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"Ol' Red" is a song written by James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, and Mark Sherrill. The song was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album You Oughta Be Here with Me and covered by Kenny Rogers on his 1993 album If Only My Heart Had a Voice .
"Old Shep" is a song composed by Red Foley, with lyrics by Willis Arthur, published in 1935, [4] about a dog Foley owned as a child. In reality, the dog, poisoned by a neighbor, was a German Shepherd called "Hoover."
Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music.He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" and "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose", along with the rag "The Smiler".
"Ida Red" (Roud 3429) is an American traditional song of unknown origin, made famous in the upbeat 1938 version by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, the primary inspiration for Chuck Berry's first big hit "Maybellene." It is chiefly identified by variations of the chorus:
Released in March 1962, "Old Rivers" — prominently featuring The Johnny Mann Singers as the backing choir over Brennan's recitation of the refrain — became a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Easy Listening, and Hot C&W Sides charts by the end of May. The song was also recorded by Jimmy Dean, Dave Dudley and Red Sovine.
The song, which is considered Wilson's signature song, [2] also earned a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2005. [3] In June 2014, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 97 on the "100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". [4] In May 2024, Rolling Stone updated their rankings to include 200 songs, placing "Redneck Woman" at ...
The song was first introduced live on New York Radio (WOR) by crooner Harry Brannon in November 1949. [6] [7] Gene Autry recorded the song on June 27, 1949, [8] and it was released as a children's record by Columbia Records in September 1949. [9] By November, Columbia had begun pushing the record to the pop music market.
John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter.He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold ...