Nothing like live recorded music with no auto-tune or augmented overdubbing; just great instrument players, arrangers, and talented singers that did minimum takes.
In 1946 I was a first grader in SE Kansas at a 2 room country school. Our teacher for the first 4 grades was quite musical and played the piano and we sang in that class room. Our performance for one of the well attended school performances (not much else for the community to do in those days) was all 4 grades on the stage singing Oh Buttermilk Sky. Looks like that was the year the song was written. I still sing it and remember some of the fun movements Ms. Riley taught us to act out as we sang!!
My dad was a musician and knew Hoagy when they were young in Indiana. He introduced me to him in the 1950s in California. He was quite the musician and entertainer. Fond memories
This has been my favorite song since I first heard it over 40 yrs ago ... “happy as a Christmas tree ...” I’ve never been that happy but I can ‘know’ how happy that is from this song. Hoagie also did a great “cover”...of his own song! His rendition of “Stardust” is so creatively different (from the dozens of artists who recorded it...) so glad I found this. Thank you for posting!!!☺️