"Jackie Blue" is a single by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are a Southern rock/country rock band formed in 1972 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. They are most widely known for their singles "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" in 1974 and "Jackie Blue" in 1975....

 off their 1974 album It'll Shine When It Shines

It'll Shine When It Shines

It'll Shine When It Shines is the second album by the country rock band, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Their debut album was successful enough to give the band the clout to record its sophomore effort. "It'll Shine When It Shines", on the musicians' home turf...

. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 in 1975. The song was sung by group drummer Larry Lee.

The version appearing on the album has a running time of 4:11, while the single was edited at 3:16 with an erroneous time of 3:38. The version that appears on many recent CD hit compilations is the actual 3:38 edit.

It was recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins

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The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...

 in 1991 as part of the Gish

Gish

Gish is the debut album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released in May 1991 through Caroline Records. Frontman Billy Corgan described Gish as a "very spiritual album"...

recording and was later released on the compilation 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions!

In 2011, AM

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 and Shawn Lee

Shawn Lee (musician)

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recorded a cover of "Jackie Blue" for their 2011 album Celestial Electric.