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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on King Records, also I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown & The Famous Flames), I Got the Feelin’ (James Brown) and It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (James Brown)
Recorded at King Studios, also Night Train (James Brown), I’ll Go Crazy (James Brown & The Famous Flames) and Please, Please, Please (James Brown & The Famous Flames)
Part of Everybody's Country Favorites, also Mountain Dew, Sweet Thing and It’s Raining Here This Morning
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
153 other songs on fono were recorded at King Studios, by The Clinch Mountain Boys and George Shuffler and others
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 35 years before this song
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Grandpa Jones and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Bill Napier, Carter Stanley, George Shuffler and Ralph Stanley
- Recorded at
- King Studios
- Released on
- King Records
- Written by
- Grandpa Jones and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Bill Napier, Carter Stanley, George Shuffler and Ralph Stanley
- Recorded at
- King Studios
- Released on
- King Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Grandpa Jones
Same label: King Records
Same studio: King Studios
Same release: Everybody's Country Favorites
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Grandpa Jones
Same label: King Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Old Rattler was performed by Bill Napier
Old Rattler was performed by Bill Napier
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Old Rattler was performed by Carter Stanley
Old Rattler was performed by Carter Stanley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Old Rattler was performed by George Shuffler
Old Rattler was performed by George Shuffler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Old Rattler was performed by Ralph Stanley
Old Rattler was performed by Ralph Stanley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Old Rattler was written by Grandpa Jones
Old Rattler was written by Grandpa Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Old Rattler was written by [traditional]
Old Rattler was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Old Rattler is part of the release Everybody's Country Favorites
Old Rattler is part of the release Everybody's Country Favorites
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Old Rattler was recorded at King Studios
Old Rattler was recorded at King Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz King Records is the label of the song Old Rattler
King Records is the label of the song Old Rattler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Old Rattler was released on 1960