"New Orleans" is a 1932 popular song written by

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first ...

. The song is now considered a jazz standard, along with several other Carmichael compositions such as " Stardust", "

Georgia on My Mind "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. However, the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the U ...

" and " Lazy River". The song was recorded by

Bennie Moten Benjamin Moten (November 13, 1893 – April 2, 1935) was an American jazz pianist and band leader born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He led his Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the regional, blues-based orchest ...

's Kansas City Orchestra and the Casa Loma Orchestra as an up-tempo number, but failed to achieve success until Carmichael released a slower version of the song with Scottish vocalist Ella Logan.Richard M. Sudhalter: ''Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael''. Oxford University Press US, 2003. . p. 151 It was based on the

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from the

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of two earlier standards: "

You Took Advantage of Me "You Took Advantage of Me" is a 1928 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, for the musical '' Present Arms'' (1928), where it was introduced by Joyce Barbour and Busby Berkeley as the characters Edna Stevens and Dou ...

" and " Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". A classic recording is by Ella Logan and Carmichael. Another is by

Dorothy Loudon Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1925 – November 15, 2003) was an American actress and singer. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1977 for her performance as Miss Hannigan in '' Annie''. Loudon was also nominated for T ...

in her album entitled "Saloon." Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, '' Our Man in New Orleans''.Al Hirt, ''Our Man in New Orleans''
Retrieved April 10, 2013. Canadian rock band Stampeders included a cover of the song on their 1975 album ''Steamin'', and

Teddi King Teddi King (September 18, 1929 – November 18, 1977) was an American jazz and pop vocalist. Born Theodora King in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, she won a singing competition hosted by Dinah Shore at Boston's Tributary Theatre, later beg ...

also covered it on her 2008 album Round Midnight''.

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