Sweepin’ the Clouds Away

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Sweepin’ The Clouds Away (Sam Coslow) was performed by Maurice Chevalier and a chorus of scantily clad chimney sweep girls in the 1930 Paramount Pictures all-star revue Paramount on Parade, released 22 April 1930.

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Ben Selvin and his Orchestra, under the pseudonym The Columbia Photo Players, vocal: Smith Ballew

It is the B-side of the Columbia (American) 78 rpm single In My Little Hope Chest (W. Frank Harling, Sam Coslow) (2131-D, British: CB 99), recorded in New York City on 14 February 1930. The fact that Selvin recorded it over two months prior to the release of the film Paramount on Parade suggests that it might have been released earlier than the film.

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Charles “Buddy” Rogers 

Rogers recorded the song for Columbia, with a small combo, on 4 March 1930. It was issued as the B-side of the single Anytime’s the Time to Fall in Love (m. Jack King, w. Elsie Janis), Columbia 2143-D. Rogers, with Lillian Roth and a chorus, performed the A-side song in Paramount On Parade.

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Bob & Alf Pearson — 1930

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Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra — Recorded 6 December 1929 and issued as Victor 22346 (matrix BVE-57232). According to the video provider, it was also issued as HMV no.EA724. The band was founded in 1919, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.

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The Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra — title track of the 2011 remastered edition of the band’s debut collection, originally released 5 August 2008

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David Giardina, accompanied by Karl Mansfield on piano — from a command performance at the United Nations, October 2008

video from the page Dave Sings Sweepin’ The Clouds Away UN Oct. 2008, at archive.org: