Ruth Lowe
Born in Toronto in 1914, Ruth Lowe was a pioneering Canadian songwriter and pianist best known for penning the iconic ballad “I’ll Never Smile Again.” Originally broadcast by Percy Faith on CBC Radio in 1939, the song gained global fame when Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey recorded it in 1940—making it Sinatra’s first No. 1 hit and the very first No. 1 on Billboard’s modern chart.
Lowe also co-wrote “Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day),” which became Sinatra’s long-time closing theme. After a successful early career performing in Canada and the U.S., Lowe retired from public performance in the 1940s but continued to compose. Her life inspired the 1990 musical Ruthie and the 2001 documentary I'll Never Smile Again: The Ruth Lowe Story.
Her work left a lasting impact on popular music, and “I’ll Never Smile Again” was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother of Pearl | I'll Never Smile Again (vocals: Eleanor Collins) (Ruth Lowe, 1939) | She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women | 05:29 | |
| Lowe, Ruth | I'll Never Smile Again | Patti Page - I'll Never Smile Again | 01:57 | |
| Compilation | Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again (vocals Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers) 1940 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:08 | |
| Lowe, Ruth | I'll Never Smile Again | Jo Stafford ft Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra | 03:26 | |
| Peterson, Oscar | I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe) | The Personal Touch | 02:33 | |
| Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | I'll Never Smile Again | A Tribute to the Crooners | 04:19 | |
| Arioli, Susie Swing Band | I’ll Never Smile Again | Pennies from Heaven | 02:55 | |
| Lowe, Ruth | Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again | Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Frank Sinatra, vocals) - I'll Never Smile Again | 03:09 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe) | Canadiana | 03:38 | |
| Johnson, Molly | I'll Never Smile Again | Lucky | 03:59 | |
| Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 04:50 | |
| Stockwood, Kim | I'll Never Smile Again | Sometimes The Moon | 03:18 | |
| Biali, Laila | I'll Never Smile Again | From Sea to Sky | 05:48 |
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