"Honky Tonk (Part 1)" | ||||
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Single by Bill Doggett | ||||
from the album Honky Tonk | ||||
B-side | "Honky Tonk (Part 2)" | |||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | 1956 | |||
Genre | Rock [1] | |||
Length |
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Label | King | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Bill Doggett singles chronology | ||||
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"Honky Tonk" is an instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, and Shep Shepherd. Doggett recorded it as a two-part single in 1956. [2] It became Doggett's signature piece and a standard recorded by many other performers. [3]
The instrumental peaked at number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] and was the biggest R&B hit of the year, spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts. [5] It was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). [6]
In 1972, James Brown recorded "Honky Tonk" with his band The J.B.'s, who were credited as "The James Brown Soul Train". The song was released as a two-part single which reached number seven on the R&B chart and number 44 on the pop chart. [7] [8]
"Honky Tonk (Part 1)" | ||||
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Single by Bill Doggett | ||||
from the album Honky Tonk | ||||
B-side | "Honky Tonk (Part 2)" | |||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | 1956 | |||
Genre | Rock [1] | |||
Length |
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Label | King | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Bill Doggett singles chronology | ||||
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"Honky Tonk" is an instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, and Shep Shepherd. Doggett recorded it as a two-part single in 1956. [2] It became Doggett's signature piece and a standard recorded by many other performers. [3]
The instrumental peaked at number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] and was the biggest R&B hit of the year, spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts. [5] It was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). [6]
In 1972, James Brown recorded "Honky Tonk" with his band The J.B.'s, who were credited as "The James Brown Soul Train". The song was released as a two-part single which reached number seven on the R&B chart and number 44 on the pop chart. [7] [8]