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Artwork for Why There’s a Tear in My Eye Jimmie Rodgers, Sara Carter

Why There’s a Tear in My Eye

Jimmie Rodgers, Sara Carter

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7 cited facts

  • 1936
  • 3:10
  • 156 BPM · F# major

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  1. Released on Bluebird, also Sunrise Serenade (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra), Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) and Begin the Beguine (Artie Shaw and His Orchestra)

  2. Written by A.P. Carter, also Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Wildwood Flower (The Carter Family) and Wabash Cannonball (Roy Acuff)

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Written by
A.P. Carter
Performed by
Jimmie Rodgers, Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter
Part of
We Miss Him When the Evening Shadows Fall / Why There's a Tear in My Eye
Released on
Bluebird

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was performed by Jimmie Rodgers

    Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was performed by Jimmie Rodgers

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was performed by Mother Maybelle Carter

    Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was performed by Mother Maybelle Carter

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was performed by Sara Carter

    Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was performed by Sara Carter

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was written by A.P. Carter

    Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was written by A.P. Carter

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Why There’s a Tear in My Eye is part of the release We Miss Him When the Evening Shadows Fall / Why There's a Tear in My Eye

    Why There’s a Tear in My Eye is part of the release We Miss Him When the Evening Shadows Fall / Why There's a Tear in My Eye

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Bluebird is the label of the song Why There’s a Tear in My Eye

    Bluebird is the label of the song Why There’s a Tear in My Eye

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was released on 1936-11

    Why There’s a Tear in My Eye was released on 1936-11

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026