Love Song of the Waterfall


"Love Song of the Waterfall" is a song written by Bob Nolan.Whitman - Love Song Of The Waterfall / My Love Is Growing Stale | Releases | Discogs" /> It was sung by Roy Rogers with the band Sons of the Pioneers, that Bob Nolan was a founding member of.

Slim Whitman version

This became Slim Whitman's first hit for the Imperial record label in 1952. He recorded it, along with "My Love Is Growing Stale", "Bandera Waltz", and "End of the World", in November 1951 at KWKH.
"Love Song of the Waterfall" was released as a single in January 1952 and by the end of April showed up just under the top ten of the Billboard Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys chart.
On the record's label, Slim Whitman was subtitled as "The Smilin' Star Duster".

Jimmy Wakely version

After Slim Whitman, another rendition of the song was released by Jimmy Wakely with the Les Baxter Orchestra. "The type of lyric Wakely handles best," wrote Daily Variety.