That's What I Like About the West
| "That's What I Like About the West" | |
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| Single by Tex Williams | |
| Released | 1947 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:39 |
| Label | Capitol Americana |
| Songwriter(s) | Edith Bergdahl, Robert McGimsey |
"That's What I Like About the West" is a song written by Edith Bergdahl and Robert McGimsey, performed by the Tex Williams (and His Western Caravan), and released in 1947 on the Capitol Americana label (catalog no. A40031). In October 1947, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard folk chart.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 14 record on the Billboard 1947 year-end folk juke box chart.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 362. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 90.