Artist: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Author: Bob Wills
Label: Vocalion
Year: 1938
Instrumental, apart from Wills' exaltations. Using the melody of Wills' older fiddle tune Spanish Two Step ('35). The chord changes are identical in reverse.
Covers:
Bob Wills [as New San Antonio Rose for OKeh; vocal: Tommy Duncan]
Hank Williams [idem]
Bing Crosby [idem; top 10 US with his brother Bob's Orchestra]
Jo Stafford [idem]
Floyd Cramer [top 10 US & C&W]
Leo Kottke [in medley with America The Beautiful]
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)