Home in Pasadena

"Home in Pasadena"
Song
Published1923
GenrePopular music
Composer(s)Harry Warren
Lyricist(s)Grant Clarke
Edgar Leslie

"Home in Pasadena" is a song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie.[1][2] In the song, the singer, about to travel to Pasadena by Pullman Train, describes the attractions of his destination.

It was published in 1923, early in Warren's songwriting career, a year after his first published song "Rose of the Rio Grande".[3] In 1924 it was recorded by Paul Whiteman, by Billy Murray with Ed Smalle, and by Al Jolson.[1]

The British band The Temperance Seven recorded the song, with the title "Pasadena", in 1961.[1][4] The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, a British band founded in 1969, was named after the song.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Home in Pasadena" SecondHandSongs. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Home in Pasadena" Digital Commons, University of Maine. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Harry Warren, songwriter, is dead" The New York Times, September 23, 1981. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Temperance Seven – Pasadena" at Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ History Pasadena Roof Orchestra. Retrieved December 23, 2018.