The Preacher and the Bear 18th in 1905

Written by: George Fairman
Copyright date: March 28, 1904
Language: English
Comments: Originally recorded as a "coon song" in 1905. More recent versions have altered lyrics to avoid the offensive racial stereotypes. The song is usually credited to Joe Arzonia, but in reality he simply bought the song rights from George Fairman, who frequently played piano at a bar that Arzonia owned.
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Originals

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Title	Performer	Release date	Info
The Preacher and the Bear	Arthur Collins	April 1905	First release
The Preacher and the Bear	Prairie Ramblers	February 1937
The Preacher and the Bear	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet	October 13, 1937
Preacher and the Bear	Original Kings of Harmony	1944
The Preacher and the Bear	Phil Harris and His Orchestra	1947
The Preacher and the Bear	Mac Wiseman	August 1959
The Preacher and the Bear	The Maple Leaf Four	1961
The Preacher and the Bear	The Poplin Family	1963
The Preacher and the Bear	The Buffalo Bills	1965
The Preacher & the Bear	Ed Kilbourne	1966
Preacher and the Bear	Hylo Brown	June 1967
The Preacher and the Bear	Jerry Reed	July 1970
The Preacher and the Bear	The Lewis Family	1973
Preacher and the Bear	Steve Rostron	1974
The Preacher and the Bear	Snuffy Jenkins and Pappy Sherrill	1976
Preacher and the Bear	Little Roy Lewis	1984
Preacher and the Bear	David Holt [US1]	1985
The Preacher and the Bear	The Robert DeCormier Singers and Ensemble	1996
The Preacher and the Bear	The Crow Quill Night Owls	July 11, 2008
The Preacher & Bear	Mark Templeton & Pocket Change	2008
The Preacher and the Bear	Ray Stevens	January 10, 2012
Preacher and the Bear	Bill and The Belles	August 24, 2018

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	Turkey in the Straw	Jazarimba Orchestra (Harry Yerkes)	June 1918	Medley
	i	Preacher and the Bear	Buddy Durham	1961

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		The Preacher and the Bear	Rufus Thomas	April 1970	First release