lee O'daniel Hillbilly BoysVocalion3753DAL253
09/06/1937Benny Goodman & His OrchestraVictor2567809690
10/26/1937Cootie Williams Rug CuttersVocalion3890M672
06/24/1938Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraDecca2535564229
06/24/1938Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraDecca2042-A64229
11/03/1939Fats Waller & His RhythmBluebirdB10573-B43351
11/03/1939Fats WallerRCA Victor20-1582
02/09/1940Joe Sullivan (Piano)Conqueror950326503
02/09/1940Joe Sullivan (Piano)Vocalion549626503
06/24/1940Connee BoswellDecca3287-A67892
10/07/1940Carmen CavallaroDecca3508-A68203
12/18/1940Benny Goodman SextetColumbia36755CO29260
03/06/1942Dinah Shore W Freddy MartinBluebirdB1148773510
03/24/1942Ted Straeter & His OrchestraDecca18308-B70569
11/12/1947Peggy Lee (Dave Barbour Orchestra)Capitol5112455
11/02/1949Sy Oliver & His OrchestraDecca2718576443
04/17/1950Tony BennettColumbia38856CO43132
04/17/1950Tony BennettColumbia39187CO43132
03/01/1951Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveDecca2762080635
02/09/1954Paul Quinichette QuintetDecca2919785848
YearTitleMediumTypeUsage
1928Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1928stagestage originalintroduced
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