Rainbow at Midnight

Cover versions

• A few weeks after the Carlisle Brothers release, Ernest Tubb had his third number one on the Juke Box Folk chart with his version of "Rainbow at Midnight".
• Early in 1947, Texas Jim Robertson and the Panhandle Punchers released their version of the song which made it to number five on the Juke Box Folk chart, it was a B-side of "Filipino Baby".
• In 1952 Jimmy Wakely recorded "Rainbow at Midnight" with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.
• Jimmie Rodgers had a single release of "Rainbow at Midnight" in 1962 which charted at #62.
• George Hamilton IV recorded the song for his May 1965 album release Mister Sincerity - A Tribute to Ernest Tubb.
• Webb Pierce recorded the song for his September 1965 album release Country Music Time.
• Gene Vincent recorded the song in 1969 for his 1970 album release I'm Back and I'm Proud.
• Darrell McCall recorded the song at Singleton Sound Studio in Nashville on March 5 1973 in the sessions for an unreleased album: "Rainbow at Midnight" had a 1973 single release and is featured with the other tracks from its parent session on the 1996 Darrell McCall compilation set The Real McCall.
• The German rendering " Nach vielen Jahren der Reise" was recorded by Lys Assia in 1958.
• Blues musician James 'Son' Thomas recorded the song on his 1987 Rustron LP 1001 Gateway To The Delta.