78s - Sons Of The Pioneers - Cool Water

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• Description : "Cool Water" is a song written in 1...(more)936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a man and his mule, Dan, and a mirage in the desert.The best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2923. The record was on the Billboard magazine chart for 13 weeks beginning on August 6, 1948, peaking at #9. Other artists Hank Williams recorded the song in 1948 or 1949 for the Johnny Fair Syrup Company radio show on KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana. The recording is available on "The Complete Hank Williams" boxed set, released on Mercury Records in 1998. Frankie Laine and The Mellomen took it to #2 on the British charts in 1955. Fleetwood Mac also covered this song in 1982 and was the B-side to the single "Gypsy". Marty Robbins recorded the song on his 1959 album, Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. Other covers of the song were done by Riders in the Sky, Jack Scott, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Slim Whitman, among others. The Muppets (Lubbock Lou and His Jughuggers) also covered the song on the set for "Singin' in the Rain" in Episode 501 after Gene Kelly refuses to go on. The Gaither Vocal Band did this song as well. [1] Joni Mitchell recorded "Cool Water" (with revised lyrics); released on Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm, March 23, 1988. Bob Dylan and The Band recorded "Cool Water" during the Basement Tapes sessions, but the cover is only available in bootleg form. Leo Kottke performed a version on the album "Burnt Lips." The Replacements recorded this song around 1986 and it is on a re-released version of Pleased to Meet Me. (less)