Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar - Texarkana Baby mp3 download

Tracklist Hide Credits

A	Texarkana Baby Written-By – Cottonseed Clark, Fred Rose
B	Bouquet Of Roses Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Steve Nelson

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Radio Corporation Of America

Notes

Pressing variant - recessed inner rim.

This 7 Inch, 45 RPM single (clear green commercial pressing) is notable for being the world's first ever 7 Inch, 45 RPM single released in the US on March 31st, 1949. Preceding this release was a preview 'Demonstration Record' titled 'Whirl Away' which could be said to the first ever 45 release pressed, as it was a preview demo introducing the new 7 Inch, 45 RPM format. A sample of the Eddy Arnold recording is featured on the 'Whirl Away' demo.

Second pressings of this recording have green labels on black vinyl. Both tracks reached number one on the US Country Chart. "Cottonseed Clark" was the host of several country & western, musical variety shows on radio in the 1940s. Including "Hollywood Barn Dance" and "All Star Western Theater. He also was together with Eddie Kirk at the "California Hayride". He appeared in the film "Smokey River Serenade" in 1947. He recorded an album in 1961 called "Homespun Philosophy" (Fox 3040/SFX 3040).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 48-0001A 1S A1E1A2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 48-0001B 1S A1E1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
48-0001	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar*	Texarkana Baby ‎(7", Gre)	RCA Victor	48-0001	US	1949
20-2806	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar*	Texarkana Baby / Bouquet Of Roses ‎(Shellac, 10")	RCA Victor	20-2806	US	1948
48-0001	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar*	Texarkana Baby ‎(7")	RCA Victor	48-0001	US	1949
58-0073	Eddy Arnold And His Tennessee Plowboys	Texarkana Baby / Bouquet Of Roses ‎(Shellac, 10")	RCA Victor	58-0073	Canada	Unknown
10043	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar*	Texarkana Baby / Bouquet Of Roses ‎(7", Single, Exp)	RCA	10043	US	Unknown

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