My Mom (Walter Donaldson song)

"My Mom" is a popular song written by Walter Donaldson and published in 1932. Popular songstress Kate Smith recorded a version that year that reached #10 on the charts.^[1] It was also successfully featured by crooner Bing Crosby, but there is no evidence that he recorded it.^[2] It was also "successfully featured" by Jimmie Grier and his Orchestra,^[3] popular crooner Rudy Vallée,^[4] Jack Miller,^[5] George Jessel,^[6] and Irene Taylor.^[7] Perhaps the most notable version of this song was recorded by Tony Bennett for his 1998 album Tony Bennett: The Playground.

Other recorded versions

• Ben Selvin and his Orchestra with Rob Gobey as the featured vocalist, recorded on February 29, 1932 and released on Columbia 2628-D.^[8]
• George Olsen and His Music with Jerry Baker on vocals , recorded on March 23, 1932 and released on Victor 22967.^[9]
• Woody Herman and his Orchestra, with Herman on vocals, recorded on April 4, 1941, and released on Decca 3738.^[10]
• The Andrews Sisters with the Vic Schoen Orchestra, recorded on January 19, 1951^[11]
• Phil Regan with Jesse Crawford on the organ, recorded on January 24, 1942 and released on Decca Records.^[12]
• Russ Carlyle and his Orchestra, released in 1955.^[13]