Question: Who sang on the banks of the river?
Answer: Johnny Preston
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qaPairs: question: Who sang background on the 1959 song with lyrics on the banks of the river?
answer: Jiles Perry Richardson
The Big Bopper
Richardson, George Jones, and the session's producer Bill Hall
question: Who famously sang on the banks of the Wabash on his 1959 album?
answer: Bing Crosby
question: Who famously sang lead on the 1959 song with lyrics on the banks of the river?
answer: Johnny Preston