For a list of ancient rivers, see List of rivers by age.
1962 single by Walter Brennan
"Old Rivers"
Single by Walter Brennan
from the album Old Rivers
B-side
"The Epic Ride of John H. Glenn"
Released
March 1962
Recorded
1961
Genre
Country
Length
2:44
Label
Liberty Records
Songwriter(s)
Cliff Crofford
Producer(s)
Snuff Garrett
Walter Brennan singles chronology
"Tribute to a Dog" (1962)
"Old Rivers" (1962)
"Houdini" (1962)
"Old Rivers" is a country music song written by Cliff Crofford which tells the story of a man recalling a childhood friendship with an elderly farmer. The song was most famously recorded as a recitation by actor and recording artist Walter Brennan.
Released in March 1962, "Old Rivers" — prominently featuring The Johnny Mann Singers as the backing choir over Brennan's recitation of the refrain — became a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Easy Listening, and Hot C&W Sides charts by the end of May.
The song was also recorded by Jimmy Dean, Dave Dudley and Red Sovine.
Country-rock band Alabama used the line from "Old Rivers" at the beginning of their song "Mountain Music": "... one of these days I'm gonna climb that mountain...",
albeit via an impersonation of Brennan's voice by guitar technician Bob Martin.
This song is sampled in Dickie Goodman's novelty Break-in record called "Ben Crazy (1962), based on the successful TV show "Ben Casey".
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