Artist: Elton Britt
Author: Jimmie Hodges
Label: Bluebird
Year: 1944
Jimmie Rodgers sound-alike but a little more sophisticated, with a high falsetto, triple yodels and breathtaking long notes. See also: Give Me A Pinto Pal.
Covers:
Hoosier Hot Shots [with Sally Foster]
Gene Autry [also in film Sioux City Sue]
Vaughn Monroe [n°1 US]
Mills Brothers [later also in Volker Schlöndorff film The Handmaid's Tale]
Drifters [vocal: Clyde McPhatter]
Ricky Nelson [hit UK]
Jodie Sands [idem]
Dean Martin [as Someday]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)