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1st RECORDING OF: Wabash Cannonball - Hugh Cross (1929)
Fliis: 1st RECORDING OF: Wabash Cannonball - Hugh Cross (1929)
J.A. Roff’s 19th century train song “The Great Rock Island Route” was rewritten in 1904 by William Kindt as “Wabash Cannon Ball,” and though the famed Carter Family is sometimes cited as the first to record it (with A.B. Carter credited as composer), this version by Hugh Cross & his guitar was put to wax more than seven months before theirs. The artist most commonly associated with the song was Roy Acuff, whose first recording of “Wabash Cannonball” was made in 1936 and released in 1938 (listen here: https: Listen to “1st RECORDING OF: Wabash Cannonball - Hugh Cross (1929)” on Fliis and explore our catalog of music from the 1930s. Keep discovering songs with our random selection.
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