Muskrat | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | The Everly Brothers |
Album: | Both Sides of an Evening |
A-Side: | Don't Blame Me |
Released: | September 2, 1961 |
Genre: | Rock and roll |
Label: | Warner Bros. 5501 |
Producer: | Andrew Sandoval |
Prev Title: | Temptation |
Prev Year: | May 12, 1961 |
Next Title: | Crying in the Rain |
Next Year: | December 22, 1962 |
"Muskrat" is a song written by Merle Travis, Tex Ann, and Harold Hensley and released by Travis on his 1947 album Folk Songs of the Hills[1] (which was reissued in 1957 as Back Home).
It was covered by The Everly Brothers[2] in 1961, reaching No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 82 on the U.S. pop chart.[3] It also featured on their 1961 album, Both Sides of an Evening.[4]