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Stairway to the Stars

Stairway to the Stars

1939 popular song by Malneck, Signorelli, and Parish

For the Blue Öyster Cult song, see Blue Öyster Cult (album). For the Caretaker album, see A Stairway to the Stars.

"Stairway to the Stars" is a popular song composed by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli,[1] with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was based on a theme from Malneck and Signorelli's 1934 instrumental piece, "Park Avenue Fantasy."[2]

Hit recordings in 1939 were by Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Jimmy Dorsey and by Al Donohue.[3] The Glenn Miller recording on RCA Bluebird reached no. 1 on the Your Hit Parade chart.

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References

  1. [1]
    Little, Paul (June 27, 1957). "Needle in the Groove". Illinois, Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights Herald. p. 36. Retrieved November 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. [2]
    MusicProf78 (February 25, 2012). "1934 Paul Whiteman - Park Avenue Fantasy (aka Stairway To The Stars)". YouTube. Google. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved September 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. [3]
    Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 584. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.


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