Mr. Wonderful (1955 song)
"Mr. Wonderful" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James.[1]
The most popular contemporary recordings of the song were done by Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Teddi King. All of these reached the Billboard charts in 1956.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 768. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
Categories:
- Pop standards
- 1955 songs
- Songs written by George David Weiss
- Songs written by Jerry Bock
- Songs written by Lawrence Holofcener
- 1950s song stubs