My Pretty Quadroon

Written by: Nat Vincent, Fred Howard
Language: English
ISWC: T-914.542.527-0 ASCAP, GEMA, ISWC
Comments: A song titled, "My Pretty Quadroon," with words and music by Mary Dodge was published in 1863. In 1930 Nat Vincent and Fred Howard wrote a different song with the same title that was loosely influenced by the Mary Dodge song.
This new song was recorded by the Beverly Hill Billies in April 1930. During their performances, this group described the song as "400 years old, said to have been written in the days when the Spanish galleons sailed the seas." This was show biz hype and not an accurate history of the song.
Published by: COLE-M-M CORPORATION GEMA
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
My Pretty Quadroon REC	The Beverly Hill Billies	November 1930	First recording on April 25, 1930
My Pretty Quadroon REL	Bud Billings—Carson Robison (Carson Robison, Frank Luther)	July 1930	First release
My Pretty Quadroon	The Happy Chappies	1930
My Pretty Quadroon	The Vagabonds [US1]	May 1933
My Pretty Quadroon	The Light Crust Doughboys	August 1935
Pretty Quadroon	Happy Jack Turner	1935
My Pretty Quadroon	Dixieland Swingsters	April 12, 1939
Pretty Quadroon	Texas Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys	1941
My Pretty Quadroon	Buddy Williams [AU]	1942
Pretty Quadroon	Claude Sharpe and The Old Hickory Singers	August 1948
My Pretty Quadroon	Omar Blondahl	1959
My Pretty Quadroon	Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders	1960
My Pretty Quadroon	The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown	March 1961
My Pretty Quadroon	Bobbie and Smoky Coats	November 1963
My Pretty Quadroon	The Poplin Family	1966
A Pretty Quadroon	Earl Taylor & Jim McCall with The Stoney Mountain Boys	July 1971
My Pretty Quadroon	Kendall Morse	1976
My Pretty Quadroon	Grandpa Jones	1979
My Pretty Quadroon	Jerry Lee Lewis	January 1983	Released more than 10 years after its recording
My Pretty Quadroon	Bradley Kincaid	1988	Released more than 10 years after its recording
My Pretty Quadroon	Tompall Glaser	1992
My Pretty Quadroon	Bobby Gregory and His Cactus Cowboys	2000

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	My Pretty Quadroon	Gene Meyers	1973