Crosstown - Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights (1940)

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Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights plays “Crosstown” on Columbia 35709.

August 7, 1940

The song "Crosstown" is by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond, and Nat Simon.

Vocals here are by Donna and her Don Juans.

Donna Woods is the "Donna" among the vocalists, and the Don Juans were mainly George Jackson, Eddie James and Jimmy O'Brien (substitutions were sometimes made, so at various times you might hear Art Carney, Gordon McCrae, or Charlie Goodman).

This song is best-known because of an RCA Victor recording of Glenn Miller, Jack Lathrop singing.