Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

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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.

Recorded by several artists, including

• Louis Armstrong - 1947 - (his rendition of the song has also been the theme song for TVs "Frank's Place")
• Billie Holiday - 1947
• Eddie Condon - 1951
• Frankie Laine - 1953
• Fats Domino - 1958
• Jonah Jones - 1958
• Pete Fountain - 1959
• Ricky Nelson - 1960
• Al Hirt - 1962
• Dardanelle - 1985
• Alliance Hall Dixieland Band - 1988
• Harry Connick Jr. - 1988 - (His version was also played during a concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.)
• Alison Krauss - 1989
• Fats Domino - 1993
• Yoshio Toyama & Don Sutton - 1994
• Martin Taylor & Chet Atkins - 1995
• Tara Darnell - 1996
• Janet Carroll - 2000
• The Manhattan Transfer - 2000
• Suede - 2001
• Victoria Williams - 2002

Also recorded by: Nat King Cole; Rosemary Clooney; Four Vagabonds; Lee Wiley.