Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" is a popular song with music by John Turner Layton, Jr. and lyrics by Henry Creamer. First published in 1922, it was advertised by Creamer and Layton as "A Southern Song, without A Mammy, A Mule, Or A Moon", a dig at some of the Tin Pan Alley clichés of the era.
The song has been recorded numerous times from the early 1920s into the 21st century.
One of the many in the swing era was recorded by The Andrews Sisters and Al Jolson.
"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" is a popular song with music by John Turner Layton, Jr. and lyrics by Henry Creamer. First published in 1922, it was advertised by Creamer and Layton as "A Southern Song, without A Mammy, A Mule, Or A Moon", a dig at some of the Tin Pan Alley clichés of the era.
The song has been recorded numerous times from the early 1920s into the 21st century.
One of the many in the swing era was recorded by The Andrews Sisters and Al Jolson.
