The Moon Shines on the Moonshine

The Moon Shines on the Moonshine is a song by Francis De Witt (lyrics) and Robert Hood Bowers (music).[1] It was performed by Bert Williams in Ziegfeld Follies and recorded on an album.[2] Shapiro Bernstein and Co. published sheet music for the song in 1920 in New York City.[3][4]

Williams appears on the songsheet cover in blackface.[5] The Library of Congress and New York Public Library have copies of it.[6][7] Columbia Graphaphone Company released it on the B side of an album with the song "Somebody" by Williams. Paramount / New York Recording Laboratories also released it.[8] Sidney Phillips recorded it on Victor Records.

In 1919, Williams also performed Irving Berlin's "You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake on Tea", and the Follies that year included other prohibition and alcohol imbibing related songs.[9]

Legacy

The song has been included in several compilations over the years.[10][11][12] Robert Meijer curated a 2007 art exhibition using the song title as a theme.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Collection: "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" Sheet Music | SCOUT". scout.lib.utk.edu.
  2. ^ ""The Moon Shines on the Moonshine"". National Museum of American History.
  3. ^ Bowers, Robert; Witt, Francis De (January 1920). ""The Moon Shines on the Moonshine / music by Robert Hood Bowers; words " by Robert Hood Bowers, Francis De Witt et al". Sheet Music, 1920-1929.
  4. ^ "098.151 - The Moon Shines on the Moonshine. Song. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
  5. ^ Maslon, Laurence (August 3, 2018). Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983254-5 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The moon shines on the moonshine". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  7. ^ "The moon shines on the moonshine". NYPL Digital Collections.
  8. ^ "The moon shines on the moonshine - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu.
  9. ^ Hurwitz, Nathan (June 27, 2014). A History of the American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It. Routledge. ISBN 9781317912057 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Collection captures Robinson's special knack for spotting the acts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1993-03-18. p. 61. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  11. ^ "A historical trek down the street of dreams". The Los Angeles Times. 2004-10-31. p. 100. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  12. ^ "In just a century, music has come a long way". Standard-Speaker. 1999-11-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  13. ^ Fokidis, Marina (March 3, 2007). "When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine". Frieze (105) – via www.frieze.com.
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