A Few Ole Country Boys
"A Few Ole Country Boys" | ||||
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Warner Bros. Nashville 19586 | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Troy Seals Mentor Williams | |||
Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"A Few Ole Country Boys" is a song written by
country Tracks chart.Background
By 1990, Randy Travis was country music's hottest star and the face of the "
juvenile delinquent
) and how he drew inspiration from Jones. George was equally complimentary in his 1995 memoir I Lived to Tell It All, singling out Travis for praise while lamenting how country radio had turned its back on older country artists: "If Randy Travis had come to town last month, he probably wouldn't have gotten a record deal. He's too good and too original...And he doesn't wear a cowboy hat or pimple cream. Today's labels are looking for pretty boys and girls." At the end of the song, Travis parodies Jones' idiosyncratic phrasing.
Chart performance
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 8 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 63 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9177." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 24, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.