Mule Skinner Blues

~ Recording by The Fendermen

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenGoofy GreatsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)NA 464
1.4Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenGoofy GreatsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)9038-010
1.9Mule Skinner Blues?:??The FendermenKooky KountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)WC 315
1.2Mule Skinner Blues?:??FendermenBirds and the Bees / Mule Skinner BluesJewel Akens / FendermenSingle + Compilation
Lightning Records (70s UK label)LIG 9020
12.3Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenThe Best of Jukebox RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dominion Entertainment44 2026-2
1.8Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenThe Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1960 Still Rockin’Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products2RNR-22, OPCD-2552
1.9Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenJukebox Hits of 1960, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Double D Entertainment91602
1.3Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenThe Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll (Volume 1)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCHD 289
2.13Mule Skinner Blues2:24The FendermenThe History of Pop MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDCD 14, DCD 15, DCD 16, HRCD 8019
1.6Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenBillboard Top Pop Hits: 1960Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71581
1.1Mule Skinner Blues2:24The FendermenCuca Records Rock 'n' Roll StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Classics (Sweden, VA compilations)CD 703
1.5Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenWacky Favorites: Crazy ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-24
Time–Life MusicM18206
2.12Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenGlory Days of Rock 'n' Roll: One Hit WondersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music69605
1.1Mule Skinner Blues2:26The FendermenMule Skinner Blues: The Best of The FendermenThe FendermenAlbum + Compilation
Plum Records14042
1.6Mule Skinner Blues2:22The FendermenK‐Tel’s Goofy GreatsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)
2.16Mule Skinner Blues2:23The FendermenLjuva Rock ’n’ Roll 1955–1963Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE2004-12-15
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 519314 2
4.2Mule Skinner Blues2:24The FendermenHistory of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-09-26
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-0996
2.12Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenThe Ultimate Oldies but Goodies CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music22200-Z
2.12Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenThe Ultimate Oldies but Goodies Collection: Teen BeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Green Hill Productions (for copyright use only)11494471
2.19Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenThe Cruisin’ Story: 1960Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
One Day Music (a division of Not Now Music Ltd.)
10.19Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenThe Cruisin’ Story 1956–1960Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-09-25
One Day Music (a division of Not Now Music Ltd.)DAY2CD167
2.7Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenThe Roots of PsychobillyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD424
1.8Mule Skinner Blues2:25The FendermenKooky KountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording of:Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)

Related works

Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)

lyricist and composer:Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:Peer International Corporation (BMI)
later versions:New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
is the basis for:Missouri Cowboy