Farrell "Rusty" Draper (January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American … Read Full Bio ↴Farrell "Rusty" Draper (January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American country and pop singer who achieved his greatest success in the 1950s.
Born in Kirksville, Missouri and nicknamed "Rusty" for his red hair, he began performing on his uncle's radio show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid 1930s. Draper moved on to work at radio stations in Des Moines, Iowa—sometimes filling in for sports announcer Ronald Reagan—and in Illinois before settling in California. There he began to sing in local clubs, becoming resident singer at the Rumpus Room in San Francisco. By the early 1950s he had begun appearing on national TV shows including The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) and Ozark Jubilee (ABC).
In 1952, Draper signed to Mercury Records and issued his debut single, "How Could You (Blue Eyes)". The following year, after a national club tour, his cover version of Jim Lowe's "Gambler's Guitar” made #6 on both the country and pop charts, and sold a million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[1] After a series of less successful follow-ups, he made the national charts again in 1955 with "Seventeen" (#18), "The Shifting, Whispering Sands" (#3) and "Are You Satisfied?" (#11), becoming one of the biggest pop and country crossover stars of the period.
In 1956, he returned to the top 20 with "In The Middle Of The House" (#20), followed up by his version of Chas McDevitt’s UK skiffle hit "Freight Train" (#3) Draper also reached the UK Singles Chart with a rendition of "Muleskinner Blues."
In 1962, he left Mercury to sign with Monument Records, with diminishing chart success as his style became more old-fashioned. However, he continued to have minor hits in the country charts through the 1960s. He remained a steady concert draw in years to follow, and also appeared in stage musicals and on television. Draper died in Bellevue, Washington at the age of 80.
Born in Kirksville, Missouri and nicknamed "Rusty" for his red hair, he began performing on his uncle's radio show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid 1930s. Draper moved on to work at radio stations in Des Moines, Iowa—sometimes filling in for sports announcer Ronald Reagan—and in Illinois before settling in California. There he began to sing in local clubs, becoming resident singer at the Rumpus Room in San Francisco. By the early 1950s he had begun appearing on national TV shows including The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) and Ozark Jubilee (ABC).
In 1952, Draper signed to Mercury Records and issued his debut single, "How Could You (Blue Eyes)". The following year, after a national club tour, his cover version of Jim Lowe's "Gambler's Guitar” made #6 on both the country and pop charts, and sold a million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[1] After a series of less successful follow-ups, he made the national charts again in 1955 with "Seventeen" (#18), "The Shifting, Whispering Sands" (#3) and "Are You Satisfied?" (#11), becoming one of the biggest pop and country crossover stars of the period.
In 1956, he returned to the top 20 with "In The Middle Of The House" (#20), followed up by his version of Chas McDevitt’s UK skiffle hit "Freight Train" (#3) Draper also reached the UK Singles Chart with a rendition of "Muleskinner Blues."
In 1962, he left Mercury to sign with Monument Records, with diminishing chart success as his style became more old-fashioned. However, he continued to have minor hits in the country charts through the 1960s. He remained a steady concert draw in years to follow, and also appeared in stage musicals and on television. Draper died in Bellevue, Washington at the age of 80.
Mule Skinner Blues
Rusty Draper Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Mule Skinner Blues' by these artists:
Bill and His Blue Grass Boys Monroe Good mornin' foreman, good mornin' boss Do you need another …
Bill Monroe His Bluegrass Boys Good morning captain good morning son Do you need another m…
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Blues Good mornin' foreman, good mornin' boss Do you need another …
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys Good morning captain good morning son Do you need another m…
Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers Good morning captain good morning son Do you need another mu…
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys Good mornin' foreman, good mornin' boss Do you need another …
BILL MONROE'S BLUEGRASS BOYS Good morning captain good morning son Do you need another m…
Chris Barber/Lonnie Donegan/Van Morrison Good mornin' captain, good mornin' shine Good mornin' captai…
Connie Francis Hey good morning Captain good morning sunshine Do you need a…
Dolly Parton Well, good morning, captain Good morning to you, sir Hey, he…
Gert Lengstrand Terpancar cahaya.di wajahmu Lukiskan inginmu Ajakku kesana .…
Hank Williams Jr. Well good morning captain Good morning to you sir hey hey…
Jimmie Rodgers Good mornin' captain, good mornin' shine Good mornin' captai…
José Feliciano Good morning Captain good morning Son Do you need another m…
Lonnie Donegan Good mornin' Captain, good mornin' shine Good mornin' Capta…
Lonnie Donegan & Van Morrison Good mornin' Captain, good mornin' shine Good morn…
Merle Haggard Good morning, Captain Good morning, Shine Do you need anothe…
Roy Acuff (Blue Yodel No. 8)…
The Fendermen Well, good morning, Captain! Well, good morning to you. Do…
The Smoky Mountain Boys (Blue Yodel No. 8)…
Van Morrison Good mornin' captain, good mornin' shine Good mornin' captai…
Various Artists Well, good morning, Captain Well, good morning to you Do you…
Vernon Oxford and Merle Haggard Good morning, Captain Good morning, Shine Do you need anothe…
Woody Guthrie Good mornin', captain Good mornin', son Good mornin', capt…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Rusty Draper:
Are You Satisfied Are you satisfied, really satisfied With the new love that c…
Are You Satisfied? Are you satisfied, really satisfied With the new love that c…
Buzz Buzz Buzz Well, buzz, buzz, buzz goes the bumble bee Tweele, deedle, …
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrep…
Freight Train Freight train, freight train, goin so fast Freight train, fr…
Held for Questioning Held for questioning Held for questioning Held for questioni…
I'll Get By I'll get by As long as I have you Though there be…
In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening Sue wants a barbecue, Sam wants to boil a ham, Grace votes…
In the Middle of the House The railroad comes through the middle of the house The…
Let's Go Calypso Gilly-gotchy-gum Gilly-gotchy-gum Gilly-gotchy-gum-by-o Let…
Night Life When the evening sun goes down You will find me hanging…
Please Help Me I'm Falling Please help me, I'm falling In love with you Close the door…
September Song Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But…
Seventeen Tell the world that I'm really keen On my hepcat doll…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
The One I Love I'll get by As long as I have you Though there be…
The Shifting Whispering Sands Listen to the age old story of The shifting, whispering sand…
The Shifting, Whispering Sands Listen to the age old story of The shifting, whispering sand…
Tiger Lily Tiger lily, tiger lily Tiger lily, I love her so Ti-yi-ger …
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sparkescadman
This is a historic record. Producer Shelby Singleton said this is the first session he did in Nashville for Mercury Records (in April, 1960). He started out very well, don't you think?
1Bazoomer
Superb! Can this be found in MP3 somewhere?
JohnnyH63
My favorite version of this song
Richard Smith
Not as good as Joe D Gibso on Tetra in 1959. The Fendermen version was a rip off of Joe D. Gibson and was OK. I do like the way Dolly Parton does it. Of course the original by the writer Jimmie Rodgers in 1955 is great. I also like his original version of The Battle Of New Orleans with its double Entrande is also great. I don't know when he recorded it first but I have an LP from Monument Records with re-recordings of a lot of his writings.
Todd Everett
Gibson's version is great, and may have been the prototype for the Fendermen record. But the Fendermen had that electric guitar! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUDkHAaFyzM
Hank Garland
Hank Garland on lead Guitar !!!!!!
Richard Smith
I goofed. The original Battle Of New Orleans was by Jimmy Driftwood not Jimmie Rodgers,. The album I have on Monument is by Jimmy Driftwood. Sorry for any confusion. My Mind is going.
krishnakumar c
Yeah, this is it
funnyflyingdutchgirl
nice song