The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
| "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1943 |
| Genre | Showtune |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II |
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
Background
A surrey is a type of four-wheeled carriage that was popular in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.
In jazz
The piece was recorded in 1952 by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, which influenced trumpeter Miles Davis to include it in his repertoire in the 1950s,[1] which probably motivated other jazz musicians to play it.[2]
References
- ^ Williams, Martin (1993). The Jazz Tradition (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-19-507815-2.
- ^ Faulkner, Robert R.; Becker, Howard S. (2009). 'Do You Know...?': The Jazz Repertoire in Action. The University of Chicago Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-226-23921-7.
Further reading
- Engel, Lehman (1975). The American musical theater. New York: Collier Books. ISBN 978-0-02-012280-7.
- Knapp, Raymond; Morris, Mitchell; Wolf, Stacy Ellen, eds. (2018). Histories of the musical: an Oxford handbook of the American musical, Volume I. Oxford handbooks. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 52, 155–56. ISBN 978-0-19-087776-7.
- Knight, Christina (November 7, 2013). "Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"". PBS. Great Performances. PBS. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
Among "Oklahoma's" famous songs are "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top," "People Will Say We're in Love," "Out of My Dreams," "I Cain't Say No," "Oklahoma!," and "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," perhaps Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved creation.
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