Honeysuckle Rose (song)

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"Honeysuckle Rose" is a 1928 song composed by Fats Waller, with lyrics written by Andy Razaf.

Fats Waller's 1934 recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.

[edit] Recorded versions

"Honeysuckle Rose" is a masterpiece as evidenced by the number and quality of musicians who cover the classic. A partial list includes:

Louis Armstrong Chet Atkins Mildred Bailey Count Basie Tony Bennett Bunny Berigan Acker Bilk Teresa Brewer Les Brown Benny Carter Eva Cassidy George Chisholm King Cole Trio Nat King Cole Marlene Dietrich The Dorsey Brothers Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Roy Eldridge Duke Ellington Alice Faye

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella and Basie! (1963) Erroll Garner Stan Getz Dizzy Gillespie Benny Goodman Stephane Grappelli Lionel Hampton Coleman Hawkins Lee Hazelwood Ted Heath Fletcher Henderson Al Hibbler Earl Hines Lena Horne Harry James and his New Jazz Band Louis Jordan Harpo Marx Glenn Miller Jane Monheit Rose Murphy Red Norvo Anita O'Day

Kid Ory Charlie Parker Oscar Peterson André Previn Martha Raye Django Reinhardt Buddy Rich Nelson Riddle George Shearing Dinah Shore Zoot Simms Kay Starr Sylvia Sims Art Tatum Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Jack Teagarden Sarah Vaughan Fats Waller Dinah Washington Teddy Wilson