Bluebirds Are Singing for Me

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: Bluegrass song that begins - "There was a girl I loved so dearly, she lived away back in the hills, when the bluebird sings I miss my darling..."

The authorship is in question. The first recording located to date was made in 1963 by The Country Gentlemen and on their album it was credited more like a traditional song would be with just an arrangement credit by two band members, John Duffey and Pete Roberts. However, Duffey and Roberts now do have a joint registry for their song. Mac Wiseman recorded it in 1966 and he also has a registry for his performance. Wiseman also recorded it as a duet with Lester Flatt in 1971 and there is a registry only in Lester Flatt's name. Most of the subsequent covers have tended to credit either Wiseman and/or Flatt.
Licensing: Request a synchronization license

Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	The Country Gentlemen	November 1963	First recording on September 27, 1963 First release
The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Mac Wiseman	September 1966
The Bluebirds Singing for Me	Lester Flatt and Mac Wiseman	June 1971
Blue Birds Singing	Don Reno - Bill Harrell and The Tennessee Cutups	December 1975
Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Texas Lone Star	1977
The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Osborne Bros. & Mac Wiseman	1979
Bluebirds Singing	Ernest Thomas & His Bluegrass Pioneers	1982
The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Marty Stuart with Lester Flatt	June 19, 1992	Released more than 10 years after its recording
Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Leon Russell with The Newgrass Revival	October 23, 2001
Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	David Peterson & 1946	2005
The Bluebirds Singing for Me	Larry Stephenson featuring Dudley Connell	February 23, 2010
The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Junior Sisk and Joe Mullins	October 22, 2013
Bluebirds Are Singing for Me	Mac Wiseman, Bobby Osborne & Jesse McReynolds	July 13, 2018	Live