Ruth Lowe
Born in Toronto in 1914, Ruth Lowe was a pioneering Canadian songwriter and pianist best known for penning the iconic ballad “I’ll Never Smile Again.” Originally broadcast by Percy Faith on CBC Radio in 1939, the song gained global fame when Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey recorded it in 1940—making it Sinatra’s first No. 1 hit and the very first No. 1 on Billboard’s modern chart.
Lowe also co-wrote “Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day),” which became Sinatra’s long-time closing theme. After a successful early career performing in Canada and the U.S., Lowe retired from public performance in the 1940s but continued to compose. Her life inspired the 1990 musical Ruthie and the 2001 documentary I'll Never Smile Again: The Ruth Lowe Story.
Her work left a lasting impact on popular music, and “I’ll Never Smile Again” was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susie Arioli Swing Band | I’ll Never Smile Again | Pennies from Heaven | 02:55 | |
| Kim Stockwood | I'll Never Smile Again | Sometimes The Moon | 03:18 | |
| Molly Johnson | I'll Never Smile Again | Lucky | 03:59 | |
| Oscar Peterson | I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe) | The Personal Touch | 02:33 | |
| Ruth Lowe | I'll Never Smile Again | Patti Page - I'll Never Smile Again | 01:57 | |
| Compilation | Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again (vocals Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers) 1940 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:08 | |
| Dal Richards & his Orchestra | Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 04:50 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe) | Canadiana | 03:38 | |
| Ruth Lowe | Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again | Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Frank Sinatra, vocals) - I'll Never Smile Again | 03:09 | |
| Laila Biali | I'll Never Smile Again | From Sea to Sky | 05:48 | |
| Dal Richards & his Orchestra | I'll Never Smile Again | A Tribute to the Crooners | 04:19 | |
| Ruth Lowe | I'll Never Smile Again | Jo Stafford ft Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra | 03:26 | |
| Mother of Pearl | I'll Never Smile Again (vocals: Eleanor Collins) (Ruth Lowe, 1939) | She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women | 05:29 |
From Sea to Sky
Biali, Laila
Johnson, Molly
Peterson, Oscar
Swing Is In... Vol. II
VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada CD
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada BACK
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada FOLDOUT 05
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada FOLDOUT 04
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada FOLDOUT 03
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada FOLDOUT 02
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada FOLDOUT 01
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada INLAY INSIDE
CD-VA VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada INLAY
Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swing Is In Vol 2 BACK
Sometimes The Moon
Stockwood, Kim
The Personal Touch
David Clayton-Thomas and the Bossmen. Friars 'a Go Go, August 8, 1966
She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women
Mother of Pearl
Jo Stafford ft Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Lowe, Ruth - Jo Stafford ft Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (1)
Lowe, Ruth
Peterson, Oscar - The Personal Touch (4)
Peterson, Oscar - The Personal Touch (3)
Peterson, Oscar - The Personal Touch (2)
Arioli, Susie Swing Band
Pennies from Heaven
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