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Long Haired Country Boy

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"Long Haired Country Boy"
Single by Charlie Daniels Band
from the album Fire on the Mountain
B-side"Sweet Louisiana"
ReleasedApril 1975 (original)
January 1980 (re-release)
Genre
Length4:03
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)Charlie Daniels
Producer(s)Paul Hornsby
Charlie Daniels Band singles chronology
"The South's Gonna Do It"
(1975)
"Long Haired Country Boy"
(1975)
"Damn Good Cowboy"
(1975)

"Long Haired Country Boy" is a song by American music group Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1974 album Fire on the Mountain. It was first released as a single in April, 1975 and was re-released as a single in January, 1980. In 2019, it was covered by Cody Johnson on his album, Ain't Nothin' to It. The song was written solely by Charlie Daniels.

Cash Box said "fine lyrics and musicianship adds up to another potential smash."[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 56
Canadian Singles Chart 100
Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[5] 27
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 16

References

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  1. ^ Stuessy, Joe; Lipscomb, Scott David (1999). Rock and roll : its history and stylistic development. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-13-676495-3.
  2. ^ Laney, Karen 'Gilly' (November 3, 2011). "Top 10 Southern Rock Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 19, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band - Hot 100". Billboard.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 97.
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