Traces Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Al Dexter was born in 1905 in Jacksonville, Texas. He became a musician and singer and, in 1936, wrote a song called "Honky Tonk Blues," which is regarded as the first Country and Western recording to use the term "honky tonk." In 1943 he had a massive hit song with "Pistol Packin' Mama," based on an incident he had witnessed in the East Texas oilfields. Once the chorus gets in your head it refuses to leave. The song has been covered by everybody from Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters to Boxcar Willie. Memorable lyrics include: "I'll see you every night, babe I'll woo you every day, I'll be your regular daddy If you'll put that gun away Lay that pistol down, babe Lay that pistol down Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down" Here's the song: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stars at Night Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) That's great stuff, Traces. Have you heard Eddie Dean's original version of I Dreamed I was in Hillbilly Heaven? Eddie was a Texan. It was made an even bigger hit by Tex Ritter but Tex always said Eddie sang it much better than he did. Edited January 17 by Stars at Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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