Verified listings:
- The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Stan Freberg
- Yellow Rose Of Texas - Stan Freberg
other performers:
- Billy May's orchestra
- Alvin Stoller (Yankee snare drumming)
Recorded:
- September 6, 1955 (studio version)
- August 4, 1957 (radio version)
Recording location:
- Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Released:
- 1955 (studio version)
- 1996 (radio version)
Available on (*):
- 1955 45 rpm single (Capitol F3249, October 3, 1955)
- 1996 CD set The Stan Freberg Show: The Original And Unedited First 7 Episodes (Radio Spirits 4108; "live" version from radio show)
- 1999 CD set Tip Of The Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998 (Rhino R2 75645, August 3, 1999)
Parody of:
- The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller
Related to:
- The Great Pretender - Stan Freberg
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- flamboyant musicians
Alternate versions:
- Unless otherwise specified, Dr. Demento plays the original studio version.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Some reissues omit the word "The" from the beginning of the title.
Chart information:
- #16 1955 (single)
general information about Stan Freberg
Also credited as:
- Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra
- Stan Freberg w/ Orchestra
- Stan Freberg & Daws Butler
- Stan Freberg w/ The Toads & Orchestra Conducted By Billy May
- Stan Freberg w/ The Toads & Billy May's Music
- Stan Freberg & His Sniffle Group
Common misspellings:
- Stan Freeberg
- Stan Freburg
- Stan Freeburg
- Stan Frieberg
- Stan Freidberg
General type of music:
- satire
Real name:
- Stanley Victor Freberg
Based in:
- southern California
Also recorded with:
- Cliffie Stone
- Daws Butler
- June Foray
- Jesse White
- Marvin Miller
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- one of the most requested artists in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show"
- has spent most of his career in advertising since the late 1950s
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