Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
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"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" is a popular
song
published in 1945, with music written by Hoagy Carmichael
and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
. The biggest-selling version of the song was recorded by Betty Hutton
on June 29, 1945. The recording was released by Capitol Records
as catalog number
220. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on December 6, 1945 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.
Another recording was made by the Les Brown
Orchestra on January 6, 1946. This recording was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number 36945, with the flip side "Day by Day
". The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 7, 1946 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.
The composer Hoagy Carmichael recorded the song for the ARA label on October 23, 1945 (catalog number 128, with the flip side "Am I Blue?
") and for the Decca label on December 9, 1946 (catalog number 23862, with the flip side "The Old Man's Sleepin'".
A popular British version was recorded by Carole Carr with Geraldo
and his Orchestra on September 11, 1945.
The lyrics of Johnny Otis's 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive
" mention "the doctor, the lawyer, and the Indian chief".
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
published in 1945, with music written by Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...
and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
. The biggest-selling version of the song was recorded by Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedienne and singer.-Early life:Hutton was born Elizabeth June Thornburg, daughter of a railroad foreman, Percy E. Thornburg and his wife, the former Mabel Lum . While she was very young, her father abandoned the family for...
on June 29, 1945. The recording was released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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220. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on December 6, 1945 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.
Another recording was made by the Les Brown
Les Brown (bandleader)
Les Brown, Sr. and the Band of Renown are a big band that began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils that Brown led while a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...
Orchestra on January 6, 1946. This recording was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number 36945, with the flip side "Day by Day
Day by Day (song)
"Day by Day" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.-Recorded versions:*Ernestine Anderson*Ray Anthony*Shirley Bassey*Les Brown & His Orchestra *Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Sextet...
". The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 7, 1946 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.
The composer Hoagy Carmichael recorded the song for the ARA label on October 23, 1945 (catalog number 128, with the flip side "Am I Blue?
Am I Blue?
"Am I Blue?" is a song written by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke in 1929, and was a big hit that year for Ethel Waters. It has become a standard and has been covered by numerous artists.-Other versions:...
") and for the Decca label on December 9, 1946 (catalog number 23862, with the flip side "The Old Man's Sleepin'".
A popular British version was recorded by Carole Carr with Geraldo
Gerald Bright
Gerald Walcan Bright, better known as Geraldo was a British bandleader....
and his Orchestra on September 11, 1945.
The lyrics of Johnny Otis's 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive
Hand jive
The Hand jive is a dance particularly associated with rock and roll and rhythm and blues music of the 1950s. It involves a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps at various parts of the body, following and/or imitating the percussion instruments. It resembles a highly elaborate version of...
" mention "the doctor, the lawyer, and the Indian chief".