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One more version of the classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers and first recorded by him in 1930.

Blackie Minor, after a release on the Denver-based Delft label directed by "Buster" Jenkins in 1964, had several singles on the CLW and at least one LP, with the Floyd Sisters. He was a regular on the Rocky Mountain Jamboree, and certainly had a local fame as one Bettye F. Kendall, 801 E. 14th Avenue, Denver started a fan club for Blackie (see Billboard, October 2, 1965).



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On July 4 1961, The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad was designated as a U.S. National Landmark. To commemorate the authorization the city fathers hired Ernie Kemm - who in 1958 penned "Here's to Colorado," the state's official centennial song - to write a similar theme.

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Recorded in Denver, at Western Cine Recording Studio, the record features the vocal stylings of 10-year old Becky Ann Todeschi, of Durango.

Label picture and information from Pueblo City Limits. Read more HERE.



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Black vocal group on a Band Box Records subsidiary label. "Gee Whiz" is a cover of the Bob & Earl song (Class Records, 1958).

Previous release on the label was Dean Carr ("Too Many Tears", Valerie 2002, RCA custom pressing). The following release was Larry Johnson & the Dakota Territory ("I Never Loved a Prettier Girl Than You", Valerie 2004, pressed by Gasper Puccio's Houston Records plant.