"Pale Moon" (An Indian Love Song) is a popular song composed by Frederic Knight Logan with lyrics by Jesse G. M. Glick. The song was written in 1920.

Notable recordings

Probably one of the earliest recordings was by Lucy Isabelle Marsh.

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's version - recorded April 8, 1924 (Victor 19345) was very popular in 1924. Bing Crosby and

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recorded the song on December 23, 1940 with

Bob Crosby George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the young ...

's Bob Cats. Frank Sinatra recorded a version with the

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

Orchestra on August 19, 1941.

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(1952) and

Tex Williams Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", which held th ...

also recorded popular Western and Western Swing versions.

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(1953) recorded another Western Swing version of the song

Lyrics

The lyrics as published:Glick, "Pale Moon" (Sheet music).

References

Bibliography

*Glick, Jesse G.M. (w.); Logan, Frederic Knight (m.). "Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song)." Chicago: Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (1920). 1920 songs Western music (North America) Western swing songs {{1920s-song-stub