"Alabama Jubilee" is a song written with music by George L. Cobb and words by Jack Yellen. The first known recording was that of comedians Collins & Harlan in 1915. The song is considered an American popular standard. The most popular versions of the song were Red Foley's 1951 version (#3 country, #28 pop)Red Foley's Chart Singles Discography Retrieved March 19, 2012. and the 1955 instrumental version by the Ferko String Band, which reached #13 on Cashbox, #14 on the Billboard Jukebox chart, and #20 in the UK.Ferko String Band's Chart Singles Discography Retrieved March 19, 2012. A 1981 instrumental version by Roy Clark won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
The song is a popular marching band song. It was remade as a Tejano song "El circo" by Tony De La Rosa.The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music - Page 80 Ramiro Burr - 1999 "Interestingly, "El Circo" was actually a remake of Red Foley's "Alabama Jubilee," which became a Top 10 hit on Billboard's country charts in 1951."
Other versions
1916: Prince Band 1926: Skillet Lickers 1927: Al Bernard & Ernest Hare 1929: Cleve Chaffin 1929: The McClung Brothers 1950: Muggsy Spanier 1951: The Fontane Sisters 1951: Johnny Maddox 1951: Hank Penny 1954: Chet Atkins 1955: David Carroll And His Orchestra 1955: Firehouse Five Plus Two 1956: The Dukes of Dixieland 1959: Ferlin Husky 1959: Teresa Brewer and the Dixieland Band 1962: Billy Vaughn 1962: Los Broncos De Reynosa (El Circo) 1964: Mance Lipscomb 1964: Roy Clark 1968: Doc Watson
1970: Jerry Reed 1971: Kenny Price 1976: Benny Martin 1976: R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders 1978: Leon Redbone 1980: Jerry Lee Lewis 1980: Clarence White (and The Kentucky Colonels) (live performances from 1973) 1988: Nokie Edwards 1988: David Grier 1999: 17 Hippies 2002: Buster B. Jones 2005: Orquestra Mahatma 2007: Molly and Jack Tuttle 2008: Eugene Chadbourne 2008: Kevin Blechdom 2010: Zac Brown Band 2010: The Wiggles and Mic Conway 2012: Stephen Wade 2015: Jim Hendricks 2018: Roland White
External links "Alabama jubilee", New York: Remick Music Corp., 1915. From Alabama Sheet Music Collection
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