Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?

"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" is a song written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter, which was first heard in the movie New Orleans in 1947, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday.

Recorded by several artists, including

• Louis Armstrong - 1947 - (his rendition of the song has also been the theme song for TVs "Frank's Place")
• Billie Holiday - 1947
• Marilyn Maxwell - 1947 - on the Abbott and Costello Radio Show - April 17, 1947 ^[1]
• Eddie Condon - 1951
• Frankie Laine - 1953
• Fats Domino - 1958
• Jonah Jones - 1958
• Pete Fountain - 1959
• Ricky Nelson - 1960
• Al Hirt - 1962
• Marcia Hines - 1978 - featured on album 'Live Across Australia' Miracle ML703
• Stéphane Grappelli - 1981
• Raul Seixas - 1984
• Dardanelle - 1985
• Alliance Hall Dixieland Band - 1988
• Harry Connick Jr. (with Dr. John) - 1988 - (Connick also played the song during a concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.)
• Alison Krauss - 1989
• Fats Domino - 1993
• Yoshio Toyama & Don Sutton - 1994
• Martin Taylor & Chet Atkins - 1995
• Tara Darnell - 1996
• Janet Carroll - 2000
• The Manhattan Transfer - 2000
• Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - 2000
• Suede - 2001
• Victoria Williams - 2002
• Preservation Hall Jazz Band - 2005
• Stefano Bollani - 2006
• Paul Sanchez/Shamarr Allen - Meet Me On Frenchmen Street - 2007
• Linnzi Zaorski - Hot Wax and Whisky - 2007
• Take 6 & Aaron Neville - The Standard - 2008
• Jimmy Buffett- Encores - 2010

• Also recorded by: Nat King Cole; Rosemary Clooney;

Four Vagabonds; Lee Wiley.

Book

"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" is also the title of an anthology of essays by New Orleans writers that was published after the levees broke in August 2005. The Table of Contents for the book plays tribute to the song by ascribing a different version to each essay.

References

1. ^ Bruce Forsberg, 2008