Bésame Mucho
Artie Shaw and His Gramercy 5 : Bésame Mucho
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet
‘Bésame Mucho’ was written in 1938 by a sixteen-year old, beautiful young Mexican girl named Consuelo Velazquez. The song premiered during World War II. The song went on to become one of the most popular romantic songs of the 20th century and was performed by The Beatles, and Jimmy Dorsey, for whom it became a million-selling chart topper.
Album:
Side A: Bésame Mucho
Side B: That Old Feeling
Style: Fox Trot / Jazz
Date Recorded: 1953
Composer: Consuelo Valezquez
Lyricist: Sunny Skylar
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Charted:
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Artie Shaw and His Gramercy 5