(Up A) Lazy River
" 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. It is considered a jazz standard and pop standard, and has been recorded by many artists as listed below.Recorded versions
- Acker Bilk
- Adam Faith
- Art Mooney and his orchestra
- Benny Goodman and his orchestra
- Betty Johnson
- Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong for their 1960 album Bing & Satchmo.
- Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- Bobby Darin #14 hit on the Hot 100
- Brenda Lee
- Casa Loma Orchestra
- Chet Atkins
- Cliff Richard on his album Bold As Brass
- Chris Barber
- Sidney Bechet
- Mina
- Crystal Gayle
- Dick Todd
- Eddy Howard
- Gene Vincent
- Georgie Fame and Annie Ross
- Glenn Miller and his orchestra
- Hank Thompson
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Harry James and his orchestra
- Hoagy Carmichael
- 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
- Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang
- Manhattan Transfer
- Megan Mullally
- Merle Travis
- Michael Bublé
- Nat King Cole Trio with vocals by Anita Boyer
- Pat Boone
- Paul Whiteman and his orchestra
- Peggy Lee
- Pete Fountain
- Phil Harris and his orchestra
- Ray Anthony
- Rex Allen
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Roberta Sherwood
- Rockapella
- Rosemary Clooney
- Rusty Draper
- Sam Butera and The Witnesses
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Si Zentner and his orchestra
- Svend Asmussen
- Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Tex Beneke and his orchestra
- The Ames Brothers
- The Blind Rats
- The Four Lads
- The Gatlin Brothers
- The Mills Brothers
- The Platters
- The Three Suns
- Woody Herman and his orchestra
- January Jones – Scopitone video
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.
- A bit of the song is played by Carmichael in the 1946 Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives.
- " Lazy River" can also be heard in the 1959 film Hey Boy! Hey Girl!.
