Recording: The Wayfaring Stranger

Performed by

Frankie Laine

First release

On Audio album Call of the Wild (1962)

Rating

Song info

Song

Wayfaring Stranger

Written by

[Traditional]

First recording

The Wayfaring Stranger by Burl Ives (February 1, 1941)

Language

English

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	The Wayfaring Stranger	Burl Ives	1941
2	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra	April 28, 1948
3	The Wayfaring Stranger	Eddy Arnold	June 1955
4	A Wayfaring Stranger	Bob Gibson	1958
5	Wayfaring Stranger	Betty Vaiden Williams	1958
6	Wayfaring Stranger	Bill Monroe	1958
7	Wayfarin' Stranger	Duane Eddy	July 1960
8	A Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Ronnie Hawkins	1960
9	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown	March 1961
10	Wayfaring Stranger	Tony Mottola	1961
11	Wayfaring Stranger	Gibson & Camp	1961
12	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	The Limeliters	1962
13	The Wayfaring Stranger	Frankie Laine	1962
14	The Wayfaring Stranger	Jimmie Rodgers [1]	January 1963
15	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Odetta	1964
16	Wayfarin' Stranger	Helen Merrill	1966
17	Wayfaring Stranger	H.P. Lovecraft	1967
18	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Joan Baez	May 1969
19	Wayfaring Stranger	Jerry Reed	1969
20	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Almeda Riddle	1977
21	Wayfaring Stranger	Emmylou Harris	1980
22	Wayfaring Stranger	Tony Rice	1984
23	The Wayfaring Stranger	Lesley Schatz	1993
24	Wayfaring Stranger	Martin Simpson	1994
25	Wayfaring Stranger	Dolly Parton	1994
26	Wayfaring Stranger	Harvey Reid	1994
27	Wayfaring Stranger	Mandy Barnett	February 27, 1996
28	Poor Wayfarin' Stranger	Paul & Margie	1996
29	Wayfaring Stranger	Eva Cassidy	September 1997
30	Wayfaring Stranger	Trace Adkins	October 21, 1997
31	Wayfaring Stranger	Adagio Trio	October 1999
32	Wayfaring Stranger	Kallen Esperian with The Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble	1999
33	Wayfaring Stranger	Bronn Journey	1999
34	Wayfaring Stranger	16 Horsepower	March 20, 2000
35	Wayfaring Stranger	Johnny Cash	2000
36	Wayfarin' Stranger	Ron Brendle Trio	2001
37	Wayfarin' Stranger	Chanticleer	2002
38	Wayfaring Stranger	Selfmindead	2002
39	Wayfaring Stranger	Charles Lloyd	2002
40	Wayfaring Stranger / Fly Me to the Moon	Giant Sand	2002
41	Wayfaring Stranger	Jack White	December 16, 2003
42	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Natalie Merchant	2003
43	Wayfaring Stranger	Neko Case	November 2004
44	Wayfarin' Stranger	Amy Shreve	2004
45	Wayfarin' Stranger	The Mormon Tabernacle Choir	2004
46	Wayfaring Stranger	Ego Likeness	2004
47	Poor, Wayfaring Stranger	Kristin Chenoweth	April 2005
48	I'm Just a Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Bells of the Cascades	2005
49	Wayfaring Stranger	Sandy Connolly	2005
50	Wayfaring Stranger	Merrie Amsterburg	May 2, 2006
51	Wayfaring Stranger	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses	September 2006
52	Wayfaring Stranger	Lisbeth Scott	November 2006
53	Poor Wayfarin' Stranger	Friends & Family	2006
54	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Kristin Hersh	January 2007
55	Wayfaring Stranger	Laurence Juber	October 16, 2007
56	Wayfarin' Stranger	Gee Gee Kettel	2007
57	Wayfaring Stranger	Psaltrio	2007
58	Wayfaring Stranger	The Strangelings	2007
59	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Joey Curtin & Marc Cooper	2008
60	Wayfaring Stranger	Red Molly	2008
61	Wayfaring Stranger	Sixpence None The Richer	November 3, 2009
62	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Birdy [1]	2009
63	Wayfaring Stranger	Joel Rosenberger	2009
64	Wayfaring Stranger	Railroad Earth	2009
65	Wayfaring Stranger	Anne & Pete Sibley	2009
66	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson	July 13, 2010
67	Wayfaring Stranger	Red Horse	July 13, 2010
68	Poor Wayfaring Stranger	The Lower Lights	October 1, 2010
69	Wayfaring Stranger	Erwilian	2010
70	Wayfaring Stranger	The Tierney Sutton Band	September 6, 2011
71	Wayfarin' Stranger	Neil Young & Crazy Horse	June 2012
72	Wayfaring Stranger	The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band	October 2012
73	Wayfaring Stranger	Alfie Boe	November 12, 2012
74	I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger	Barbara Ann Fackler, Gail Salvatori & Jennifer Reddick	2012