"Pennies from Heaven" is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Johnny Burke.
[5][6] It was recorded in 1936 by Billie Holiday and afterwards performed by Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Clark Terry, Big Joe Turner, Lester Young, Dean Martin, Gene Ammons, Legion of Mary, Guy Mitchell, and Harry James.
The July 24, 1936, recording by Bing Crosby and the Georgie Stoll Orchestra[1][7] topped the charts for ten weeks in 1936[7][8] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.
On July 21, 1936, at Victor's Hollywood Studio, Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra made the first recording of "Pennies from Heaven.
[8] Then Crosby and Dorsey, along with Louis Armstrong and Frances Langford, made another recording for Decca on August 17,[12] released in October on a 12" Shellac pressing only.