Sheik of Araby

Guitarist Nikolai Svishev Trio www.nikolaisvishev.com plays "Sheik of Araby" at the Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, SC. "The Sheik of Araby" is a song that was written by Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler and music by Ted Snyder in 1921. It was composed in response to the popularity of the Rudolph Valentino film The Sheik. In 1926 it received new lyrics by Billy Rose and was retitled "That Night in Araby". It was a Tin Pan Alley hit, and was also adopted by early jazz bands, especially in New ...
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