Grateful Dead Family Discography: Yellow Rose Of Texas

Yellow Rose Of Texas

Composer: J. K. / Traditional

Yellow Rose Of Texas was only noodled by the Grateful Dead during tuning.

The first copyright for this song is for a published version in 1858. The credits on that publication were given as "Composed and Arranged Expressly for Charles H. Brown by J.K.". However the song is thought to have existed before that time. The composer is uncertain. It is possible that the original title of the song was Emily, the Maid of Morgan's Point and that is is based on a real person called Emily D. West. The song became a popular marching song in the 19th century. For an introduction to the history of the song see the Yellow Rose of Texas page on the Handbook of Texas Online.

The song occurs with many variations in the lyrics and there are a number of well known parodies. One reworked version of the song, recorded by Mitch Miller, topped the pop charts for a number of weeks in 1955.

Recordings

There are many of recordings of Yellow Rose Of Texas. The following is only a small selection.

no info DaCosta Woltz, 1927
no info The Renfro Valley Boys, 1932
no info Gene Autry and Jimmie Long, 1933
no info Lee Boswell, 1934
no info Milton Brown & His Brownies, 1936
no info Roy Rogers, 1947
no info Mitch Miller & Orchestra, 1955
no info Single (Yellow Rose Of Texas / Million Miles From Here), Ernest Tubb, 1955
no info Favorite Cowboy Songs, Sons Of The Pioneers, 1955
no info Banjo on My Knee, John Cali, 1956
no info Mitch's Marches, Mitch Miller & His Orchestra, 1958
no info Swinging Flute in Hi-Fi, The Strollers, 1958
no info Barroom Music With a Broad Appeal, Hal Hidey & His Honky-Tonkers, 1958
Our Singing Heritage, Vol 1, Various Artists (Pegram and Parham), 1958
no info Civil War Almanac, Vol 2: The Rebels, The Cumberland Three with John Stewart, 1960
no info Ernest Tubb & His Texas Troubadours, Ernest Tubb & His Texas Troubadours, 1960
no info Hits That Sold A Million, Rusty Draper, 1960
no info American Folk Songs, Smokey Mountain Singers, 1962
no info Hi-Lo's Happen to Folk Songs, The Hi-Lo's with Billy May, 1962
no info The Sound of a Five String Banjo, Charles "Buck" Trent, 1963
no info Bill Black's Combo Goes West, Bill Black Combo, 1963
String Band Instrumentals, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1964
no info Ragtime Melodies, Jo Ann Castle, 1964
The Folk Box, Various Artists (Pegram & Parham), 1964
When We're Together ... With The Folk Sound, Various Artists (Banjo Barons), 1965
no info Stolen Love, The Red Clay Ramblers, 1976
no info Yellow Rose Of Texas: 1929-1933, Gene Autry, 1986
no info The Best of, Roy Rogers, 1990
no info Songs of the Civil War, Various Artists (Hoyt Axton), 1991
no info Tommy & Fred: Best Fiddle & Banjo Duets, Tommy Jarrell & Fred Cockerham, 1993
Diamond Joe, Joe Val, 1995
no info The Complete Recordings of the Father of Western Swing 1932-37, Milton Brown & The Musical Brownies, 1996
25 Year Collection, Dick Kimmel, 1996
no info Blue Sky Boys on Radio, Vol. 3, The Blue Sky Boys, 1997
Fall Of My Dreams, Slavek Hanzlik, 1997
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: 1927-1929, Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters, 1998
Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975, Various Artists (Mitch Miller), 1999
Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century, Various Artists (Mitch Miller), 1999
no info Civil War Classics, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, 2000
no info American Roots: A History of American Folk Music, Various Artists (Gene Autry and Jimmy Long), 2000
no info Along the Navajo Trail 1945-1947, Roy Rogers, 2001
Gold Rush at Copper Creek, Various Artists (Bob Bovee and Gail Heil), 2002
Tough And Wild, Peter Feldmann & the Very Lonesome Boys, 2003
no info A Smile and a Tear...Guaranteed!, Un-Reconstructed, 2003
Old Mountain: Stringband Songs & Tunes, Various Artists (Ben Jarrell), 2004
Blockbuster Bluegrass, Various Artists (Bob Bovee and Gail Heil), 2006
The Shelor-Blackard Family, The Shelor-Blackard Family, 2009
Gennett Old Time Music: Classic Country Recordings 1927-1934, Various Artists (Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters), 2010
Accomplice Two, Tommy Emmanuel, 2023