Walking My Baby Back Home - Broadway Syncopators (Madison)

Recorded in May of 1930, with vocal by Scrappy Lambert. “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home“ is a popular song written in 1930 by Roy Turk (lyrics) and Fred E. Ahlert (music). It first charted in 1931 with versions by Nick Lucas (#8), Ted Weems (also #8), The Charleston Chasers (#15), and Lee Morse (#18). A recording made by Jo Stafford on November 9, 1945, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 20049, and on her album, Songs by Jo Stafford (catalog number B-D23). Harry Richman recorded the song on November 4, 1947. This version was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24391. A major hit version of it was recorded by Nat King Cole, on September 4, 1951 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2130. It went to #8 in 1952. The song also charted in 1952 at # 4 in a version recorded in February 1952 by Johnnie Ray, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39750, and was the title song from the 1953 film starring Donald O’Connor, Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett, and Sc