"Water Baby Blues"/"Water Baby Boogie" is a

Western swing Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the Western United States, West and Southern United States, South among the region's Western music (North America), Western string bands. It is dan ...

instrumental first recorded in 1946 by

Merl Lindsay Merle Lindsay Salathiel (1916 – October 12, 1965), better known as Merl Lindsay, was one of the premier American Western swing musicians from the 1930s to the mid-1960s and founder of Merl Lindsay and His Oklahoma Night Riders. Life and care ...

(4 Star 1117) and which became his signature song. Often recorded as "Water Baby Boogie" it became a popular dance tune. Doyle Salathiel, Lindsay's brother and jazz guitarist who sometime played with the band,Coffey, ''Merl Lindsay and his Oklahoma Nite Riders'', p. 10: "Among those who joined or rejoined during '49 was Lindsay's brother Doyle, who'd worked on and off with the band for years, invariably leaving because he and Merl just couldn't get along. In the meantime, Doyle Salathiel was building a formidable reputation as a jazz guitarist that included a stint with Lionel Hampton's band." wrote a set of novelty lyrics for the tune. Called "Singing Water Baby Blues" (Mercury 70119, 1952) it has such lyrics as:

Other renditions

Other artists with recordings of "Water Baby Blues"/"Water Baby Boogie" include: *

Maddox Brothers and Rose The Maddox Brothers and Rose were an American country music group active from the 1930s to 1950s, consisting of four brothers, Fred, Cal, Cliff, and Don Maddox, along with their sister Rose; Cliff died in 1949 and was replaced by brother Henry. Orig ...

, 4 Star 1507 (1950) *

Joe Maphis Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis (May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together, later referred to as "Mr & Mrs Country Music". One of the flashiest c ...

, Republic 2006 *

Billy Jack Wills Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...

, 4 Star X-11 *

Leon McAuliffe William Leon McAuliffe (January 3, 1917 – August 20, 1988) was an American Western swing guitarist who was a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys during the 1930s. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a me ...

, Cimarron 4047 * Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys *

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire ...

on the album ''Rockin' It Country Style'' (released 1997, recorded 1953/54)

References

Bibliography

*Coffey, Kevin. ''Merl Lindsay and his Oklahoma Nite Riders'' (Krazy Kat KKCD 33, 2005) insert. Western swing songs Eddie Cochran songs 1946 songs {{1940s-song-stub