Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Hank Williams (country music legend) |
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| publisher: | Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK) Fred Rose Music, Inc. Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Carpenters-jambalaya-on-the-bayou-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4477 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0003553379 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1413414 [info] |
| referred to in medleys: | Jambalaya / Shake, Rattle and Roll / Bop-A-Lena (order: 1) |
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| later parody versions: | Jam-Bowl-Liar |
| later translated versions: | Džambulaja Es is wahr Jambalaya (French version) Jambalaya (Portuguese lyrics) Jambalaya (Polish lyrics) Jambalaya (German lyrics) ジャンバラヤ |
| is the basis for: | 小癩麻 |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1952-06-13 | Jambalaya (on the Bayou) | Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys | 2:54 | |
| 1952 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (Nashville Demo) | Hank Williams | 1:50 | |
| 1953-01 | Jambalaya | live | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | 3:03 |
| 1958-01-16 – 1958-01-18 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (master) | cover | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1:58 |
| 1961-11-06 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (Imperial) | cover | Fats Domino | 2:23 |
| 1965-06-13 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 1965-06-13: The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA; stereo) | cover and live | Fats Domino | 2:52 |
| 1971-09 | Jambalaya | Professor Longhair | 2:11 | |
| 1972-11-23 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | cover and live | Doug Sahm, Jerry Garcia & Leon Russell | ?:?? |
| 1973-05-22 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | cover | Buck Owens | 2:10 |
| 1974-04-03 – 1974-04-04 | Jambalaya | Professor Longhair | 3:12 | |
| 1974-06-07 – 1974-06-09 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 1974-06: Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan) | cover and live | Carpenters | 3:23 |
| 1974-08-26 | Jambalaya | cover | Chuck Berry | 2:54 |
| 1974-08-26 | Jambalaya | cover | Chuck Berry | 2:53 |
| 1975-05-04 | Jambalaya | cover and live | Elvis Presley | 0:36 |
| 1976-07 | ジャンバラーヤ (live, 1976-07: Shinjuku RUIDO, Shinjuku, Tōkyō, Japan) | cover and live | 鄧麗君 | 5:55 |
| 1976-11-16 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 1976-11-16: Jaap Eden Hal, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | cover and live | Carpenters | 3:10 |
| 1977-03-20 | Blue Monday (live, 1977-03-20: Deutsches Museum, Munich, West Germany; erroneous compilation of fragments of two recordings) | cover, live and partial | Fats Domino | 2:22 |
| 1977-03-20 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 1977-03-20: Deutsches Museum, Munich, West Germany; erroneous compilation of fragments of two recordings) | cover, live and partial | Fats Domino | 3:20 |
| 1977-03-20 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 1977-03-20: Deutsches Museum, Munich, West Germany) | cover and live | Fats Domino | 3:23 |
| 1979 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | cover | Lucinda Williams | 3:09 |
| 1982-02 – 1982-03 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | cover | John Potter | ?:?? |
| 1982 | Jambalaya | cover and instrumental | Roland Cedermark | 2:21 |
| 1985-08-22 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 1985-08-22: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | cover and live | Fats Domino | 4:37 |
| 1989-06 | Jambalaya (live, 1989-06: Galveston or Houston, TX, USA) | cover and live | Fats Domino | 8:59 |
| 1992-03-03 | Jambalaya (live, 1992-03-03, late show: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA) | cover and live | Richard Thompson | 8:18 |
| 1992-07-09 | Jambalaya | cover and live | Iris DeMent | 2:27 |
| 1995-01-23 | Cajun Medley | medley | Byron Berline | 5:45 |
| 1997-09 | Jambalaya | cover and instrumental | Sammy Naquin | 3:29 |
| 1997-10-31 | Jambalaya (live, 1997-10-31: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA) | cover and live | The Residents | 4:55 |
| 1999-10-08 | Jambalaya (live, 1999-10-08: Rathaussaal, Oberpullendorf, Austria) | cover and live | Worried Men Skiffle Group | 2:17 |
| 2000-12-18 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 2000‐12‐18: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:19 |
| 2000-12-18 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 2000‐12‐18: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:33 |
| 2000-12-18 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (live, 2000‐12‐18: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:09 |
| 2015-09-14 | Jambalaya (live) | cover and live | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 3:58 |
| 2018-12-15 | Jambalaya / Hey Good Lookin’ / Move It on Over (live, 2018-12-15: Flint Center, Cupertino, CA) | cover, live and medley | Willie Nelson | ?:?? |
| 2018 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | cover | Mason Ramsey | 3:08 |
| Ham papaja | cover | Jan Rot | 2:31 | |
| Jamabalaya | cover | Teresa Brewer | 1:50 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Kevin Shegog and The Gold Toppers | 2:04 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Doug Kershaw | 2:11 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and live | The Jets | 4:32 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Larry Butler & Willie Nelson | 2:45 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Slim Dusty | 3:55 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Johnny Greenwood | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | live | Wanda Jackson | 2:19 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Slim Newton | 2:16 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Kevin Shegog and The Gold Toppers | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | The Dooleys | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Bluesin’ the Groove feat. Adam Hall | 5:40 | |
| Jambalaya | Carpenters | 3:38 | ||
| Jambalaya | cover | Slim Newton | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya (remix) | cover | The Residents | 3:59 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | The Residents | 3:53 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Shocking Blue | 2:27 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Tony Christie | 3:19 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | [unknown] | 3:48 | |
| Jambalaya (live) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Celtic Light | 4:00 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Fats Domino | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Gerhard Wendland | 2:26 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | The Bunch | 3:25 | |
| Jambalaya | Hank Williams | 1:55 | ||
| Jambalaya | Carpenters | ?:?? | ||
| Jambalaya | cover | The Beatles | 2:41 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Wanda Jackson | 1:56 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Wanda Jackson | 2:00 | |
| Jambalaya | Carpenters | 3:39 | ||
| Jambalaya | Hank Williams, Jr. | 2:07 | ||
| Jambalaya | Carpenters | 3:38 | ||
| Jambalaya | cover and live | Carpenters | 3:05 | |
| Jambalaya | Damita Jo | 2:11 | ||
| Jambalaya (part of “Der grosse Oldie Party Mix” DJ-mix) | Carpenters | 1:22 | ||
| Jambalaya | cover | Carpenters | 3:44 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Carpenters | 3:44 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and instrumental | The Ventures | 3:41 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Carpenters | 3:43 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Rentnerband | 3:04 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Lee Benoit | 3:47 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and instrumental | The Ventures | 2:47 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and instrumental | The Ventures | 2:47 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and live | Daddy Cool | 2:40 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Sam Butera and the Witnesses | 2:25 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and instrumental | The Ventures | 3:38 | |
| Jambalaya | Hank Williams Jr. | 2:12 | ||
| Jambalaya | cover | Countdown Singers | 2:55 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 3:24 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Teresa Brewer | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | 鄧麗君 | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | Jo-El Sonnier | 2:45 | ||
| Jambalaya | cover | The Residents | 4:47 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Jo Stafford | 2:55 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Teresa Brewer | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | APC Allstars | 5:19 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Carpenters | 3:42 | |
| Jambalaya | live | Fats Domino | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Holstuonarmusigbigbandclub | 3:51 | |
| Jambalaya | cover | Teresa Brewer | ?:?? | |
| Jambalaya (mono mix) | cover | Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers | 2:45 | |
| Jambalaya (stereo mix) | cover | Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers | 2:45 | |
| Jambalaya | cover and live | Carpenters | 3:23 | |
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