"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.
The song has been recorded by various artists, including:
Artist Year Album title Notes Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday 1947New Orleans soundtrack Armstrong's rendition of the song was also the theme song for the TV series Frank's Place Marilyn Maxwell 1947 on The Abbott and Costello Radio Show - April 17, 1947 Bruce Forsberg, 2008 Eddie Condon 1951 Dr. Jazz Series, Vol. 11 Frankie Laine 1954 A Musical Portrait of New Orleans Fats Domino 1958 Harry James 1958 Harry's Choice Capitol Records ST1093 Jonah Jones 1958 Jumpin' With Jonah Pete Fountain 1959 Pete Fountain's New Orleans Rick Nelson 1961 Rick Is 21 Al Hirt 1962 At the Mardi Gras Marcia Hines 1978 Marcia Hines Live Across Australia Miracle ML703 Stéphane Grappelli 1981 Vintage 1981 Maura O'Connell 1982 Raul Seixas 1984 Lee Wiley 1985 reissue The Legendary Lee Wiley: Collector's Items, 1931-1955 date of original recording unknown Dardanelle 1985 Down Home Alliance Hall Dixieland Band 1988 A Closer Walk Harry Connick Jr. (with Dr. John) 198820 Connick also performed the song with Wynton Marsalis during a 2005 televised benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina Alison Krauss 1989 Ellis Marsalis1991Heart of Gold Fats Domino 1993 Yoshio Toyama & Ralph Sutton 1994 Duet Martin Taylor featuring Chet Atkins 1995 Portraits Four Vagabonds 1996 reissue Yesteryear's Memories originally released in 1947? on 78 rpm disc Rosemary Clooney 1996 Dedicated to Nelson Tara Darnell 1996 Let It Shine Janet Carroll 2000 I Can't Give You Anything But Love The Manhattan Transfer 2000 The Spirit of St. Louis Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers 2000 Everybody's Talkin' 'bout Miss Thing! Suede 2001 On the Day We Met Victoria Williams 2002 Sings Some Ol' Songs Aki Takase 2003 Plays Fats Waller Preservation Hall Jazz Band 2005 Our New Orleans, 2005 benefit album by various artists for Hurricane Katrina relief Stefano Bollani 2006 Piano Solo Ray Stevens 2007 New Orleans Moon Paul Sanchez/Shamarr Allen 2007 Meet Me On Frenchmen Street Linnzi Zaorski 2007 Hot Wax and Whiskey Take 6 featuring Aaron Neville 2008 The Standard Neon Swing X-perience 2008 Here to Stay Eyran Katsenelenbogen 2009 88 Fingers Jimmy Buffett 2010 Encores John Boutté 2013 Dee Dee Bridgewater 2015 Dee Dee's Feathers with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Joshua Redman 2023 Where Are We with Gabrielle Cavassa
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