I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)

"I Get Along Without You Very Well" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939, with lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson.

Carmichael noted J.B.'s name in the song's sheet music as the author of the poem that inspired the lyrics, and asked for help to identify "J.B.".

Jane Brown Thompson died the night before the song was introduced on radio by Dick Powell.

[1] The biggest-selling version was a 1939 recording by Red Norvo and his orchestra (vocal by Terry Allen).

[2] Carmichael and Jane Russell performed the song in the 1952 film noir The Las Vegas Story.