 | Buffalo Gals (Will You Come Out Tonight)Cool White |
Writer(s): Cool White (see lyrics here) Published: 1844 First Charted: -- Peak: -- (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 1.81 video, 1.80 streaming |
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About the Song:The traditional American song “Buffalo Gals” was published in 1844 as “Lubly Fan” by the minstrel John Hodges, aka Cool White. The phrase was mock African dialect, common to minstrel performances, for “Lovely Fanny.” BA WK The lyics reference girls who danced at bas, concert-hall-dives, and brothels in the Canal distict at Buffalo, New York. WK Alan Jabbour, a fiddler and folklorist, traced the song’s melody to “Midnight Serenade.” That song was first published in G.P. Knauff’s 1839 book Virginia Reels, Selected and Arranged for the Piano Forte. BA The song likely ciculated orally before it was published but, as often was the case in that time, a song’s authorship went to the first person to transcribe and publish the song. BA The Ethiopian Serenaders published “Philadelphia Gals” in 1845 with a similar melody and lyrics and as “Buffalo Gals” in 1848. BA At the time, touring performers would often change the name of a song to appeal to the local audiences. BA It was also performed as a fiddle tun under other names including “Round Town Gals,” “Round Town Girls,” and “Alabama Gals.” BA The song has been recorded, under many of the various titles, at least 238 times according to SecondHandSongs.com by artists including the Byrds, Fiddlin’ John Carson, the Chieftains, the Chipmunks, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Bill Haley, Burl Ives, Leadbelly, Louis Prima, Jimmie Rodgers, Pete Seeger, and Bruce Spingsteen. Resources:Related Links:
First posted 12/2/2025. |
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