Git Along, Little Dogies
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"Git Along, Little Dogies" is a traditional cowboy ballad
, also performed under the title "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo". Artists who have played the song include Roy Rogers
, the Sons of the Pioneers, The Kingston Trio
, Charlie Daniels
, David Bromberg
, Alvin and the Chipmunks
, Holly Golightly
, and Nickel Creek
. It was adapted in the cartoon Animaniacs
as The Ballad of Magellan.
Cowboy Songs
Cowboy Songs is a compilation recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1996. It is available as a single CD.This album is a collection of 12 of the most famous and beloved songs of the west—performed in the great tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers and the Riders of the Purple...
, also performed under the title "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo". Artists who have played the song include Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
, the Sons of the Pioneers, The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds...
, Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...
, David Bromberg
David Bromberg
David Bromberg is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Bromberg has an eclectic style, playing bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll equally well. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the...
, Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...
, Holly Golightly
Holly Golightly
Holly Golightly is a British singer-songwriter. Her mother christened her after the protagonist in Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Her musical style ranges from garage rock to R&B.-Musical career:...
, and Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...
. It was adapted in the cartoon Animaniacs
Animaniacs
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as simply Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros. Television and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was the second animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven...
as The Ballad of Magellan.
External links
- The Library of Congress: The American Folklife Center
- White, John I., Git Along, Little Dogies: Songs and Songmakers of the American West (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1975), referenced in "AFC News," Summer 2006, The Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
: The American Folklife Center - "Guides to Special Collections" in the Music Division of the Library of Congress", Library of Congress