San Antonio Rose
1938 Song by Bob Wills / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"San Antonio Rose" is a swing instrumental introduced in late 1938 by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Quickly becoming the band's most popular number, Wills and band members devised lyrics, which were recorded on April 16, 1940,[3] and released on Okeh 5694 in August as "New San Antonio Rose". Despite having completed a lengthy Hillbilly/Folk chart run in 1939, which culminated at #1, it quickly rose to the top again, in early 1941.[5] It went on to become the band's theme song for the next forty years, reverting to its original title.
"San Antonio Rose" | ||||
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Single by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | ||||
B-side | "The Convict And The Rose" | |||
Published | June 5, 1940 (1940-06-05) by Irving Berlin, Inc.[1] | |||
Released | April 1939 (1939-04)[2] | |||
Recorded | November 28, 1938 (1938-11-28)[3] | |||
Studio | Dallas, Texas | |||
Genre | Western swing | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Vocalion 04755 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Wills | |||
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys singles chronology | ||||
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"New San Antonio Rose" | ||||
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Single by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | ||||
B-side | "Bob Wills' Special" | |||
Released | August 1940 (1940-08)[4] | |||
Recorded | April 16, 1940 (1940-04-16)[5] | |||
Studio | Burrus Sawmill Studio, Saginaw, Texas | |||
Genre | Western swing | |||
Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | Okeh 05694 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Wills | |||
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys singles chronology | ||||
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The song is written in the first person with the "Rose of San Antone" being the singer's lost love. In 2010, the Western Writers of America ranked it at number 49 on its list of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[6]