abstract
| - %22There's No Tomorrow%22, written by Al Hoffman, Leo Corday and Leon Carr, is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song %22O Sole Mio%22 (music by Eduardo di Capua). (The other was %22It's Now or Never%22, popularized by Elvis Presley.) The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by Tony Martin which charted in 1950. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm record (catalog number 20-3582) and a 45rpm record (catalog number 47-3078). The record first reached the Billboard Magazine charts on November 4, 1949 and lasted 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at number two. Martin was attending a Friars Club of Beverly Hills roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on November 24th, 1958, in Los Angeles. Right after comedian Harry Einstein (alias %22Parkyarkarkus%22) brought the house down with his amusing testimonial, Einstein suddenly suffered a heart attack, slumping into Milton Berle's lap. Emcee Art Linkletter then directed Martin to sing a song to divert the crowd's attention; the singer's unfortunate choice was %22There's No Tomorrow%22. Einstein's heart attack proved fatal, and Martin was a pallbearer at the comedian's funeral.
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