"San Antonio Rose"/"New San Antonio Rose" was the signature song of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. "San Antonio Rose" was an instrumental song written by Bob Wills, who first recorded it with the Playboys on November 28, 1938. Band members added lyrics and it was retitled "New San Antonio Rose". A fresh recording was made on April 16, 1940 (Okeh 05694) with a vocal by Tommy Duncan.
The song opens with the refrain:
The song is written in the first person with the Rose of San Antone being the gentleman's lost love. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
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Recordings
The most successful recording was made by Bing Crosby with Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats on December 16, 1940 - over a million copies were sold for which Bing was awarded a gold disc.
"New San Antonio Rose" was the first national hit by Bob Wills and His Playboys, propelling them from their Southwestern fame to national notice. Their version charted in 1941 and again in 1943.
The song, both the music and lyrics, reflects the Mexican influence Bob Wills found growing up in the Southwest. Wills developed the melody of the original "San Antonio Rose" itself from a traditional tune, "Spanish Two Step", by the playing the bridge in reverse.
"New San Antonio Rose" ruffled the feathers of Southern country music moguls when Wills and the Playboys performed it with horns and a drum at the Grand Ole Opry on December 30, 1944.
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Film appearances
- 1941 San Antonio Rose
- 1982 Honkytonk Man
- 1985 Sweet Dreams - sung by Patsy Cline
Cover versions
The song has been recorded by many artists in several genres.
- The pseudonymous Jericho wrote the Swedish lyrics. A Swedish version was recorded by Ingalill Rossvald and Harry Brandelius with Thorsten Sjögren's orchestra. in Stockholm on February 7, 1952. It was released on the 78 rpm record His Master's Voice X 7795.
- American pianist Floyd Cramer had his version go to #8 on both the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country singles charts in 1961.
- In 1966 Harry James released a version on his album Harry James & His Western Friends (Dot DLP 3735 and 25735)
- American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1982 album Houseparty.
- Other notable recordings are by Clint Eastwood, Floyd Cramer, Gene Autry, Gordon MacRae, Jo Stafford, The Mills Brothers, Pat Boone, Patsy Cline, Patti Page, Steve Lawrence and Teresa Brewer.
Other uses
It lends its name to San Antonio Rose Palace in San Antonio, Texas.
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