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The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
Composer: Dave Franklin / Cliff Friend

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down was "noodled" by the Grateful Dead during tuning.

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down was written in 1937. It was a popular big band song in the late 1930's. Versions by Russ Morgan and Shep Fields topped the charts in 1937. The best known version of the song however is the adapted instrumental version that was used as the theme tune of Looney Tunes cartoons.



Grateful Dead

info Dick's Picks, Vol. 14, Grateful Dead, 1999
info Three From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 2007

Recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Single (Merry Go Round Broke Down / Toodle-oo), Russ Morgan & His Music, 1937
no info Single (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down / You'll Never Get To Heaven), Henry Allen & His Orchestra, 1937
no info Single (That's When Your Heartaches Begin / Merry Go Round Broke Down), Shep Field's Rippling Rhythm, 1937
no info Single (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down / I'll See You In My Dreams), Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra, 1937
no info Single (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down / That's When Your Heartaches Begin), Shep Fields, 1937
no info Gene's Merrymakers, 1937
no info Single (Merry Go Round Broke Down / Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay), Frank Novak And His Rootin-Tootin Boys, 1937
no info Single (Rose Room / The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down), Bill Coleman and his Orchestra, 1937
info The Poll Winners Ride Again, Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown, 1959
no info The Three Stooges Crazy-Sing-A-Long, The Three Stooges, 1959
no info Ol' Calliope Man at the Fair, Sande And Greene Fun Time Band, 1961
no info Palisades Park, Freddy Cannon, 1962
no info Sing for Kids, The Three Stooges, 1967
no info 1937-39, Dick Jurgens & His Orchestra. 1977
no info The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret, Pyewackett, 1982
no info Prime Time: 30 Hit TV Themes, Houston Symphony Orchestra, 1989
no info The Chronological: 1935-1937, Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, 1990
no info The Chronological: 1937-1941, Henry "Red" Allen & His Orchestra, 1992
no info Freddy Cannon, Vol 2: Palisades Park/Freddy Cannon Steps Out, Freddy Cannon, 1992
no info In Paris 1936-1938, Bill Coleman, 1992
no info Legendary Bands of the '30s, Various Artists (Russ Morgan & His Music), 1992
no info Swingin' in Paris, Dicky Wells & Bill Coleman, 1993
no info Tunes From The 'Toons, Various Artists (Russ Morgan & His Music), 1993
no info The Chronological: 1936-1938, Bill Coleman, 1994
no info The Henry Allen Collection, Vol. 4, 1936-1937, Henry Allen, 1995
no info Vol. 4: 1936-1937, Jimmie Lunceford, 1995
no info The Three Stooges, The Three Stooges, 1995
no info Hangin' Around, Bill Coleman, 1996
no info Masterpieces, Vol. 9, Jimmie Lunceford, 1996
no info The Eddy Duchin Story, Eddie Duchin, 1996
no info The New York Session Man: 1937-1939, Dick Robertson & His Orchestra, 1998
no info Crash! Bang! Boom!: The Best of WB Sound FX, Various Artists, 2000
no info Cradle of Jazz, Various Artists (Henry "Red" Allen), 2001
no info More #1 Hits of the 1930's, Various Artists (Jimmie Lewis), 2001
no info It's the Way That You Swing It: The Hits of Jimmie Lunceford, Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, 2002
no info Cruising Down The River, Russ Morgan & His Orchestra, 2002
no info Bugle Call Rag, Henry "Red" Allen, 2002
no info Never Tired of Music in the Morgan Manner, Russ Morgan & His Orchestra, 2003
no info Looney Tunes: Back in Action Soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith/Hollywood Studio Symphony, 2003
no info Teddy Stauffer and the Original Teddy's, Teddy Stauffer, 2003
no info G.I. Jukebox: Original Hits from Swing Era, Various Artists (Dick Jurgens), 2003
no info That Old Feeling, Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm, 2004
no info Jukebox Hits 1935-1947, Jimmie Lunceford, 2005
no info 30 #1 Hits of the '30s, Various Artists (Jimmie Lewis), 2005
no info Strictly Lunceford: For Dancers Only, Jimmie Lunceford, 2007
no info His Last Recordings, Jerry Goldsmith, 2007
no info Let's Fall in Love, Eddy Duchin, 2007
no info Live at Pearl's, Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Orchestra, 2007
no info Radio & Recording Rarities, Vol. 12, Various Artists (Dick Jurgens), 2007
no info Teddy Stauffer and the Original Teddies (Box Set), 2008

 
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