Along the Navajo Trail (song)

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"Along the Navajo Trail" is a country/pop song, written by Dick Charles (pseudonym for Richard Charles Krieg), Larry Markes and Eddie DeLange in 1945, and first recorded by Dinah Shore in May 1945. [1]

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Background

It was the title song of the 1945 Roy Rogers film Along the Navajo Trail . It was also used in the 1945 film Don't Fence Me In , when it was sung by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers. [2]
Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [3]

Charts

Charted versions in 1945 were by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (recorded June 29, 1945) [4] [5] (No. 2); Gene Krupa (vocal by Buddy Stewart) (No. 7); and Dinah Shore (No. 7). [6]

Other recordings

The song has been recorded by many other artists, including:

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  2. ↑ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Gilliland, John (197X). "Show 15" (audio). Pop Chronicles . University of North Texas Libraries.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  470. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  7. ↑ Steve Conway; Jack Byfield & His Orchestra; Mark; Charles; de Lange (May 1946), ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL, Internet Archive, Columbia, retrieved 2021-10-01
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  11. ↑ "The Country and Western Sound of Jazz Pianos". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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