"Feudin' and Fightin" is a song written by Al Dubin and Burton Lane, sung by Dorothy Shay (billed as "The Park Avenue Hillbilly"),[1] and released in 1947 on the Columbia label (catalog no. 37189). In August 1947, it reached No. 4 on the Billboard Best Selling Retail Folk chart,[2] as well as #4 on the pop chart.[3]
| "Feudin' and Fightin'" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Dorothy Shay | |
| Released | 1947 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:13 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Al Dubin, Burton Lane |
It was also ranked as the No. 12 record on the Billboard 1947 year-end folk juke box chart.[4]
Other recordings
edit- Jo Stafford had a number 10 hit with the song in October 1947.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #17".
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 286. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 385. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 90.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel, Top Pop Records 1940-1955, Record Research, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 1973 p. 44