DESCRIPTION:
My Man (Mon Homme)
Lyrics by Channing Pollock
Music by Maurice Yvain
Ruth Etting, vocal
Recorded March 1, 1927
Columbia 995-D

Ruth Etting (1897 - 1978) was born in David City, Nebraska. She attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; originally intended to be a fashion designer; At 17 she got a job in a Chicago night club working on costumes. Debut in chorus of revue at the Marigold Gardens Theatre, Chicago, 1925. She sang on early radio eventually winning title of "Chicago's Sweetheart." New York stage debut in the 1927 edition of Ziegfeld Follies (New Amsterdam), August 16, 1927. Appeared in the same theatre, December 4, 1928, in "Whoopee" with Eddie Cantor. Several other reviews including the "Ziegfeld Follies of 1931." Debut in London in "Transatlantic Rhythm" at the Adelphi, October 1, 1934. Made several films, the best-remembered being "Roman Scandals", 1933. Composed several popular songs, "Wistful and Blue" and "When You're With Somebody Else' and "Maybe, Who Knows," being among them. Doris Day played the role of Etting in the 1955 movie "Love Me or Leave Me." James Cagney co-starred.

The song "My Man" was was introduced with English lyrics in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 (15th edition). In this show, Fanny Brice sang "My Man," the song which forever would be her trademark. It was an English version of the French song "Mon Homme" written by Maurice Yvain and with lyrics translated by Channing Pollock.