One of the mostperformed and recorded songs in American history, presented in its original commerciallyreleased form as a midtempo jazz instrumental (Mitchell Parish’s lyrics weren’t added until 1929). Carmichael would record the tune several more times over the years at the more familiar slower tempo.

The original 78rpm single was issued on Gennett 6311 Stardust (Carmichael) by Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals, recorded in Richmond, Ind. October 31, 1927

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