Rock and Rye (song) explained

Rock and Rye
Cover:Rock and Rye (song).png
Type:single
Artist:Tex Ritter
Released:1948
Genre:Country
Length:2:44
Label:Capitol

"Rock and Rye" is a country music song written by Tex Ritter, Frank Harford, and Edith Bergdahl, sung by Ritter, and released on the Capitol label (catalog no. 15119). In July 1948, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard folk best seller chart.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 19 record on Billboard's 1948 year-end folk record sellers chart.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Joel Whitburn. Billboard Books. 1996. 0823076326 . 269.
  2. News: The Year's Top Folk Records. The Billboard. January 1, 1949. 17.