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London Bridge Is Falling Down

The Count Basie Orchestra

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  1. Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)

  2. Part of The Complete Decca Recordings, also Panassie Stomp, Dark Rapture and Blame It on My Last Affair

  3. Written by Abel Baer, also There Are Such Things (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra), Gee! But You’re Swell (Chick Webb and His Orchestra) and My Mother’s Eyes (Tom Jones)

  4. Written by Ira Schuster, also Hold Me (P.J. Proby), I’m Alone Because I Love You (Nat King Cole) and In the Hills of Tennessee (Jimmie Rodgers)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Abel Baer first appears on fono in 1937, 55 years before this song

  • Ira Schuster first appears on fono in 1964, 28 years before this song

Credits

All 19 credits
Written by
Abel Baer, Ira Schuster and Tot Seymour
Performed by
Benny Morton, Buck Clayton, Count Basie, Dan Minor, Dicky Wells, Earle Warren, Freddie Green, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Herschel Evans, Jack Washington, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones, Lester Young and Walter Page
Part of
The Complete Decca Recordings
Released on
Decca Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Benny Morton

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Benny Morton

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  2. 2MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Buck Clayton

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Buck Clayton

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  3. 3MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Count Basie

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Count Basie

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  4. 4MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Dan Minor

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Dan Minor

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Dicky Wells

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Dicky Wells

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Earle Warren

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Earle Warren

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Freddie Green

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Freddie Green

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Harry “Sweets” Edison

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Harry “Sweets” Edison

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Herschel Evans

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Herschel Evans

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Jack Washington

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Jack Washington

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Jimmy Rushing

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Jimmy Rushing

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Jo Jones

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Jo Jones

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Lester Young

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Lester Young

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  14. 14MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Walter Page

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was performed by Walter Page

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was written by Abel Baer

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was written by Abel Baer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was written by Ira Schuster

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was written by Ira Schuster

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was written by Tot Seymour

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was written by Tot Seymour

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down is part of the release The Complete Decca Recordings

    London Bridge Is Falling Down is part of the release The Complete Decca Recordings

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  19. 19MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song London Bridge Is Falling Down

    Decca Records is the label of the song London Bridge Is Falling Down

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  20. 20MusicBrainz London Bridge Is Falling Down was released on 1992-03-17

    London Bridge Is Falling Down was released on 1992-03-17

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