The Moon Shines on the Moonshine

The Moon Shines on the Moonshine is a song by Francis De Witt (lyrics) and Robert Hood Bowers (music).^[1] It was performed by Bert Williams in Ziegfeld Follies and recorded on an album.^[2] Shapiro Bernstein and Co. published sheet music for the song in 1920 in New York City.^[3]^[4]

Williams appears on the songsheet cover in blackface.^[5] The Library of Congress and New York Public Library have copies of it.^[6]^[7] Columbia Graphaphone Company released it on the B side of an album with the song "Somebody" by Williams.^[8] Paramount / New York Recording Laboratories also released it.^[9] Sidney Phillips recorded it on Victor Records.^[10]

In 1919, Williams also performed Irving Berlin's "You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake on Tea", and the Follies that year included other prohibition and alcohol imbibing related songs.^[11]

Legacy

The song has been included in several compilations over the years.^[12]^[13]^[14] Robert Meijer curated a 2007 art exhibition using the song title as a theme.^[15]

References

^ "Collection: "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" Sheet Music | SCOUT". scout.lib.utk.edu.
^ ""The Moon Shines on the Moonshine"". National Museum of American History.
^ Bowers, Robert; Witt, Francis De (January 1920). ""The Moon Shines on the Moonshine / music by Robert Hood Bowers; words " by Robert Hood Bowers, Francis De Witt et al". Sheet Music, 1920-1929.
^ "098.151 - The Moon Shines on the Moonshine. Song. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
^ Maslon, Laurence (August 3, 2018). Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983254-5 – via Google Books.
^ "The moon shines on the moonshine". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
^ "The moon shines on the moonshine". NYPL Digital Collections.
^ "Bert Williams - Somebody / The Moon Shines On The Moonshine". July 6, 1920 – via www.discogs.com.
^ "The moon shines on the moonshine - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu.
^ via https://www.ebay.com/itm/323828275101
^ Hurwitz, Nathan (June 27, 2014). A History of the American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It. Routledge. ISBN 9781317912057 – via Google Books.
^ "Collection captures Robinson's special knack for spotting the acts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1993-03-18. p. 61. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ "A historical trek down the street of dreams". The Los Angeles Times. 2004-10-31. p. 100. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ "In just a century, music has come a long way". Standard-Speaker. 1999-11-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ Fokidis, Marina (March 3, 2007). "When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine". Frieze (105) – via www.frieze.com.

[1] "Collection: "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" Sheet Music | SCOUT". scout.lib.utk.edu.

[2] ""The Moon Shines on the Moonshine"". National Museum of American History.

[3] Bowers, Robert; Witt, Francis De (January 1920). ""The Moon Shines on the Moonshine / music by Robert Hood Bowers; words " by Robert Hood Bowers, Francis De Witt et al". Sheet Music, 1920-1929.

[4] "098.151 - The Moon Shines on the Moonshine. Song. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.

[5] Maslon, Laurence (August 3, 2018). Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983254-5 – via Google Books.

[6] "The moon shines on the moonshine". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

[7] "The moon shines on the moonshine". NYPL Digital Collections.

[8] "Bert Williams - Somebody / The Moon Shines On The Moonshine". July 6, 1920 – via www.discogs.com.

[9] "The moon shines on the moonshine - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu.

[10] via https://www.ebay.com/itm/323828275101

[11] Hurwitz, Nathan (June 27, 2014). A History of the American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It. Routledge. ISBN 9781317912057 – via Google Books.

[12] "Collection captures Robinson's special knack for spotting the acts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1993-03-18. p. 61. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[13] "A historical trek down the street of dreams". The Los Angeles Times. 2004-10-31. p. 100. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[14] "In just a century, music has come a long way". Standard-Speaker. 1999-11-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[15] Fokidis, Marina (March 3, 2007). "When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine". Frieze (105) – via www.frieze.com.

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