Along the Navajo Trail (song)

"Along the Navajo Trail" is a country/pop song, written by Dick Charles (pseudonym for Richard Charles Krieg), Larry Markes and Eddie DeLange in 1945.

Background[]

It was the title song of the 1945 Roy Rogers film Along the Navajo Trail. It was also used in the 1945 film Don't Fence Me In, when it was sung by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers.^[1]
Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.^[2]

Charts[]

Charted versions in 1945 were by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (recorded June 29, 1945)^[3]^[4] (No. 2); Gene Krupa (vocal by Buddy Stewart) (No. 7); and Dinah Shore (No. 7).^[5]

Other recordings[]

The song has been recorded by many other artists, including:

Steve Conway (1946)^[6]

Sam Cooke - included on his album Encore (1958).
Duane Eddy - included on his album Especially for You (1959).
Fats Domino (1963)^[7]
The Honey Dreamers
Hot Club of Cowtown (2011) - for album "What Makes Bob Holler".^[8]
Steve Kuhn and Toshiko Akiyoshi
Frankie Laine - for his album Hell Bent for Leather! (1961).^[9]
Riders in the Sky
Roy Rogers (1945).^[10]
Dinah Shore (1945)^[11]
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

References[]

^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ Gilliland, John (197X). "Show 15" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 470. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ Steve Conway; Jack Byfield & His Orchestra; Mark; Charles; de Lange (May 1946), ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL, Internet Archive, Columbia, retrieved 2021-10-01
^ http://www.fatsonline.nl/domino.html 2.2014
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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[1] "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[Top100-2] Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.

[3] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[4] Gilliland, John (197X). "Show 15" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 470. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[6] Steve Conway; Jack Byfield & His Orchestra; Mark; Charles; de Lange (May 1946), ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL, Internet Archive, Columbia, retrieved 2021-10-01

[7] ttp://www.fatsonline.nl/domino.html 2.2014

[8] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[9] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[10] "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[11] "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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v t Bing Crosby
Discography Filmography
Albums	Music of Hawaii (1939) Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. One (1939) Patriotic Songs for Children (1939) Cowboy Songs (1939) Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. Two (1939) George Gershwin Songs, Vol. One (1939) Ballad for Americans (1940) Favorite Hawaiian Songs (1940) Christmas Music (1940) Star Dust (1940) Hawaii Calls (1941) Small Fry (1941) Crosbyana (1941) Under Western Skies (1941) Song Hits from Holiday Inn (w/ Fred Astaire) (1942) Merry Christmas (1945) Selections from Going My Way (1945) Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's (1946) Don't Fence Me In (1946) The Happy Prince (1946) Selections from Road to Utopia (1946) Bing Crosby – Stephen Foster (1946) What We So Proudly Hail (1946) Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One (1946) Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two (1946) Blue Skies (w/ Fred Astaire) (1946) Bing Crosby – Jerome Kern (1946) St. Patrick's Day (1947) Bing Crosby – Victor Herbert (1947) Selections from Welcome Stranger (1947) Our Common Heritage (1947) El Bingo (1947) The Small One (1947) The Man Without a Country (1947) Drifting and Dreaming (1947) Blue of the Night (1948) Selections from Showboat (1948) The Emperor Waltz (1948) St. Valentine's Day (1948) Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters (1948) Selections from Road to Rio (1948) Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer (1948) Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan (1948) Auld Lang Syne (1948) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) Bing Crosby Sings Songs by George Gershwin (1949) South Pacific (1949) Christmas Greetings (1949) Ichabod – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) Top o' the Morning / Emperor Waltz (1949) Songs from Mr. Music (1950) Go West Young Man (1950) Le Bing: Song Hits of Paris (1953) Some Fine Old Chestnuts (1954) Selections from White Christmas (1954) Bing: A Musical Autobiography (1954) High Tor (1956) A Christmas Sing with Bing Around the World (1956) High Society (w/ Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, and Louis Armstrong) (1956) Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around (1956) Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings (1956) Bing with a Beat (1957) A Christmas Story (1957) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1957) Never Be Afraid (1957) Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy (1957) New Tricks (1957) Fancy Meeting You Here ( w/ Rosemary Clooney) (1958) How the West Was Won (1959) Bing & Satchmo (w/ Louis Armstrong) (1960) 101 Gang Songs (1960) Holiday in Europe (1960) The Road to Hong Kong (1962) On the Happy Side (1962) On the Sentimental Side (1962) I Wish You a Merry Christmas (1962) Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre (1963) Return to Paradise Islands (1963) Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits (1963) America, I Hear You Singing (w/ Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring) (1964) 12 Songs of Christmas (w/ Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring) (1964) That Travelin' Two-Beat (w/ Rosemary Clooney) (1965) Bing 'n' Basie (w/ Count Basie) (1972) A Couple of Song and Dance Men (w/ Fred Astaire) (1975) Seasons (1977) Bing Crosby: The Voice of Christmas (1998)
Family	Dixie Lee (first wife) Gary Crosby (son) Dennis Crosby (son) Phillip Crosby (son) Lindsay Crosby (son) Kathryn Crosby (second wife) Harry Crosby (son) Mary Crosby (daughter) Nathaniel Crosby (son) Denise Crosby (granddaughter) Larry Crosby (brother) Bob Crosby (brother)
Related	Songs Bing Crosby recorded multiple times A Tribute to Bing Crosby
Category

v t Duane Eddy
Studio albums	Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel Especially for You The "Twangs" the "Thang" $1,000,000 Worth of Twang Road Trip
Singles	"Rebel-'Rouser" "Ramrod" "Cannonball" "Peter Gunn" "Yep!" "Forty Miles of Bad Road" "Some Kind-a Earthquake" "Bonnie Came Back" "Shazam!" "Because They're Young" "Kommotion" "Pepe" "Theme from Dixie" "Ring of Fire" "The Ballad of Paladin" "(Dance with the) Guitar Man" "Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar"
Cover Songs	"Along the Navajo Trail" "Anytime" "Dear Lady Twist" "Detour" "I Almost Lost My Mind" "Just Because" "The Lonesome Road" "Lover" "Loving You" "Trouble in Mind" "Tuxedo Junction"