Louisiana Man
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"Louisiana Man" is a song originally written and recorded by American country artist Doug Kershaw in 1961. It peaked at #10 that year on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart when Kershaw and his brother released it as Rusty and Doug.
In 1970 American country music artist Connie Smith reached #14 with a cover version. The single spawned the release of her 1970 studio album I Never Once Stopped Loving You, on which the song was included.[1]
The song was recorded as a single by
Rick Nelson, and Gene Pitney. Bobbie Gentry covered the song on a 1968 single. Harpers Bizarre recorded it on their 1967 album Anything Goes. It was also recorded by The Hollies
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The song is repeatedly mentioned in the chorus of the
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. pp. 387–88.
- ^ "lyrics: If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) - Google Search". www.google.com.