The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
| "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" | |
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| B-side | "Second Handed Flowers" |
"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, In Search of a Song. "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" was Hall's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.[1]
The song is based on Hall's childhood neighbor and boyhood hero, Lonnie Easterly.[2]
Chart performance
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References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
- ^ "In the Words of Tom T. Hall ..." CMT News. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ Billboard, December 25, 1971.
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