<P> Cover versions date as far back as 1930, when Layton & Johnstone released the song on Columbia (UK) DB 254 . The song also was recorded by other leading vocalists, including Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby (recorded January 21, 1946 with Lionel Hampton), Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Frankie Laine, Keely Smith, Nat King Cole, Jo Stafford with The Pied Pipers (a No. 17 hit in 1945), Frank Sinatra, and Willie Nelson . Arguably the best known arrangement is found in the 1945 record by Tommy Dorsey and the Sentimentalists which also achieved chart success in 1945 reaching the No. 16 spot . </P> <P> It continues to be recorded in the 21st century, showing up not just on recordings but on movie soundtracks and on Broadway, such as in 2013--14's musical revue After Midnight . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1943 Is Everybody Happy? </Li> <Li> 1946 Swing Parade of 1946 - sung by Gale Storm . </Li> <Li> 1951 Sunny Side of the Street - performed by Frankie Laine . </Li> <Li> 1955 The Benny Goodman Story - performed by Teddy Wilson . </Li> <Li> 1956 The Eddy Duchin Story - played by the band in the rehearsal room . </Li> <Li> 1973 The Way We Were - played by the band and sung by an unidentified female at the El Morocco . </Li> <Li> 1978 House Calls - performed by Frankie Laine . </Li> <Li> 1981 Rich and Famous - sung by Willie Nelson . </Li> <Li> 2007 The Good Life - performed by Zooey Deschanel . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1943 Is Everybody Happy? </Li>

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