Sunrise Serenade (1939)

The Perkins House in Colfax, WA has a large number of historical items. Including phonograph records, many more than a hundred years old and containing songs seldom if ever heard today. These records are made of shellac, not vinyl. We in the Perkins House are honored to share our collection with you.


Sunrise Serenade

RCA BLUEBIRD PHONOGRAPH RECORDS – B-10214-A
Frankie Carle, composer
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Instrumentalists
Issued 1939 – Canadian edition

"Sunrise Serenade" is a jazz song written by Frankie Carle. It was first recorded in 1939 by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra with Carle on piano. It soon became Carle's signature piece. Glenn Miller released a famous recording of it a few months later, arranged by Bill Finnegan, with "Moonlight Serenade" on the backside. - Wikipedia


Bluebird Records is an American record label best known for its low-cost releases, primarily of children's music, blues, jazz and swing in the 1930s and 1940s. Bluebird was founded in 1932 as a lower-priced subsidiary label of RCA Victor.[1] Bluebird was noted for what came to be known as the "Bluebird sound", which influenced rhythm and blues and early rock and roll. It is currently owned by RCA Records parent company Sony Music Entertainment. - Wikipedia