Written by | Ray Henderson |
Lyrics by | Mort Dixon |
Date | 1926 |
Publisher | Olde Clover Leaf Music; Ray Henderson Music Co. Inc. |
During the Talk Spot on episode 215 of The Muppet Show, Kermit the Frog asks Lou Rawls about the secrets of singing jazz. To provide a demonstration, Lou and The Electric Mayhem perform "Bye Bye Blackbird". The bandmembers each get a chance to scat during the number.
During the song, Lou Rawls sings a list of birds, ending with Big Bird.
Big Bird later sung the song with Mitch Miller and his Sing Along Gang (with Bob McGrath among returning members) on the 1981 television special Mitch Miller's Singalong Sampler.