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"Dear John" | ||||
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Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys | ||||
B-side | "Cold, Cold Heart" | |||
Released | February 2, 1951[1] | |||
Recorded | December 21, 1950[2] | |||
Studio | Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country, honky-tonk, blues | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | MGM K10904 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tex Ritter, Aubrey Gass | |||
Producer(s) | Fred Rose | |||
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys singles chronology | ||||
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"Dear John" is a song written by Tex Ritter and Aubrey Gass. It is best remembered for being the A-side to Hank Williams' number one hit "Cold, Cold Heart" in 1951 for MGM Records.