Over The Rainbow, Somewhere Over The Rainbow song title page |
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| 1 | Over The Rainbow | 1939 |
| Glenn Miller And His Orchestra with Ray Eberle |
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| 2 | Over The Rainbow | 1939 |
| Judy Garland |
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| 3 | Over The Rainbow | 1939 |
| Larry Clinton And His Orchestra with Bea Wain |
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| 4 | Over The Rainbow | 1939 |
| Bob Crosby And His Orchestra with Teddy Grace |
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| 5 | Over The Rainbow | 1944 |
| The Hank D'Amico Quartet |
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| 6 | Over The Rainbow | 1951 |
| Les Brown And His Band Of Renown |
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| 7 | Over The Rainbow | 1954 |
| The Castelles |
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| 8 | Over The Rainbow | 1954 |
| The Checkers |
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| 9 | Over The Rainbow | 1956 |
| Little Butch & The Vells |
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| 10 | Over The Rainbow | 1957 |
| Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra with Austin Cromer |
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| 11 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | 1957 |
| Del-Vikings |
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The Demensions had the only Pop Top 20 hit version of Over The Rainbow, left. The Wizard Of Oz movie soundtrack was released in 1956, center. Sam Harris created a sensation on TV contest show Star Search with his renditions of the song, released later on the album pictured right. |
| 12 | Over The Rainbow | 13 | Aug 1960 |
| The Demensions |
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| 13 | Over The Rainbow | 1960 |
| The Baysiders |
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| 14 | Over The Rainbow | 1960 |
| Santo & Johnny |
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| 15 | Over The Rainbow | 1963 |
| Seymour (His Heartbeat Trumpet) |
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| 16 | Over The Rainbow | Apr 1965 |
| Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs |
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| 17 | Over The Rainbow | Oct 1966 |
| Alexander And The Hamiltons |
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| 18 | Judy Over The Rainbow | 1968 |
| Orange |
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| 19 | Over The Rainbow | Aug 1969 |
| Ohio Players |
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| 20 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Dec 1973 |
| Livingston Taylor |
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| 21 | Intro: Over The Rainbow/Kill The King | Sep 1977 |
| Rainbow |
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| 22 | Over The Rainbow | Jun 1978 |
| Gary Tanner |
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| 23 | Over The Rainbow | Aug 1980 |
| Jerry Lee Lewis |
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| 24 | Over The Rainbow | 1980 |
| The Poor Souls |
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| 25 | Over The Rainbow/You Belong To Me | Jan 1981 |
| Matchbox |
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| 26 | Over The Rainbow | Sep 1981 |
| Patti LaBelle |
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| 27 | Jingle Bells Laughing All The Way (Over The Rainbow Music) | Dec 1981 |
| The Hysterics |
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| 28 | Over The Rainbow | 1985 |
| Band Of Oz |
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| 29 | Over The Rainbow | 1985 |
| Sam Harris |
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| 30 | Over The Rainbow | May 2001 |
| Eva Cassidy |
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| In 1993, Hawaiian star Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole made his rendition of Over The Rainbow, combining it into a medley with What A Wonderful World. The song was a local sensation. After his death from obesity-related conditions, the song became an international hit, most popular in 2004. In the meantime, others including UK star Cliff Richard brought fame to a similar arrangement. |
| 31 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World | Dec 2001 |
| Cliff Richard |
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| 32 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World | May 2004 |
| Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole |
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| 33 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Jul 2006 |
| Katharine McPhee |
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| 34 | Over The Rainbow | 2007 |
| Kylie Minogue |
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| 35 | Over The Rainbow | May 2010 |
| Jason Castro |
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| 36 | Over The Rainbow | May 2010 |
| Danielle Hope |
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| 37 | Over The Rainbow | Jun 2010 |
| Glee Cast |
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| 38 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World | Jul 2010 |
| Scalby School Staff & Students |
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| 39 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Apr 2011 |
| Matthew Morrison And Gwyneth Paltrow |
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| 40 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Dec 2012 |
| Nicholas David |
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| 41 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Jan 2013 |
| The Children Of Newtown Featuring Ingrid Michaelson |
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