Kentucky Waltz - Wikipedia

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"Kentucky Waltz" is a 1946 song written and performed by Bill Monroe. The song was Bill Monroe's most successful release on the Country & Western charts peaking at number three.^[1]

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In 1951 Eddy Arnold recorded his version of the song which reached number one on the Country & Western Best Seller charts.^[2]
Also in 1951, a version by Rosemary Clooney went to #24 on the Cashbox pop chart.^[3]
A cover of the song appeared on English folk singer Bob Davenport's 1973 album Pal Of My Cradle Days.

References

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^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 235.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 30.
^ https://tsort.info/music/zw02gm.htm

v t e Bill Monroe
Studio albums	Southern Flavor (1988) Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord (1991)
Singles	"Uncle Pen" "Kentucky Waltz" "Blue Moon of Kentucky" "I'm Working on a Building" "Gotta Travel On"
Family	Birch Monroe Charlie Monroe Pendleton Vandiver
Related articles	Discography Farm Memorial Festival Museum Tribute album

v t e Eddy Arnold
Albums	Wanderin' with Eddy Arnold (1955) Anytime (1956) Have Guitar, Will Travel (1959) Thereby Hangs a Tale (1959) One More Time (1962) Cattle Call (1963) Folk Song Book (1964) The Easy Way (1965) My World (1965) I Want to Go with You (1966) The Last Word in Lonesome (1966) Somebody Like Me (1966) Lonely Again (1967) Turn the World Around (1967) The Everlovin' World of Eddy Arnold (1968) The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold (1968) Walkin' in Love Land (1968) So Many Ways/If the Whole World Stopped Lovin' (1973)
Singles (1940s)	"The Cattle Call" "Each Minute Seems a Million Years" "That's How Much I Love You" "What Is Life Without Love" "It's a Sin" "I'll Hold You in My Heart" "To My Sorrow" "Anytime" "Bouquet of Roses" "Texarkana Baby" "Just a Little Lovin'" "A Heart Full of Love" "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" "One Kiss Too Many" "The Echo of Your Footsteps" "I'm Throwing Rice" "Take Me in Your Arms"
Singles (1950s)	"Little Angel with the Dirty Face" "Why Should I Cry Over You?" "Cuddle Buggin' Baby" "Enclosed One Broken Heart" "Lovebug Itch" "There's Been a Change in Me" "Kentucky Waltz" "I Wanna Play House With You" "Something Old, Something New" "Somebody's Been Beating My Time" "Heart Strings" "Easy on the Eyes" "A Full Time Job" "Eddy's Song" "I Really Don't Want to Know" "This Is the Thanks I Get" "Hep Cat Baby" "I've Been Thinking" "The Cattle Call" "Just Call Me Lonesome" "You Don't Know Me" "Tennessee Stud"
Singles (1960s)	"What's He Doing in My World" "Make the World Go Away" "I Want to Go with You" "The Tip of My Fingers" "Somebody Like Me" "Lonely Again" "Misty Blue" "Turn the World Around" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Related	Discography The Eddy Arnold Show Eddy Arnold Time Roy Wiggins

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