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Kern's wife eventually remarried, to a singer named George Byron. Accolades. Jerome Kern was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, and won twice. Seven nominations were for Best Original Song; these included a posthumous nomination in each of 1945 and 1946. One nomination was in 1945 for Best Original Music Score. Kern was not eligible ...
"Bill" is a song heard in Act II of Kern and Hammerstein's classic 1927 musical, Show Boat. The song was written by Kern and P. G. Wodehouse for their 1917 musical Oh, Lady! Lady!! for Vivienne Segal to perform, but it was withdrawn because it was considered too melancholy for that show.
Mar 2, 2013 · Jerome Kern began his career as a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early nineteen twenties, Kern was a successful young composer for Broadway musical comedies. In one three-year period alone, he wrote music for nineteen shows. Other people wrote the words for Kern's songs. Kern wrote only the music.
Bill. Julie sings this bittersweet ballad of love and memory at an audition, emotionally recalling her own lost love. The song was originally written by Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse for their musical comedy Oh Lady! Lady!!, but it was deemed too melancholy for the show.
The protagonist used to dream of finding the perfect, heroic lover with good looks and brains. But then he met Bill - an ordinary man who doesn't stand out in a crowd and isn't exceptional in any way. Despite this, the protagonist loves Bill because he's just himself and being with him feels natural and comfortable.
The song Bill was written by Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse and was first performed by Mildred Fisher. It was covered by John Bunch featuring Frank Vignola and John Webber, Sandy Stewart with Dick Hyman, Gene DiNovi, Paul Motian Band and other artists.
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For a complete listing of songs written for the 1927 production of Show Boat, see IBDB song list. Although "Bill" has become the most famous song of those written by Kern and Hammerstein for Oh, Lady!
