Muleskinner Blues

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Muleskinner Blues (a.k.a. "Blue Yodel #8", "Muleskinner Blues", and "Muleskinner's Blues") is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers and George Vaughan. The song was first recorded by Rodgers in 1930 and has been recorded by many artists since then, acquiring the de facto title "Mule Skinner Blues" after Rodgers named it "Blue Yodel #8" (one of his Blue Yodels).

Jimmie Rodgers - 1930​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0ppOZ967k[/ame]

Woodie Guthrie - 1944​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjVWuUtbqcc[/ame]

Dollie Parton - 1970​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwc1FkkWulc[/ame]
 
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