Blue Skies (song) - Recorded Versions

Recorded Versions

• Judy Garland
• Oscar Aleman
• Don Shirley Trio (Water Boy)
• Irving Kaufman (singer) (1927)
• Ben Selvin (1927)
• Josephine Baker (1927)
• Fritz Kreisler (1927)
• Maxine Sullivan (1937)
• Moon Mullican (1939)
• Slim Gaillard (1940–1942)
• Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra (with vocal by Frank Sinatra) (1941)
• Betty Hutton (1944)
• Count Basie and his orchestra (with vocal by Jimmy Rushing) (1946)
• Bing Crosby (1946)
• Benny Goodman and his orchestra (instrumental, with Bunny Berigan trumpet solo) (1935)
• Benny Goodman and his orchestra (with vocal by Art Lund) (1946)
• Frank Sinatra (1946)
• Donald Peers with two pianos. Recorded at Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 13, 1949 as the first song of a medley along with "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" and "If You Were the Only Girl in the World". The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9792.
• Art Tatum (1949)
• Dinah Washington (1954)
• Mel Torme (1954)
• Doris Day
• "Verden Rundt's" All Star Band (A. Skjold (trombone) - K. Bergheim (tenor) - Knut Hyrum (baritone) - I. Børsum (bass), Carsten Klouman (piano) - K. O. Hoff (drums). Recorded in Oslo on March 28, 1955. It was released by A/S Nera on the Musica label as catalog number RA-9009. The B side was "Jumpin' at the Woodside".
• The McGuire Sisters (1957)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1958)
• Della Reese (1960)
• Freddy Cannon (1960)
• Jim Reeves (1962)
• Bobby Darin (1962)
• Johnny Rivers (1962)
• Frank Ifield (1964)
• Willie Nelson (1978), from his album of standards, Stardust
• Rosemary Clooney
• Kiri Te Kanawa (1986)
• Cassandra Wilson (1988)
• Nancy LaMott (1991)
• Lyle Lovett (1994)
• Dr. John (1995) album "Afterglow"
• Marina Lima (1995)
• Eva Cassidy (1996)
• Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (1996)
• The Swingle Singers (1996)
• Lea Delaria (1998)
• Groove Armada (1999), under the title "Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)"
• Mercury Rev (2001)
• Fiona Apple and Brad Mehldau (2002) – unreleased, but performed at Club Largo.
• Brent Spiner (2002), performing as Lt. Cmdr. Data in the movie Star Trek Nemesis.
• Steve March Tormé "The Essence of Love"
• Curtis Stigers (2003)
• Caetano Veloso (2004)
• Robert Glasper (2004)
• Debby Boone (2005)
• Rod Stewart (2005)
• Lori Cullen (2006)
• Deborah Cox (2007)
• Erich Von Kneip (2007)
• Gloria Gibson (2008)
• Sarah Davies (2008)
• Diane Schuur (2008)
• mote (2009)
• Blue October (2009)
• Phillip Kangari (2008)
• Hoboken Charter School (2010)
• Barbara Ireland (2010)
• Brandi Carlile (2012)