Moon River Moon River "Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song has been covered by many other artists. It became the theme song for Andy Williams, who first recorded it in 1962 (and performed it at the Academy Awards ceremony that year). He sang the first eight bars of the song at the
Pale Moon (song) and Western Swing versions. The lyrics as published: Pale Moon (song) "Pale Moon" (An Indian Love Song) is a popular song composed by Frederic Knight Logan with lyrics by Jesse G. M. Glick. The song was written in 1920. Probably one of the earliest recordings was by Lucy Isabelle Marsh. <br> Paul Whiteman's version - recorded April 8, 1924 (Victor 19345) was very popular in 1924. Bing Crosby and The Merry Macs recorded the song on December 23, 1940 with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats. Frank Sinatra recorded a version with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra on August 19, 1941. Jimmy Wakely