SONG
"This one sounds like a typical old skool musical number. I appreciate that she has a good voice but I wouldn't choose to listen to this style of singing." - LC
Written by: Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler.
Producer: Uncredited
Label: Unknown
FACTS
- Stormy Weather the film is a musical loosely based on the life of its main star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. His invented love interest is a singer, played by Lena Horne.
- The film was released to great acclaim in 1943 and was notable for showcasing many of the top African-American performers of the time, including Cab Calloway (remember that Betty Boop video?!) and pianist Fats Waller, who sadly died a few months after its release.
- The song is a decade older than the film it lends its name to, and was first sung by Ethel Waters.
- It is a song of disappointment and regret, the singer pining for an absent man.
- Noteworthy covers have been recorded by Judy Garland and Billie Holiday.
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