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Thread #85112   Message #1575007
Posted By: Jim Dixon
03-Oct-05 - 06:53 PM
Thread Name: Chord Req: Do You Know What It Means to Miss N.O.?
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Do You Know What It Means to Miss N.O.?
Allmusic.com lists 277 recordings of DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS NEW ORLEANS. Louis Armstrong's seems to be the most famous.

The entry at Indiana University Sheet Music Collection seems to indicate there is a missing verse. Also, it gives a shorter title.

Title: NEW ORLEANS
Composer: Alter, Louis
Name: De Lange, Eddie
Role: L
Publisher: Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc.
Place of publication: New York
Date of publication: 1946
Call Number: M1 .D48 Box: 231 Item: 031
Performance Medium: Piano, Voice and Chords
First Line: I never had this kinda feelin', with a draggin' heart
Chorus First Line: Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans

The Songwriters Hall of Fame says it was written for the 1946 film "New Orleans."