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| "Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis" | |
|---|---|
 Cover, sheet music, 1904 | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1904 |
| Composer(s) | Kerry Mills |
| Lyricist(s) | Andrew B. Sterling |
"Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis", better known as just "Meet Me in St. Louis", is a popular song from 1904 on the occurrence of the St. Louis World's Fair which celebrated the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The words were by Andrew B. Sterling;[1] the music by Kerry Mills.[2] The song was published in 1904 in New York by Mills's firm, F. A. Mills. It was recorded that year by many artists, including William F. Denny,[3] Billy Murray and Arthur Collins.
The song and the fair were focal points of the Judy Garland movie, Meet Me in St. Louis. Garland recorded the song in 1944.[4] Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his 1959 album Join Bing and Sing Along .
- ^ Tedrow, Thomas L. (1995). The World's Fair. Scholastic. p. 30. ISBN 0-590-22656-8. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Studwell, William E.; Schueneman, Bruce R. (1999). Barbershops, bullets, and ballads : an annotated anthology of underappreciated American musical jewels, 1865-1918. The Haworth Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-7890-0766-5. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Gracyk, Tim and Hoffman, Frank W. (2000). Popular American recording pioneers, 1895-1925. Psychology Press, Binghamton, NY. ISBN 978-1-56024-993-1.
- ^ "Meet Me in St. Louis". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved November 21, 2014.