Tubby the tuba song danny kaye biography

"Tubby the Tuba" is a 1945 song with lyrics written by Paul Tripp and music composed by George Kleinsinger.

The original 1946 recording featured Victor Jory's narration.^[1] A second recording, released on the Decca label in 1947, was played by Hollywood Musician Tuba Soloist, George F. Boujie and was narrated and sung by Danny Kaye and later featured on his Hans Christian Andersen album, along with the sequel, Tubby the Tuba at the Circus.

Tubby the tuba song danny kaye biography

History

The song traces its origins back to World War II, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. After Tripp and Kleinsinger performed their first musical piece, the tuba player quipped: "You know, tubas can sing, too".

With this in mind, Tripp wrote the tale of a tuba who found a melody to play, and the pair then made a song out of it.^[2]

It was not until the war ended that they finally had a hit with "Tubby".^[2] The sales success of the tune prompted George Pal to make a 1947 Pupp