My gal sal – Free Jazz Lead Sheet
Bb Major – Paul Dresser 1905
'My Gal Sal' by Paul Dresser (1905) is an upbeat Tin Pan Alley song in Bb Major, also known as 'They Call Her Frivolous Sal'. Its catchy melody and lively character made it a popular American song, while its appearance in The Jazz Singer in 1927 gave it an important place in early film and music history.
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'My Gal Sal', written by Paul Dresser in 1905, is an early American popular song from the Tin Pan Alley era, also known as 'They Call Her Frivolous Sal'. The upbeat song tells of a man eagerly looking forward to seeing Sal again, praising her as a lively and unconventional woman.
The song gained renewed historical significance when it was performed in The Jazz Singer in 1927, one of the landmark films in the transition to sound cinema. Dresser died in 1906, long before his song appeared on screen, and 'My Gal Sal' has continued to be recorded and performed by musicians over the following decades.
About the composer: Paul Dresser
Paul Dresser (1857–1906) was an American composer, singer and songwriter who became one of the prominent figures of the Tin Pan Alley era. He wrote numerous popular songs, including 'On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away', which later became the state song of Indiana. Dresser died in 1906, at the age of 49.
