Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

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This is an article about the song of the name. For the 2003 album by Thunderbirds are Now! see Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief.

"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" is a popular song.

The music was written by Hoagy Carmichael, the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1945.

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. ^[1]

Another recording was made by the Les Brown Orchestra on January 16, 1946. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36945. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 7, 1946 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. ^[1]

The composer Hoagy Carmichael recorded the song for the ARA label on October 23, 1945 and for the Decca label on December 9, 1946.

A popular British version was recorded by Carole Carr with Geraldo and his Orchestra on September 11, 1945.

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1. ^ ^{a b} Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.