Frankie Laine - "Cool Water"

One of the greatest Western Songs ever written. This was written by Bob Noland of the Sons Of The Pioneers.
Many singers both Country and Pop have recorded it. Many with great success.
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Vaughn Monroe
Marty Robbins
Johnny Cash
Jack Scott
To Name A few. Frankie's recording was made in 1955 and was popular at the time but never charted.(The charts only went to the top 40 at the time)
But did make it to #2 in the U.K.
Frankie recorded it later on in a more traditional western flavor but lost it's uniqueness. I think the is the best of them all. But that's just my opinion.

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• Laine
• Cool
• Water
• Western
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• Fifties
• Pop

[Kay82Schmidt]

I live in an area where this, and Tumblin' Tumbleweeds, are too appropriate.

Love the singing, energy, long phrases, right pitches! None of this "breathy I'm so deep in love" disguise for "I can't really sing."

[markalson1938]

@Kay82Schmidt Yes, he does real well on these songs of the old west for tinder foot from Chicago that grew up on Jazz.

[cooligalgirl]

this is the best ,the only singer to do justice to this great song .thanks for sharing

[markalson1938]

@cooligalgirl There are many great versions of this great song, but yes I think this was the best one

[cairyhunts]

between frankie and marty frankie wins hands down

[markalson1938]

@cairyhunts I agree with you, but it's just a matter of taste. There have been a lot of recordings of this song over the years and I have never heard a bad one. In fact I have put many of them on YT. Marty's is one of the best of the bunch along with Vaughn Monroe's. But I always liked Frankie's 1955 single version best. Frankie re-recorded the song for an album years later where he sung it the traditional way, which was Ok but not great.

[THEMUSTOES]

what a great voice way to go frankie

thanks for posting it

[Bobdeyzelpe]

Now this is real cool. Thanks for posting

[armyoldsweat]

Memories, memories, of an army old sweat lost in the Nubian Desert, Sudan, 1955.

[krunstefluts]

The composer's name is Nolan, not Noland

[SlayersAnimefangirl]

The Movie Rango brought me here. Even though it was Hank williams' version on the movie

[makjac46]

Powerful voice and the right feeling for this well written tune. 50's and 60's were Frankies best years for record sales and the strength of his voice. Lovit.

[JemMackie]

Three facts about water;

The Romans in Rome had more water available to them in 300 BC than the People of Rome have today.

Only 4% of all the water on planet earth is fresh water. This figure is declining towards 3%

We need 1 litre of water a day so to conserve Water, never drink it undiluted.

[johnharrison59]

I was only a small child when this first came out. I used to sit in front of the 'wireless' and listened all afternoon to all music and this always comes out as one that sticks in the memory, even more so now I've been a fan of Frankie for the last 45 years

[Bigmac520]

I had the honor of seeing Frankie in his 80's, he sounded wonderful.