- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Original music written by
- John Hodges, George Knauff
- Original lyrics written by
- John Hodges
- Language
- English
- Roud number
- 738
- Adapted from
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Lubly Fan written by John Hodges – Recomposition
- Comments
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"Buffalo Gals (Won't You Come Out Tonight)" is frequently said to have been composed by the blackface minstrel performer, John Hodges (who used the stage name "Cool White"). He copyrighted a song he called "Lubly Fan Will You Come Out Tonight?" in 1844, which used the melody now commonly associated with "Buffalo Gals". This tune has been traced back in published form to 1839, where it appears in a collection of dance tunes entitled "Virginia Reels, Selected and Arranged for the Piano Forte" as "Midnight Serenade" so Cool White's tune was not original with him. At least one scholar has suggested that "Buffalo Gals" was inspired by the English singing game, "Pray, Pretty Miss".
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Song
Versions
Lubly Fan written by John Hodges English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubly Fan | Lehman Engel and Chorus | 1959 | First release |
Buffalo Gals written by [Traditional] English
Buffalo Gals written by [Traditional] instrumental
Give the Fiddler a Dram written by [Traditional] English
Give the Fiddler a Dram written by [Traditional] instrumental
Fiddler's Dream written by Arthur Smith [US2] instrumental
Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking) written by Jimmy Eaton, David Kapp, Terry Shand English
Rock and Roll Angel written by Jimmie Rogers English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock and Roll Angel | Webb Dixon | May 1959 | First release | ||
| Rockin' Little Angel | Ray Smith [US3] | August 1959 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | The Viscounts [GB] | January 1960 | |||
| Rockin Little Angel | Julie Lynn | June 1973 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | Narvel Felts | August 1973 | |||
| Rocking Little Angel | Jerry Lee Lewis | March 28, 1979 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | Orion [US1] | November 5, 1980 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | The Blazers [US2] | 1980 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | Webb Wilder and The Nashvegans | February 21, 1995 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | André Sharon | 1999 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | The Morells | 2005 | Live | ||
| Rockin' Little Angel | Mark LaForme | April 15, 2006 | |||
| Rockin' Little Angel | Jerry Williams [SE] | 2009 | Live |
Rock del angelito written by Francisco Domínguez Spanish
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock del angelito | Los Rebeldes del Rock | May 19, 1960 | First release | ||
| Popurrí grandes años del rock | La Banda Timbiriche | 1983 | Medley |
Rock entre nubes written by Julio César, Gil Luaño Spanish
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin' Little Angel | José Guardiola | 1961 | First release |
Dance by the Light of the Moon written by Cliff Goldsmith, Jimmy Eaton, David Kapp, Terry Shand, Fred Smith English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance by the Light of the Moon | The Olympics - Arr. & Cond. by Stan Applebaum | November 1960 | First release | ||
| Dance by the Light of the Moon | Menster Phip and The Phipsters | 1993 | Released more than 10 years after recording |