Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Little White Lies)

Little White Lies (1930)

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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 "Little White Lies" may be found in:


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 and performers.)


Thomas S. Hischak The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia Greenwood Press Hardcover: 552 pages (1 paragraph including the following types of information: history and performers.)


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

Written by the Same Composer(s)

This section shows the jazz standards written by the same writing team.

Walter Donaldson
Year	Rank	Title
1930	243	“You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)”
1930	680	“Little White Lies”
1927	812	“At Sundown”

Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Year	Rank	Title
1928	202	“Makin' Whoopee”
1928	206	“Love Me or Leave Me”
1922	496	“My Buddy”
1930	922	“My Baby Just Cares for Me”

Walter Donaldson and Abe Lyman
Year	Rank	Title
1926	560	“After I Say I'm Sorry”

Walter Donaldson and George Whiting
Year	Rank	Title
1927	406	“My Blue Heaven”

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