Who Sang Swanee River? Quintette du Hot Club de France
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Release information
length: 3:01
trumpet: Freddy Taylor and Charlie Johnson
vocal: Freddy Taylor
conductor: Freddy Taylor
clarinet & baritone saxophone & alto saxophone: Chester Lanier
alto saxophone & clarinet: Fletcher Allen
piano: John Ferrier
guitar: Joseph Reinhardt, Roger Chaput, Django Reinhardt and Oscar Alemán
double bass: Louis Vola and Eugène d’Hellemes
membranophone: William Diemer
violin: Stéphane Grappelli
Some other versions of "Swanee River"
- Song TitleRelease TitleYearArtist
- Swanee RiverIt’s Easy to Remember / Swanee River1935Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra
- Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)Yes Indeed!1958Ray Charles
- Swanee RiverSing Again with the Chipmunks1960The Chipmunks
- Swanee RiverMy Bonnie1962Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
- Swanee RiverOh My Darling Caroline1964Ronny
- Swanee RiverSalutes Tommy Dorsey1975The Ted Heath Band
- Swanee RiverGreatest Big Band Hits of the World CD 51995The BBC Big Band
- Swanee RiverHamburg Twist1997Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers
- Swanee RiverSwing Along / Everything Goes2001The Four Lads
- Swanee RiverTribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands of the WW II Era2004Tommy Dorsey
- Swanee RiverLet Them Talk2011Hugh Laurie
- Swanee RiverNeon Blue Bird2011Ollabelle
- Swanee RiverSwing GuitarsDjango Reinhardt
- Swanee RiverSwanee River / Crazy RhythmQuintette du Hot Club de France
- Swanee RiverStop, Look and ListenTommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Swanee RiverNimm mich mit, KapitänCaptain Cook und seine singenden Saxophone
Lyrics
Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away
That's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay
Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away-hey
Whoa, that's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam
I'm a still a-longin' for the old plantation,
Oh, for the old folks at home
Ah-oh-oh!
Oh, my my!
Well, way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away-hey.
Whoa, that's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay.
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam.
I'm still a-longin' for the old plantation,
And for the old folks at home.
All the world is sad and dreary,
Ev'rywhere I roam
Oh, darkies, how my heart grows weary,
Far from the old folks at home
Far from the old folks at home
Far from the old folks at home
Far from the old folks at home
Far, far away
That's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay
Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away-hey
Whoa, that's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam
I'm a still a-longin' for the old plantation,
Oh, for the old folks at home
Ah-oh-oh!
Oh, my my!
Well, way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away-hey.
Whoa, that's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay.
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam.
I'm still a-longin' for the old plantation,
And for the old folks at home.
All the world is sad and dreary,
Ev'rywhere I roam
Oh, darkies, how my heart grows weary,
Far from the old folks at home
Far from the old folks at home
Far from the old folks at home
Far from the old folks at home