I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water

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"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"
Single by Stonewall Jackson
from the album Trouble and Me
B-side	"I've Got to Change"
Released	1965 (1965)
Recorded	1965
Genre	Country
Length	2:42
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Joe Babcock
Producer(s)	Don Law, Frank Jones

"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" is a song written by Cowboy Joe Babcock.^[1]^[2]

Stonewall Jackson Recording[]

In 1965, the song was recorded by Stonewall Jackson. His version reached number eight on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.^[3]

Cover Versions[]

Lonnie Mack released an instrumental (electric guitar) version in 1965.^[4]
Charlie Rich recorded and released it on his 1965 album The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich.
The song was also a hit by Johnny Rivers in 1966,^[5] reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[6]
Also in 1966, The Spencer Davis Group recorded the song for The Second Album.
Elvis Presley recorded and released it on the album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) in 1971.
George Thorogood and the Destroyers recorded and released it on the album Ride 'Til I Die (2003)

Notes and References[]

^ "Cowboy Joe Babcock Songwriting Credits". Cowboy Joe & The Babcocks website. Billy Wayne Art and Music. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ ""Cowboy Joe" Babcock Sings His "Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" Viva! NashVegas Radio Show 9-1-12". youtube. Viva NashVegas. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 170.
^ It appears on the Mack compilation album "Still on the Move" (2002, Ace, UK).
^ Imperial Records #66175
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 710.

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