May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You

"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" is a popular song by Meredith Willson, originally published in 1950.

The song is now considered a standard, recorded by many artists.

It was used as Tallulah Bankhead's theme song for her NBC radio program, "The Big Show." She recited the words in her ultra husky voice. The show featured many of the big stars of the day, and they would join Tallulah in reciting the words, one line per star, which made a memorable ending for the show.

However, it was most popular when it was regularly sung by Kate Smith on her early 50's TV show as the closing song. (Kate Smith enjoyed her own personal renaissance in the 70's when the Philadelphia Flyers (Pro Hockey Team) asked her to sing God Bless America at their most important games.)

A recording with Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plough Boys and his Guitar was made in New York City on December 13, 1950. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-0425 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number MH 148.

References

Eddy Arnold

Studio albums	I Want to Go with You The Everlovin' World of Eddy Arnold So Many Ways/If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'

Songs	"Anytime" "Bouquet of Roses" "The Cattle Call" "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" "Easy on the Eyes" "Eddy's Song" "A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)" "I Really Don't Want to Know" "I Walk Alone" "I Wanna Play House With You" "I Want to Go with You" "I'll Hold You in My Heart" "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" "I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl That I Love)" "If I Had You" "It's a Sin" "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)" "Just Call Me Lonesome" "Kentucky Waltz" "Lonely Again" "Make the World Go Away" "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" "Misty Blue" "San Francisco is a Lonely Town" "Somebody Like Me" "Texarkana Baby" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "There's Been a Change in Me" "The Tip of My Fingers" "Trouble in Mind" "Turn the World Around" "What Is Life Without Love" "What's He Doing in My World" "The Wheel of Hurt" "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" "You Don't Know Me"

Related articles	Discography The Eddy Arnold Show Eddy Arnold Time

Meredith Willson

Musicals

The Music Man (1957)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960)
Here's Love (1963)
1491 (1969)

Film scores

The Great Dictator (1940)
The Little Foxes (1941)

Compositions

Music Man	"Iowa Stubborn" "(Ya Got) Trouble" "Seventy-six Trombones" "Goodnight, Ladies" "Shipoopi" "Till There Was You"

Other	"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" "I See the Moon" "Iowa Fight Song"

The Big Show

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