Wreck on the Highway

1999-03-08 Thread Douglas Neal 

 
  Does anyone out there know who originally wrote and recorded "Wreck on
the Highway"?  I understand it was credited to Acuff-Rose, but the original
author was someone else.  What is the first known recording of this song?

  Also, "Crazy Arms", many people know Ray Price's version, and it was
written by Mooney/Seals, but apparently Ray recorded it because another
version, by Kenny Brown (?) existed that was *really* bad and Ray decided
to re-record it.  Does anyone know more about this or even have the
original version?

  thanks -- Doug

Re: Wreck on the Highway

1999-03-08 Thread MKAldin 

In a message dated 3/8/99 12:05:20 PM PDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 
   Does anyone out there know who originally wrote and recorded "Wreck on
 the Highway"?  I understand it was credited to Acuff-Rose, but the original
 author was someone else.  What is the first known recording of this song?  

Written by Dorsey Dixon, based on a true event, and recorded by the Dixon
Brothers in approx. 1936.

Mary Katherine

Re: Wreck on the Highway

1999-03-08 Thread James Nelson 

 Mary Katherine writes:

Written by Dorsey Dixon, based on a true event, and recorded 
by the Dixon Brothers in approx. 1936.

I forgot to mention that the Dixon Brothers recordings have been reissued on four 
LPs/cassettes by Old Homestead Records in Brighton, MI.  Good stuff.

Jim Nelson

Re: Wreck on the Highway

1999-03-08 Thread Stevie Simkin 



Douglas Neal wrote:

   Does anyone out there know who originally wrote and recorded "Wreck on
 the Highway"?

Bruce Springsteen, 'acourse.  snigger
Stevie