"Travelin' Blues" is a country music song written by Jimmie Rodgers and Shelly Lee Alley. It was first recorded by Rodgers in 1931.
"Travelin' Blues" | |
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Song by Jimmie Rodgers | |
Released | 1931 |
Genre | Country |
Label | Victor |
Songwriter(s) | Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley |
Lefty Frizzell later covered the song for the Columbia label. In October 1951, Frizzell's version reached No. 6 on the country best seller chart.[1] It spent nine weeks on the charts and was the No. 24 best selling country record of 1951.[2][1]
The song was also covered by Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Bill Monroe, and Tuba Skinny.
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edit- ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 118. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.