Honky-Tonk Man

"Honky-Tonk Man"
Single by Johnny Horton
B-side"I'm Ready, If You're Willing"/"Words"
ReleasedMarch 1956
RecordedJanuary 11, 1956
StudioBradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
GenreRockabilly
Length2:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Horton, Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey
Producer(s)Don Law
Johnny Horton singles chronology
"Honky-Tonk Man"
(1956)
"I'm a One-Woman Man"
(1956)

"Honky-Tonk Man" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Johnny Horton. It was released in March 1956 as his debut single on Columbia Records, and the album of the same name reaching number 9 on the U.S. country singles charts. Horton re-released the song six years later, taking it to number 11 on the same chart.[1]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard book of Top 40 country hits. Billboard Books. pp. 161–162.