Texas 1947

"Texas 1947"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Look at Them Beans
B-side"I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs"
Released1975 (1975)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 3-10237
Songwriter(s)Guy Clark
Producer(s)Charlie Bragg[2]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Look at Them Beans"
(1975)
"Texas 1947"
(1975)
"Strawberry Cake"
(1976)
Audio
"Texas 1947" on YouTube

"Texas 1947" (originally spelled "Texas - 1947") is a song written by Guy Clark and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1975 album Look at Them Beans.

Released as a single later in that year,[2] the song peaked at number 35 on US Billboard's country chart for the week of January 10, 1976.[3] The B-side contained the song "I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs" from the same album.[2]

  1. ^ "Look At Them Beans". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Johnny Cash - Texas - 1947 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.