Texarkana Baby (song)

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"Texarkana Baby"
Texarkana Baby - Music Folio.png
Eddy Arnold on the cover of the "Texarkana Baby" folio
Single by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys
B-side Bouquet of Roses [1]
PublishedJanuary 26, 1948 (1948-01-26) Milene Music, Nashville [2]
ReleasedApril 5, 1948 (1948-04-05) [1]
RecordedAugust 20, 1947 (1947-08-20) [3]
Studio RCA Victor Studio 1, New York City [3]
Genre Country
Length2:39
Label RCA Victor 20-2806 [1]
Songwriter(s) Cottonseed Clark, Fred Rose [2]
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys singles chronology
"Anytime"
(1948)
"Texarkana Baby"
(1948)
"Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)"
(1948)

"Texarkana Baby" is a song written by Fred Rose and Cottonseed Clark.

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Background

The song was first made popular by Eddy Arnold in 1948. Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys and his Guitar recorded it RCA Victor Studios in New York City on August 20, 1947. [3] It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2806 in the United States [4] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice (HMV) label as catalog numbers BD 1234 and IM 1399. "Texarkana Baby" was the B-side of Arnold's version of "Bouquet of Roses" and made it to number one on the Best Selling Retail Folk Records chart for one week [5] in between the nineteen weeks "Bouquet of Roses" stayed at number one.

On March 31, 1949, "Texarkana Baby" was among the first seven-inch 45 rpm records issued by RCA in the United States. Often given credit as the very first release, or the first-ever Country record to be released in this format, it was just one of many 45s released on that first day. Texarkana/Bouquet appears in green vinyl as 48-0001, an odd choice since RCA generally started a series with 0000 (Crudup 50-0000, Meisels 51-0000, Goodman 52-0000). Likely, 48-0000 was assigned then later withdrawn due to contract or copyright problems. Still Mr. Arnold gets credit for the first country 45. [6] The first production 45 rpm record pressed was "PeeWee the Piccolo" RCA 47-0146 pressed Dec. 7, 1948, at RCA's Sherman Avenue plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. [7]

Cover versions

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victor 20-2806 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  2. 1 2 Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1943). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1943 1 Music New Series Vol 38 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  3. 1 2 3 "Victor matrix D7VB-1535. Texarkana baby / Eddy Arnold". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. RCA Victor Records in the 20-2500 to 20-2999 series
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  6. RCA 45 Catalog Dec.1949 2K2385
  7. Indiana State Museum collection
  8. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 54.