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"(Up A) Lazy River" is a popular tune and song by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin, published in 1930. The melody is by Arodin, arranged and with words modified by Carmichael.[1] It is considered a jazz standard and pop standard, and has been recorded by many artists as listed below.

"(Up A) Lazy River"
Song by Louis Armstrong
Published	1930
Genre	Jazz standard, pop standard
Songwriter(s)	Hoagy Carmichael
Composer(s)	Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin

Recorded versions

Acker Bilk
Adam Faith (1963)
Art Mooney and his orchestra (vocal: Cathy Ryan and The Clover Leafs) (1952)
Benny Goodman and his orchestra (vocal: Helen Forrest) (1941)
Betty Johnson (1950)
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong for their 1960 album Bing & Satchmo.
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1947)
Bobby Darin (1961) #14 hit on the Hot 100[2]
Brenda Lee (1962)
Casa Loma Orchestra (1938)
Chet Atkins
Cliff Richard on his album Bold As Brass
Chris Barber
Sidney Bechet
Mina
Crystal Gayle (1999)
Dick Todd
Eddy Howard
Gene Vincent (1956)
Georgie Fame and Annie Ross (1981)
Glenn Miller and his orchestra
Hank Thompson (1972)

Harry Connick Jr. (1988)
Harry James and his orchestra
Hoagy Carmichael (1930)
Hugh and Karl Farr
Julia Lee
Kay Starr
Kenny Ball
Leon Redbone
Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Les Paul Trio
Louis Armstrong and his orchestra (1931)
Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang (1936)
Manhattan Transfer
Megan Mullally
Merle Travis
Michael Bublé
Nat King Cole Trio with vocals by Anita Boyer [3]
Pat Boone (1958)
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra (1956)
Peggy Lee
Pete Fountain

Phil Harris and his orchestra (1932)
Ray Anthony
Rex Allen (1961)
Rickie Lee Jones
Roberta Sherwood (Sepia CD Sepia 1099 - orig rec: 1956)
Rockapella
Rosemary Clooney (1956)
Rusty Draper (1957)
Sam Butera and The Witnesses
Sammy Davis Jr. (1963)
Si Zentner and his orchestra (1961)
Svend Asmussen
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tex Beneke and his orchestra
The Ames Brothers
The Blind Rats (2020)
The Four Lads
The Gatlin Brothers (1994)
The Mills Brothers (1952)
The Platters
The Three Suns
Woody Herman and his orchestra (1941)
January Jones – Scopitone video[4][5]^{[better source needed]}

Popular culture

The song was stored in music box format in a permanent outdoor display in Cathedral Park under the St. John's Bridge in Portland, Oregon.
Permanent outdoor exhibit of a metal river at Cathedral Park, under the St. John's Bridge in Portland Oregon, installed with music box tune of Hoagy Carmichael's "Up A Lazy River", the year the bridge was dedicated.
Close up of a sign describing exhibit of Drawing on the River at Cathedral Park, under the St. John's Bridge.
A bit of the song is played by Carmichael in the 1946 Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives.[6]
"(Up A) Lazy River" can also be heard in the 1959 film Hey Boy! Hey Girl!.
A cover of the song is featured in Shredder Orpheus.

References

Red Hot Jazz Archive. "Sidney Arodin (1901-1948)".
Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 216.
The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years, 1941-1945, Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.
Chuck Miller (August 24, 2011). "K-Chuck Radio: 1960's Music Videos, courtesy of the Scopitone". Times Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
Bob Orlowsky. "Scopitone Archive by Artist: G to L". Scopitone Archive. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
IMDB. "The Best Years of Our Lives - Soundtracks". IMDb.

Recorded versions

Popular culture

References

See also