[2] It was recorded in New York City on November 12, 1941, by the Sam Donahue Orchestra as a RCA Victor - Bluebird 78 rpm single.
According to an article in the LA Times, he admitted that he learned the most about jazz by transcribing the works of Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington.
[16][17] Trapeze Music & Entertainment Limited, an independent label and distributor with a loyal customer base in the UK, US and throughout mainland Europe, highlighted a quote in their reviews (borrowed from Jazzviews March 2021) by Derek Ansell, a regular contributor to Jazz Journal, stating, "Although these pieces vary tremendously from track to track the music is all well played and shines a spotlight on a musician who really deserved to be much better known than he was.
[23][24] Cy Walter, one of the three song writers of I'll Never Tire of You, was an American café society pianist based in New York City for four decades.
According to an article in the Brattleboro Reformer, his long radio and recording career included both solo and duo performances, and stints as accompanist for such elegant vocal stylists as Greta Keller, Mabel Mercer, and Lee Wiley.
[25] The Cy Walter Centennial Celebration, held at the Cutting Room in New York City on September 27, 2015, was featured in a Broadway World article two days later.
The article mentioned that I'll Never Tire of You was performed "with conversational esprit" during the celebration, by tenor Doug Bowles and pianist Alex Hassan.
These discs, which were advertised in magazines like Down Beat and others, provided material—from station-identification jingles and commercials to full-length programs—for use by local stations, which were affiliates of one of the radio networks.
According to an article in Irish America magazine, "Fans all over the country listened to the couple's banter about their night life, children, and china patterns.
Since there are no other mentions of him in the Discography of American Historical Recordings, it is safe to assume that "I'll Never Tire of You" was Dobson's only published song during that era.
[37] Since the 1941 recording sessions were about to begin (April, May and November), Donahue not only needed good trombone players, but ones who could also read the sheet music of brand-new songs.