The Sounds of Fleming

Although Fleming has written and recorded dozens of songs, only a few samples are presented here, with Mr. Fleming's permission. I hope to eventually secure his consent to make more music available here, but during our last conversation he strongly suggested that I be quiet.

His best-known song, of course, is the immortal "Doodle-de-Do." The song would come to haunt Fleming, because audiences would scream "Doodle-de-Do!" at him whenever he tried to sing anything else.

Here is the original 1939 recording of "Doodle-de-Do."

Another version of "Doodle-de-Do," from Fleming's 1967 Live in Las Vegas album:

This is "Make a Wish Upon a Lovedream," a tender ballad, also from Live in Las Vegas:

"Please Step Down" is a song Amanda Sisk and I wrote for Max Fleming to perform in our 2005 production Burning Bush. Although Fleming wound up not appearing in the show, we did record this demo with him:

Music Music Music Music Music (The Max Fleming Program)

In 2003, I produced a Max Fleming retrospective for the radio program Music Music Music Music Music. This recording includes interviews with Fleming associates, insights into his life and career, and a few of the original Fleming tracks available here.