Old Rivers

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"Old Rivers" is a country music song written by Cliff Crofford which tells the story of a man recalling a childhood friendship with an elderly farmer. The song was most famously recorded as a recitation by actor and recording artist Walter Brennan. Released in March 1962, "Old Rivers" — prominently featuring The Johnny Mann Singers as the backing choir over Brennan's recitation of the refrain — became a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Easy Listening, and Hot C&W Sides charts by the end of May. The song was also recorded by Jimmy Dean, Dave Dudley and Red Sovine. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString "Old Rivers" is a country music song written by Cliff Crofford which tells the story of a man recalling a childhood friendship with an elderly farmer. The song was most famously recorded as a recitation by actor and recording artist Walter Brennan. Released in March 1962, "Old Rivers" — prominently featuring The Johnny Mann Singers as the backing choir over Brennan's recitation of the refrain — became a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Easy Listening, and Hot C&W Sides charts by the end of May. The song was also recorded by Jimmy Dean, Dave Dudley and Red Sovine. Country-rock band Alabama used the line from "Old Rivers" at the beginning of their song "Mountain Music": "... one of these days I'm gonna climb that mountain...",albeit via an impersonation of Brennan's voice by guitar technician Bob Martin. This song is sampled in Dickie Goodman's novelty Break-in record called "Ben Crazy (1962), based on the successful TV show "Ben Casey".
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