Johnny One Note
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Johnny One Note is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," known for its demanding, single-note vocal line and frequent inclusion in jazz and cabaret repertoires.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnny One Note (jazz standard) | 1 |
| Johnny One Note (popular song) | 1 |
| Johnny One Note (song) | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Rodgers and Hart ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Babes in Arms ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret song
ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasComposerLyricistTeam | Rodgers and Hart ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
swing
ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedIn |
cabarets
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ revues ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecordedAs | jazz vocal standard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme | singer who can only sing one note ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalTheatrePremiereYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| notableFeature | demanding single-note vocal line ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOfMusical | Babes in Arms ⓘ |
| performanceDifficulty | high ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
cabaret repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | belting ⓘ |
| writtenFor | female vocalist ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Johnny One Note (song)
this entity surface form:
Johnny One Note (jazz standard)
this entity surface form:
Johnny One Note (popular song)