| "Hillbilly Fever" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Little Jimmy Dickens | |
| Released | 1950 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Vaughn Horton |
"Hillbilly Fever" is a country music song written by Vaughn Horton, sung by Little Jimmy Dickens, and released on the Columbia label. It was recorded on February 14, 1950. [1] The lyrics reflect the growing popularity of country music in the postwar years, as "hillbilly fever's going round". [2]
The lyrics include references to popular country songs of the time, including " Honky Tonkin'", " Don't Rob Another Man's Castle", " Slippin' Around", " I'm Throwing Rice", "Sunday Down in Tennessee", " Lovesick Blues", and " Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy".
In April 1950, it reached No. 3 on the country disc jockey chart. [3] It spent 10 weeks on the charts and was the No. 24 best selling country record of 1950. [4] [3]
With its country boogie sound and relentless drive, it has been cited as having "anticipated" or marked "the first stirrings" of rockabilly music. [5] [1]
- ^ a b Roger Kaye (March 21, 1985). "Jimmy Dickens to play twice at Grapevine Opry". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society, 1968, Volume 54, p. 230.
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 96. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 13, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Terence McArdle (for The Washington Post) (January 4, 2015). "'The little man with the big voice' dies at 94". The Province – via Newspapers.com.
| "Hillbilly Fever" | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Song by Little Jimmy Dickens | |
| Released | 1950 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Vaughn Horton |
"Hillbilly Fever" is a country music song written by Vaughn Horton, sung by Little Jimmy Dickens, and released on the Columbia label. It was recorded on February 14, 1950. [1] The lyrics reflect the growing popularity of country music in the postwar years, as "hillbilly fever's going round". [2]
The lyrics include references to popular country songs of the time, including " Honky Tonkin'", " Don't Rob Another Man's Castle", " Slippin' Around", " I'm Throwing Rice", "Sunday Down in Tennessee", " Lovesick Blues", and " Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy".
In April 1950, it reached No. 3 on the country disc jockey chart. [3] It spent 10 weeks on the charts and was the No. 24 best selling country record of 1950. [4] [3]
With its country boogie sound and relentless drive, it has been cited as having "anticipated" or marked "the first stirrings" of rockabilly music. [5] [1]
- ^ a b Roger Kaye (March 21, 1985). "Jimmy Dickens to play twice at Grapevine Opry". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society, 1968, Volume 54, p. 230.
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 96. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 13, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Terence McArdle (for The Washington Post) (January 4, 2015). "'The little man with the big voice' dies at 94". The Province – via Newspapers.com.