Waltzing Matilda in 1926 as performed by John Collinson and Russell Callow. In 2008, this recording of "Waltzing Matilda" was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive which says that there are more recordings of "Waltzing Matilda" than any other Australian song. The Australian poet Banjo Paterson wrote the words to "Waltzing Matilda" in January 1895 while staying at Dagworth Station, a sheep and cattle station near Winton in Central West Queensland owned by the Macpherson family. The words were written to a tune played on a zither or autoharp by 31‑year‑old Christina Macpherson, one
Waltzing in a Dream Waltzing in a Dream "Waltzing in a Dream" is a 1932 song recorded by Bing Crosby. The lyrics were written by Bing Crosby and Ned Washington. The music was composed by Victor Young. Bing Crosby recorded the song in Chicago on April 23, 1932 with Isham Jones and his Orchestra and it was released as a Brunswick 78 single. The recording reached no. 6 on the pop singles chart in the U.S., with a chart run of eleven weeks. Guy Lombardo also enjoyed chart success with the song in 1932. Other recordings were by Enric Madriguera for Columbia Records (catalog