Some other sources also credit Ted Fio Rito and Robert King for the song, but make no mention of Dan Russo.

[2] It debuted in the Broadway musical Bombo, where it was a major hit.

[4][5] This song has become associated with the age and image of the flapper during the Roaring Twenties.

[6] "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" appeared in the films The Jazz Singer (1927),[7] Rose of Washington Square (1939),[8] The Jolson Story (1946), I'll See You in My Dreams (1951),[9], Goodfellas (1990), and Remains to Be Seen (1953).

Other artists who recorded the song include Billy Murray together with Ed Smalle; Hoosier Hot Shots, Art Mooney, Eddy Howard, Wayne Newton, Jerry Vale, Brenda Lee,[11] and Jack Mudurian.