On March 12, 2006 at 19:50, augsys said...
According to the CD in front of me, "Nancy with
the smiling face" was written by Phil Silvers
and Jimmy Van Heusen.
How right you are. When you hear DJs talk history, as I did on this tune some twenty years ago, now you have the internet to check up on 'em:
[Link: songsbysinatra.com]This is a really sweet story, too. It's about the daughter, not his wife. The DJ had it all wrong. Thanks for the correction.