Eddie Cantor recorded the song in 1930 and it was a hit for Ricky Nelson in 1960 and later Frank Sinatra.
The popular song Yes Sir !, That's My Baby was written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. Written in 1925 It was first sung by Margaret Young and later by the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra with vocals by Carleton Coon. Eddie Cantor recorded the song in 1930 and it was a hit for Ricky Nelson in 1960 and later Frank Sinatra. The song has become a standard that has been recorded by over 100 artists in genres from jazz to rock to country. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings. The music has also been used in numerous movies, particularly the 1965 feature A Thousand Clowns starring Jason Robards and Barry Gordon, The Great Gatsby in 1974 and Heartburn (1986) – performed by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.
Walter Donaldson (1893–1947) was a prolific and popular American songwriter, composing many hit songs during the 1910s right through the 1940s. Not to be confused with Walter Donaldson the famous Scottish World Champion snooker player, Donaldson the composer was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a piano teacher. While still in school he wrote original music for school productions and had his first professional songs published in 1915. The following year he had a hit with "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady". After serving in the United States Army in World War I, Donaldson was hired as a songwriter by the Irving Berlin Music Company. He stayed with Berlin until 1928, producing many hit songs, then in 1928 established his own publishing company. Donaldson is primarily known as a composer, rather than as a lyricist, although he wrote words and music for dozens of songs and published more than 600 original songs. He died in Santa Monica, California in July 1947 aged 54.
Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. From 1987 Jock based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Jock is a former Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and was the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band from 2004 until 2020. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music. In 2020 Jock was awarded an “Honorary Fellowship of the University of Winchester” for services to music education. Currently Jock is working part-time for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; providing tuition for their Brass Teaching Module. In 2024 Jock was given the award for “Services to Youth” by Brass Bands England.
