"Milky White Way" is a gospel standard written by Lander Coleman, who was a quartet singer for the Coleman Brothers. The song became a million-selling hit record in 1947 when the CBS Trumpeteers, a black quartet from Baltimore, recorded it. In the late 1940s the CBS Trumpeteers had a popular morning radio show over the CBS network called 7:15 A.M.! and "Milky White Way" was their theme song. Elvis Presley also recorded a version on October 30–31, 1960, at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

"Milky White Way"
Song by The Coleman Brothers
Songwriter(s)Lander Coleman
"Milky White Way"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album His Hand In Mine
B-side"Swing Down Sweet Chariot"
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1966
RecordedOctober 30, 1960
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville
GenreGospel
LabelRCA Victor
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Joshua Fit The Battle (Elvis Presley song)" "Milky White Way" "Frankie and Johnny"

A version of the song was released in 2018 on the Paul Poulton album "Heaven".

References

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  1. ^ Wolfe, Charles (1994). Elvis Presley Amazing Grace His Greatest Sacred Performances. RCA-BMG. p. 16.