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= China Boy =
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Introduction
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"China Boy" is a 1922 popular song written by Phil Boutelje and Dick
Winfree.
Background
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The song was introduced in vaudeville by Henry E. Murtagh, and
popularized by Paul Whiteman's 1929 Columbia recording featuring Bix
Beiderbecke. It has become a jazz standard and has been recorded by
artists including Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Sidney Bechet, Gene
Kardos, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Isham Jones, Red Nichols,
Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Django Reinhardt and Fats Waller.
Movie appearances
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The song has appeared in numerous films, both credited and uncredited,
from 1929 to 1998, including 'Hold That Kiss' (1938), 'Strike Up the
Band' (1940), 'The Benny Goodman Story' (1956), 'The Last Emperor'
(1987), 'The Impostors' (1998), "Mirrors" (1934), and "Red Nichols and
his Five Pennies" (1929).
See also
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*Steely Dan, "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" (opening track of 'Pretzel
Logic')
*List of 1920s jazz standards
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