"(Up A) Lazy River"
Song by Louis Armstrong
Published1930
GenreJazz standard, pop standard
Songwriter(s)Hoagy Carmichael
Composer(s)Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin

"(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.

Recorded versions

  • 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.[7]
  • "(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

  1. ↑ Red Hot Jazz Archive. "Sidney Arodin (1901-1948)".
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 216.
  3. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - March 6, 1961".
  4. ↑ The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years, 1941-1945, Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Bob Orlowsky. "Scopitone Archive by Artist: G to L". Scopitone Archive. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ IMDB. "The Best Years of Our Lives - Soundtracks". IMDb.

See also


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