Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Thanks for the Memory)

Thanks for the Memory (1937)

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Origin and Chart Information

Here are the top ten...

Year	Rank	Title
1930	1	“Body and Soul”
1939	2	“All the Things You Are”
1935	3	“Summertime”
1944	4	“'Round Midnight”
1935	5	“I Can't Get Started (with You)”
1937	6	“My Funny Valentine”
1942	7	“Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)”
1930	8	“What Is This Thing Called Love?”
1933	9	“Yesterdays”
1946	10	“Stella by Starlight”

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Reading and Research

Additional information for "Thanks for the Memory" may be found in:


Philip Furia The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists Oxford University Press; Reprint edition Paperback: 336 pages (2 pages including the following types of information: lyric analysis.)


David Ewen American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary H. W. Wilson Hardcover: 489 pages (1 paragraph including the following types of information: history.)


Thomas S. Hischak The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia Greenwood Press Hardcover: 536 pages (1 paragraph including the following types of information: summary and lyric analysis.)


Susan Sackett Hollywood Sings!: An Inside Look at Sixty Years of Academy Award-Nominated Songs Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc Paperback: 332 pages (7 paragraphs including the following types of information: film productions and history.)


Robert Gottlieb, Robert Kimball Reading Lyrics Pantheon Hardcover: 736 pages (Includes the following types of information: song lyrics.)


Roy Hemming The Melody Lingers On: The Great Songwriters and Their Movie Musicals Newmarket Pr; Reprint edition Paperback (5 paragraphs including the following types of information: anecdotal and lyric analysis. (Page 199).)


Max Wilk They're Playing Our Song: Conversations With America's Classic Songwriters Da Capo Press; 1st Da Capo Press ed edition Paperback: 296 pages (1 paragraph including the following types of information: anecdotal. (Page 109).)

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