‘Moon Over Miami’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Feb 1 1936)

(Saturday, February 1, 1936) — “Moon Over Miami” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Lew Sherwood; recorded in New York City on Dec. 23, 1935) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week.

It was Duchin’s fourth of eight number one hits on the chart (1935-1937).