Mule Skinner Blues

~ Recording by Roy Acuff

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.16Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)2:48Roy AcuffThe Late, Great Roy AcuffRoy AcuffAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996-01-01
1.5Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)2:50Roy AcuffGreatest HitsRoy AcuffAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-04-15
8.9Muleskinner Blues2:51Roy AcuffAmerican Pop: An Audio History: From Minstrels to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-05-19
West Hill Audio ArchiveWH-1017
1.5Mule Skinner Blues2:51Roy AcuffThe Very Best of Roy Acuff: Wabash CannonballRoy AcuffAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.16Mule Skinner Blues2:48Roy Acuff and His Crazy TennesseansThe King of Country MusicRoy AcuffAlbum

Relationships

recording of:Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)

Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)

lyricist and composer:Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:Peer International Corporation (BMI)
later versions:New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
is the basis for:Missouri Cowboy