Alabama Jubilee (song)



"Alabama Jubilee" is a song written with music by George L. Cobb and words by Jack Yellen. The first known recording was that of comedians Collins & Harlan in 1915. The song is considered an American popular standard. The most popular versions of the song were Red Foley's 1951 version (#3 country, #28 pop) and the 1955 instrumental version by the Ferko String Band, which reached #13 on Cashbox, #14 on the Billboard Jukebox chart, and #20 in the UK. A 1981 instrumental version by Roy Clark won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

The song is a popular marching band song. It was remade as a Tejano song "El circo" by Tony De La Rosa.

Other versions

 * 1916: Prince Band
 * 1926: Skillet Lickers
 * 1927: Al Bernard & Ernest Hare
 * 1929: Cleve Chaffin
 * 1929: The McClung Brothers
 * 1950: Muggsy Spanier
 * 1951: The Fontane Sisters
 * 1951: Johnny Maddox
 * 1951: Hank Penny
 * 1954: Chet Atkins
 * 1955: David Carroll And His Orchestra
 * 1955: Firehouse Five Plus Two
 * 1956: The Dukes of Dixieland
 * 1959: Ferlin Husky
 * 1959: Teresa Brewer and the Dixieland Band
 * 1962: Billy Vaughn
 * 1962: Los Broncos De Reynosa (El Circo)
 * 1964: Mance Lipscomb
 * 1964: Roy Clark
 * 1968: Doc Watson


 * 1970: Jerry Reed
 * 1971: Kenny Price
 * 1976: Benny Martin
 * 1976: R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
 * 1978: Leon Redbone
 * 1980: Jerry Lee Lewis
 * 1980: Clarence White (and The Kentucky Colonels) (live performances from 1973)
 * 1988: Nokie Edwards
 * 1988: David Grier
 * 1999: 17 Hippies
 * 2002: Buster B. Jones
 * 2005: Orquestra Mahatma
 * 2007: Molly and Jack Tuttle
 * 2008: Eugene Chadbourne
 * 2008: Kevin Blechdom
 * 2010: Zac Brown Band
 * 2010: The Wiggles and Mic Conway
 * 2012: Stephen Wade
 * 2015: Jim Hendricks
 * 2018: Roland White