Recorded in 1969
Written by Kokomo Arnold • Unreleased
Last updated on January 2, 2025
Timeline This song was recorded in 1969
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
The "Get Back / Let It Be" sessions • Day 12
Jan 21, 1969
From Wikipedia:
“Milk Cow Blues” is a blues song written and originally recorded by Kokomo Arnold in September 1934. In 1935 and 1936, he recorded four sequels designated “Milk Cow Blues No. 2” through No. 5. The song made Arnold a star, and was widely adapted by artists in the blues, Western swing and rock idioms. […]
Elvis Presley version
Elvis Presley, on guitar, accompanied by Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on double bass, recorded a rockabilly version retitled “Milkcow Blues Boogie” at Sun Records in November or December 1954. The arrangement was closer to Wills’ version than to the Arnold original. Elvis begins the song as a slow ballad, then adds a spoken interlude by halting after the first four lines: “Hold it, fellas! That don’t MOVE me! Let’s get real, real gone for a change,” prompting the trio to kick it into rockabilly gear.
Sun Records released the song as a single on January 8, 1955, with “You’re a Heartbreaker” as the flipside. RCA Victor Records also released the single in December 1955. It was later included on Presley’s 1959 album A Date with Elvis. […]
On January 21, 1969, during the “Get Back” sessions, The Beatles played a version of Elvis Presley’s version of “Milk Cow Blues”.
In 1997, during his “Flaming Pie Radio Special,” Paul McCartney played a few seconds of “Milk Cow Blues” on guitar.
A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 21st, 1969 - 1 & 2
Bootleg • Released in 2004
3:28 • Rehearsal • Medley with "I'm A Man"
SessionRecording : Jan 21, 1969 • Studio : Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
“Milk Cow Blues” has been played in 1 concerts.
May 05, 1997 • Radio show
"Milk Cow Blues" was covered during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions in January 1969. Here is the complete list of covers recorded by Paul McCartney, either alone or with other Beatles, during these sessions:
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