"Alabama Jubilee" is a song written with music by George L. Cobb and words by Jack Yellen. The first known recording was that of comedians Collins & Harlan in 1915. The song is considered an American popular standard. The most popular versions of the song were Red Foley's 1951 version (#3 country, #28 pop) and the 1955 instrumental version by the Ferko String Band, which reached #13 on Cashbox, #14 on the Billboard Jukebox chart, and #20 in the UK. A 1981 instrumental version by Roy Clark won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. The song is a popular marching band song. It was remade as a Tejano song "El circo" by Tony De La Rosa. Other versions 1916: Prince Band 1926: Skillet Lickers 1927: Al Bernard & Ernest Hare 1929: Cleve Chaffin 1929: The McClung Brothers 1950: Muggsy Spanier 1951: The Fontane Sisters 1951: Johnny Maddox 1951: Hank Penny 1954: Chet Atkins 1955: David Carroll And His Orchestra 1955: Firehouse Five Plus Two 1956: The Dukes of Dixieland 1959: Ferlin Husky 1959: Teresa Brewer and the Dixieland Band 1962: Billy Vaughn 1962: Los Broncos De Reynosa (El Circo) 1964: Mance Lipscomb 1964: Roy Clark 1968: Doc Watson 1970: Jerry Reed 1971: Kenny Price 1976: Benny Martin 1976: R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders 1978: Leon Redbone 1980: Jerry Lee Lewis 1980: Clarence White (and The Kentucky Colonels) (live performances from 1973) 1988: Nokie Edwards 1988: David Grier 1999: 17 Hippies 2002: Buster B. Jones 2005: Orquestra Mahatma 2007: Molly and Jack Tuttle 2008: Eugene Chadbourne 2008: Kevin Blechdom 2010: Zac Brown Band 2012: Stephen Wade 2015: Jim Hendricks 2018: Roland White External links "Alabama jubilee", New York: Remick Music Corp., 1915. From Alabama Sheet Music Collection References 1916 songs Songs written by Jack Yellen Red Foley songs Roy Clark songs Chet Atkins songs Ferlin Husky songs Teresa Brewer songs Doc Watson songs Jerry Reed songs Kenny Price songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs Songs about Alabama Songs with music by George L. Cobb