Bowling Green (song)

"Bowling Green" is a 1967 single by The Everly Brothers. The song peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 8, 1967. It would be the final time The Everly Brothers would crack the list. The song is about Bowling Green, Kentucky, a city approximately 60 miles from the Everly Brothers' hometown of Brownie, now part of Central City, Kentucky.

The song was written by Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel; Slater was their bass player. The song has also been recorded by Glen Campbell, the Gosdin Brothers, Jesse Winchester, Neko Case and "We IV or We Four." It is BMI Work #144111.

On the final concert of Norwegian band a-ha on December 4, 2010, this song was played in an acoustic version in the encore. The band mentioned that Terry Slater was in attendance and they thanked them for helping them starting their career.

References

http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-everly-brothers http://www.lpdiscography.com/c/Glen/campbell_gentle.htm http://www.bmi.com/