Whiskey River
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Whiskey River" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Bush | ||||
| from the album Whiskey River | ||||
| B-side | "Right Back in Your Arms Again"[1] | |||
| Released | July 1972 | |||
| Genre | Country, roots country | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor #0745 | |||
| Songwriter | Johnny Bush Paul Stroud | |||
| Producer | Jerry Bradley | |||
| Johnny Bush singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| "Whiskey River" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Willie Nelson | ||||
| from the album Willie and Family Live | ||||
| B-side | "Under the Double Eagle"[2] | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country, outlaw country, roots country | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Columbia #10877 | |||
| Songwriter | Johnny Bush Paul Stroud | |||
| Producer | Willie Nelson | |||
| Willie Nelson singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Whiskey River" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Bush. It was a hit for both Bush and his friend Willie Nelson.
Bush released the song in 1972 through RCA Victor and included it on his album Whiskey River. Bush later re-recorded the song in 1981 and released it through the Delta label, with "When My Conscience Hurts the Most" on the b-side.[1]
Willie Nelson versions
Willie Nelson first recorded "Whiskey River" for the album Shotgun Willie in 1974 . In 1978, a recording from Nelson's live album Willie and Family Live was released as a single through Columbia Records.[2] "Whiskey River", despite not being a Nelson original, has come to be regarded as one of his signature songs[3][4] and a concert staple. "Whiskey River" has been the standard opening song during Nelson's concerts since "around 1974."[5]
Nelson performed the song during the pilot episode of the long-running music television series Austin City Limits—marking the first song to be performed on the program.[6]
