Ellis “Buz” Butler made the earliest-recorded version of the huge late-1940s hit (it was especially successful for Frankie Laine that year ). Though it has been reported that Butler had first recorded “Mule Train“ in 1947, this Decca release from an October 1949 session is the earliest commercially-issued version by him that I have seen documented. F Laine, B Crosby, T E Ford, V Monroe, and G MacRae all recorded competing versions within three weeks after the Butler session.
The 78rpm single was issued on Decca 46194 - Mule Train (Johnny Lange-Hy Heath-Fred Glickman) by Buz Butler, recorded in Los Angeles October 7, 1949 (per the DAHR)
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