| "Down at the Roadside Inn" | |
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| Single by Al Dexter | |
| Released | 1947 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:36 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Edith Bergdahl, Robert McGimsey |
"Down at the Roadside Inn" is a song written by Al Dexter, performed by Dexter (and his Troopers), and released in 1947 on the Columbia label (catalog no. 37303). In May 1947, it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard folk chart. [1] It was also ranked as the No. 16 record on the Billboard 1947 year-end folk juke box chart. [2]
References
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 95. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 90.