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Down at the Roadside Inn

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"Down at the Roadside Inn"
Single by Al Dexter
Released1947
GenreCountry
Length2:36
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Edith Bergdahl, Robert McGimsey

"Down at the Roadside Inn" is a song written by Al Dexter, performed by Dexter (and his Troopers), and released in 1947 on the Columbia label (catalog no. 37303). In May 1947, it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard folk chart.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 16 record on the Billboard 1947 year-end folk juke box chart.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 95. ISBN 0823076326.
  2. ^ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 90.