Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1271460 By George Shearing. By Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Individual part. 2 pages. John Fries #863861. Published by John Fries (A0.1271460). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Thanks, John.  The Nearness of You is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in the 1938 movie Romance in the Dark. The first big-selling version was recorded on April 28, 1940, by the Glenn Miller Orchestra.