Old Rivers
Walter Brennan
1962
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About Walter Brennan
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Walter Brennan combined a long screen-acting career with recordings that reached country and pop audiences. Known for films including Come and Get It, Kentucky and The Westerner, he became especially active on record in the early 1960s. His recorded repertoire included Dutchman's Gold, Old Rivers, Houdini and Mama Sang Me a Song.
Artist background sources
Walter Brennan - AllMusic biography
Read actor/recording-artist careers, named films and early-1960s recordings. Conflicting birthplace wording and exact screen-career start date are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Retained annual-list context
Old Rivers by Walter Brennan appears at number 81 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1962. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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