The Old Folks at Home

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The Old Folks at Home2:24Louis Armstrong with The Mills BrothersThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1937-1938Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Classics (French jazz reissue label)515
1.18The Old Folks at Home2:24Louis ArmstrongA Portrait of Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
GallerieGALE 402
4.2The Old Folks at Home2:24Louis Armstrong with The Mills BrothersThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: 1932–1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Classics (French jazz reissue label)62
2.15Old Folks at Home2:23Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1935-1939Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Definitive Records (jazz reissues)DRCD 11171
14.16The Old Folks at Home2:24Louis ArmstrongThe Satchmo EraLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton‐WesgramLA20
14.16The Old Folks at Home2:24Louis Armstrong & The Mills BrothersThe Satchmo EraLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton‐WesgramLA20
1.18The Old Folks at Home2:23Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
EmporioEMTBX 334
3.4The Old Folks at Home2:25Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) (replaced CD 1 version)Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MD7-243
3.4The Old Folks at Home2:25Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) (mispressed CD 1 version)Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MD7-243
3.21The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)2:23Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers“Satchmo”: Ambassador of Jazz (10 CDs boxset 2011 edition)Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-08-09
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
1.7The Old Folks at Home2:23Louis ArmstrongThe Great Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
RedX EntertainmentRXBOX31045
(unknown)
1.14The Old Folks at Home2:26Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
MusicbankAPWCD1196

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-29)
guitar:Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-29)
trumpet:Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29)
vocals:Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29)
The Mills Brothers (on 1937-06-29)
Donald Mills (on 1937-06-29)
Harry Mills (on 1937-06-29)
Herbert Mills (on 1937-06-29)
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-06-29)
recording of:Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (on 1937-06-29)

Related works

Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)

anthem of:Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:Carlin Music Group
referred to in medleys:Medley: Deep River / The Old Folks at Home / Camptown Races / Oh Suzanna / Poor Old Joe (order: 2)
Quodlibet for Small Orchestra: Allegro (3rd movement) (order: 12)
later translated versions:スワニー河
is the basis for:South Bay Surfer
Swanee River Boogie
arrangements:Old Folks at Home (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
Old Folks at Home (for male chorus)
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River, catch-all for arrangements)
Swanee River (trad arr. Ball & Lightfoot)