Based on a poem by J. Keirn Brennan, this Billy Hill western song was performed by Bing in the Paramount film “Rhythm On The Range” (also featuring Frances Farmer and Bob Burns).<br /><br />CD audio, original 78 issue on Decca 870 - Empty Saddles (Billy Hill) by Bing Crosby, with the Guardsmen, orchestra conducted by Victor Young, recorded in Los Angeles July 11, 1936.