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There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder

McKinney’s Cotton Pickers

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  • 1991
  • 2:42
  • 113 BPM · G major

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  1. Released on Classics, also Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra), Muggles (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Solo Flight (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)

  2. Written by Walter Donaldson, also My Buddy (Chet Baker), My Blue Heaven (Fats Domino) and My Baby Just Cares for Me (Nina Simone)

  3. Part of The Chronological Classics: McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1929, also Selling That Stuff, It’s a Precious Little Thing Called Love and Shim‐Me‐Sha‐Wabble

  4. Written by Sam M. Lewis, also Just Friends (Charlie Parker), Street of Dreams (Frank Sinatra) and Rock‐a‐Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (Aretha Franklin)

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Written by
Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis and Walter Donaldson
Performed by
Claude Jones, Cuba Austin, Dave Wilborn, Don Redman, George Thomas, Jimmy Dudley, John Nesbitt, Langston Curl, Prince Robinson, Ralph Escudero and Todd Rhodes
Part of
The Chronological Classics: McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1929
Released on
Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Claude Jones

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Claude Jones

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  2. 2MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Cuba Austin

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Cuba Austin

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  3. 3MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Dave Wilborn

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Dave Wilborn

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  4. 4MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Don Redman

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Don Redman

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  5. 5MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by George Thomas

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by George Thomas

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  6. 6MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Jimmy Dudley

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Jimmy Dudley

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  7. 7MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by John Nesbitt

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by John Nesbitt

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  8. 8MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Langston Curl

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Langston Curl

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  9. 9MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Prince Robinson

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Prince Robinson

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  10. 10MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Ralph Escudero

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Ralph Escudero

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  11. 11MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Todd Rhodes

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was performed by Todd Rhodes

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  12. 12MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was written by Joe Young

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was written by Joe Young

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  13. 13MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was written by Sam M. Lewis

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was written by Sam M. Lewis

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  14. 14MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was written by Walter Donaldson

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was written by Walter Donaldson

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  15. 15MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder is part of the release The Chronological Classics: McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1929

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder is part of the release The Chronological Classics: McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1929

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  16. 16MusicBrainz Classics is the label of the song There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder

    Classics is the label of the song There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder

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  17. 17MusicBrainz There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was released on 1991

    There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder was released on 1991

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