'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?

Subject: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Peter T.
Date: 17 Jun 03 - 02:19 PM

I am stuck. On Bob Dylan's "Good As I Been To You" album, he sings a standard "Tomorrow Night", but for the life of me I can't remember who made it famous. Anyone help?

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: CraigS
Date: 17 Jun 03 - 06:34 PM

Atomic Rooster's biggest hit was Tomorrow Night, by Vince Crane. What's the writer's credit (small print in brackets after the title on the label)?

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Helen
Date: 17 Jun 03 - 06:34 PM

Was it
Patty Griffin?
or try looking up an online CD store and typing in the name of the song, click "song title" and see what comes up.

Helen

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: melodeon king
Date: 17 Jun 03 - 06:49 PM

When I wake up in your bed
I can still hear what you said
Like a bad dream you'll be back
Tomorrow night

ATOMIC ROOSTER

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Margaret V
Date: 17 Jun 03 - 06:54 PM

No, it's not the Atomic Rooster song. Peter, you might try www.allmusic.com. Select the "song" option and search for "Tomorrow Night" and it pulls up a list of recordings of the song. Perhaps this will jog your memory. Margaret

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From:
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 09:27 AM

Lonnie Johnson & Elvis Presley had memorable versions.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Steve-o
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 12:41 PM

Margaret V's resource reveals the earliest recordings of "Tomorrow Night" to have been done by Louis Armstrong. It's a good bet Bobby got it from there.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Big Tim
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 03:02 AM

The Dylan album gives no composer credit: so is it "traditional"?
Surely Dylan wouldn't knowingly steal a song: we've been through this movie before.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Peter T.
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 08:38 AM

Hmm. Louis Armstrong. No, the voice I recall was somewhat velvety. But must be someone jazz oriented. According to my search Carl Smith and Elvis seem to have done a "Tomorrow Night" song. Wonder if it is Carl Smith? Anyone know that version?

yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Peter T.
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 08:54 AM

Thanks Margaret good resource. Maybe Lonnie Johnson. yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Gern
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 10:22 AM

Oldest version I have of this ballad is by Lonnie Johnson, recorded in Cincinnati in 1947. Would love to hear Louis' version.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Helen
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 03:12 PM

Peter,

If you go to an online CD store like CD Universe, many of the albums have sound files so that you could hear the tracks by the different artists and see which one is the version you are looking for.

I totally endorse Margaret's recommendation on the AllMusic site, and also its counterpart, the AllMovies site. Remarkable sources of info. I've been using these two sites since I first stumbled into the Internet about 7 years ago.   

Helen

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: M.Ted
Date: 20 Jun 03 - 11:06 AM

Lonnie Johnson's version was a revival--the original hit was by Horace Heidt and his Orchestra December of 1939. Johnson's version seems to have been a bigger hit than the original, he made it to Number One on the R&B charts, and made the Top 2O on the Pop Charts in June of 1948. Heidt was the singer.Music by Sam Coslow(My Old Flame, Song of the South, Cocktails for Two) and Lyrics by Will Grosz(Harbor Lights, Isle of Capri, Along the Sante Fe Trail).

Heidt's popular "sweet bands" featured Alvino Rey, who designed the first steel console guitar and played it on many of their hits.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: Peter T.
Date: 20 Jun 03 - 11:43 AM

Thanks, more leads. Snooks Eaglin did one too. yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: GUEST,tony s.
Date: 23 Aug 11 - 12:26 PM

LaVern Baker...flip side of Tweedle Dee...Atlantic Records

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 23 Aug 11 - 02:42 PM

Tomorrow Night (Sam Coslow - Will Grosz) | Bob Dylan
www.bobdylan.com/songs/tomorrow-night-sam-coslow-will-grosz

And you can hear Mr Johnson do it on Youtube.

Subject: RE: 'Tomorrow Night' - Who Sang This?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 10:18 AM

Joe Turner did it.