Cotton-Eyed Joe

Recordings

The following list is not intended to be comprehensive.

Single, Curly Parker and the Garvin Brothers, 1950
Single, Don Reno, Red Smiley and the Tennessee Cutups, 1957
Songs of the Golden West, Various Artists (Red River Dave and His Texas Tophands), 1957
Old Timey Songs for Children, New Lost City Ramblers, 1959
Mountain Music of Kentucky, Various Artists (Granville Bowlin), 1960
Blue Ridge Mountain Music, Various Artists (The Mountain Ramblers), 1960
New Folk Sound of Terry Callier, Terry Callier, 1964
Old Time Fiddling at Union Grove. The 38th Annual Old-Time Fiddle Contest, Various Artists (Esker Hutchins), 1964
Jesse Colin Young & The Youngbloods, Jesse Colin Young, 1965
American Banjo, Various Artists (Smiley Hobbs), 1966
Single, Billy Baker, 1966
Camp Creek Boys, Camp Creek Boys, 1967
Bluegrass From the Blue Ridge: Country Band Music of Virginia, Various Artists (Spud Gravely and Glen Smith), 1967
Jesse Colin Young and the Youngbloods, Jesse Colin Young, 1967
Goin' Down The Country, Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers, 1968
Music for All Occasions, Various Artists (Queen Ida), 1969
Songs from the Heart of the Country, Various Artists (Red Rector and Fred Smith), 1969
Blue Dog Cellar Project No. 1: Hos Hoswell, 196?
Wayfaring Stranger, Burl Ives, 196?
Folk Songs from the Ozarks, Various Artists (Carlos Shannon), 196?
Josh White Stories, Vol. 1, Josh White, 196?
Square Dance Fiddlin', Various Artists (Lonnie Robertson and the Caney Mountain Boys), 196?
Country Express, Tommy Jackson, 196?
Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, Skillet Lickers, 196?
Echoes of the Ozarks, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Carter Brothers and Son), 1970
Sue and Sunny, Sue and Sunny, 1970
Rackensack. Volume 2, Various Artists (Elliot Hancock), 1972
Kenny Hall and the Sweets Mill String Band, Kenny Hall and the Sweets Mill String Band, 1973
The Bluegrass Touch, Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mountain Boys, 1973
Black Mountain Blues, Leslie Keith, 1974
That's Earl, Earl Collins, 1975
Live! At McClure, Virginia, Ralph Stanley, 1975
Right Hand Fork of Rush Creek, Wilson Douglas, 1975
On The Great Divide, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1975
Traditional Fiddle Music of Mississippi, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Carter Brothers and Son), 1975
Plank Road String Band, Plank Road String Band, 1976
Fiddle Collection, Benny Martin, 1976
Country Music, South and West, Various Artists (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys), 1977
Goin' Down the Valley: Vocal and Instrumental Music From the South, Various Artists (Carter Brothers and Son), 1977
Echoes of the Ozarks, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Pope's Arkansas Mountaineers), 1977
First of Autumn, Malcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen, 1978
30 Fiddlers Greatest Hits, Tommy Jackson, 1978
No. 3 Special, Highwoods String Band, 1978
From Earth to Heaven, Wry Straw, 1978
Dancing Bow and Singing Strings, Tracy Schwarz, 1979
Kentucky Colonels 1966, Kentucky Colonels, 1979
All About Fiddling, Various Artists (Ernie Hunter), 197?
Georgia Fiddle Bands, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Fiddlin' John Carson), 197?
Sail Away Ladies, Tommy Jarrell, 197?
South Texas Swing, Adolph Hofner, 1980
It Just Suits Me, David Holt, 1981
Cotton Eyed Joe, Texas Dance Hall Band, 1981
Single, Big Timber Band, 1981
Visits, Zenith String Band, 1981
Chieftains 10 - Cotton-Eyed Joe, Chieftains, 1981
Historic Edition, Bob Wills, 1982
Columbia Historic Edition, Bob Wills, 1982
Appalachia, The Old Traditions, Vol. 2, Various Artists, Benton Flippen), 1982
That's The Ticket, Art Thieme, 1983
Down South, Doc and Merle Watson, 1984
Poor Man's Dream, Pete Sutherland, 1984
Down South, Doc Watson, 1984
Asleep at the Wheel, Asleep at the Wheel, 1985
Caught in the Act, Queen Ida, 1985
Airplane, Rodney Miller, 1985
Forked Deer, Dan Gellert and Shoofly, 1986
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been, Spider John Koerner, 1986
Ralph Stanley Sings Sixteen Years, Ralph Stanley, 1986
The Deputy, Curly Ray Cline, 1986
Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 2, Bob Wills, 1986
30 Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Tommy Jackson), 1986
30 Fiddler's Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Tommy Jackson), 1987
16 Fiddlers' Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Tommy Jackson), 1987
Old Time Friends, Ray Alden, 1987
At Home, His Last Recordings, 1950, Uncle Dave Macon, 1987
Step Stone, Walt Michael and Company, 1988
On WCYB Farm and Fun Time, Stanley Brothers, 1988
Fresh Oldtime String Band, Fresh Oldtime String Band, 1988
Old Cap'n Rabbit, Ernest Rutherford and the Gold Hill Band, 1989
Forever Fiddlin', Tommy Williams, 198?
American Banjo: Three Finger and Scruggs Style, Various Artists (Smiley Hobbs), 1990
American Original, Chubby Wise, 1991
Cowboy Christmas, Michael Martin Murphey, 1991
20 Bluegrass Originals, Various Artists (Tommy Jackson), 1991
Another Country, The Chieftains, 1992
Place of My Own, Raymond W. McLain, 1992
Rambler, Red Clay Ramblers, 1992
Retrospective, Various Artists (Adolf Hofnerf and His San Antonians), 1992
Roots 'N' Blues: The Retrospective 1925-1990, Various Artists (Adolf Hofner and His San Antonians), 1992
Sounds of the South, Various Artists (Mountain Ramblers), 1993
Spinning World, Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet, 1993
Warring Cats, Bruce Molsky, 1993
Tribute to Fred Cockerham, Greg Hooven, 1993
Health and Happiness Shows, Hank Williams, 1993
Live Recordings 1956-1969, Bill Monroe, 1993
African-American Folk Rhythms, Ella Jenkins and The Goodwill Spiritual Choir, 1993
Tomato Collection, Nina Simone, 1994
At KWKH, Johnnie and Jack, 1994
Banjonique, Walt Koken, 1994
Back Porch Symphony, Wilson Douglas, 1995
Echoes of the Ozarks, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Pope's Arkansas Mountaineers), 1995
Louisiana Man, Bayou Pickers, 1995
Carolina Fiddlers - Country Fiddles, Various Artists (Dwight Moody), 1995
Stones River Ranch Boys, Stones River Ranch Boys, 1995
Polka's Greatest Hits, Emeralds, 1995
Truckers Jukebox #3, Various Artists (Asleep At The Wheel), 1995
Sex and Violins, Rednex, 1995
Dance Country, Various Artists (Joe Carr And The Texas Lone Star Band), 1995
Fiddle Tunes, Various Artists (Tommy Jackson), 1995
Let's Go Dancing Down In Texas, Joe Carr, 1995
Bluegrass Masters, Various Artists (Bill Monroe), 1996
Texas Bluegrass - Cotton Eyed Joe and Others, Various Artists (Tommy Jackson), 1996
Rollin' on Down the Road, Various Artists (Stones River Ranch Boys), 1996
Anthology - The Colpix Years, Nina Simone, 1996
Mountain Music of Kentucky (CD), Various Artists (Granville Bowlin), 1996
Where'd You Come From Where'd You Go?, The Freight Hoppers, 1996
Tennessee Mountain Bluegrass Favorites, Various Artists (Charlie McCoy And His Harmonica), 1996
Southern Journey. Vol. 7 - Ozark Frontier, Various Artists (Bookmiller Shannon), 1997
Smoky Mountain - Vol. 1-All-Time Greatest Hits, Various Artists, ), 1997
Mississippi String Bands, Vol. 1, 1928-1935, Various Artists (Carter Brothers and Son), 1997
Blue Ridge Mountain Fiddle, Various Artists (Chubby Wise), 1997
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6, 1944-1945, Josh White, 1998
Pasture Prime, Asleep At The Wheel, 1998
Fiddlin' John Carson - Vol. 4: 1926-27, Fiddlin' John Carson, 1998
North Carolina Banjo Collection, Various Artists (Stella Kimble), 1998
Virginia Traditions - Non-Blues Secular, Various Artists (Lewis Hairston), 19??
Cotton Eyed Joe, Isaac Payton Sweat, 19??
20 Bluegrass Instrumentals, Various Artists (Duncan/Wills), 19??
Al Dean and the All Stars, Al Dean, 19??
Mama Was Right, The Deighton Family, 19??
33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals, Clarence White, 2000
Bluegrass Bonanza, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2001
Newport Folk Festival: Best of Bluegrass 1959-1966, Various Artists (Bill Monroe), 2001
My Mother's Voice, Kathy Kallick, 2002
DocFest: A Tribute to Doc Watson and His Musical Partners Merle Watson and Jack Lawrence, Various Artists, 2003
Smokey Mountain Pickin': 24 Great Bluegrass Instrumentals, Various Artists (Mac Martin), 2003
Keep My Skillet Good & Greasy, Uncle Dave Macon, 2004
The Essential Guide To Bluegrass, Various Artists (Fiddlin' John Carson), 2007
Bluegrass: An American Tradition, Various Artists (Chubby Wise), 2007
Another Town, 4 Wheel Drive, 2008
Sat 730, Deadwood Revival, 2009
Beginner's Guide To Hoedown, Various Artists (Rayna Gellert), 2011

Notes

A "Dance" arrangement of the song performed by Rednex was an international hit in the mid-90s. This version was included on numerous Mega-Hit, Dance Party type compilations. These are not included in the list above.