The Carroll County Accident

This article is about the song. For the 1988 bus crash in Carroll County, Kentucky, see Carrollton bus collision.
"The Carroll County Accident"
Single by Porter Wagoner
from the album The Carroll County Accident
B-side"Sorrow Overtakes the Wine"[1]
ReleasedOctober 1968
RecordedSeptember 18, 1968[2]
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:48
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Bob Ferguson
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Porter Wagoner singles chronology
"Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark"
(1968) 		"The Carroll County Accident"
(1968) 		"Yours Love"
(1969)

"The Carroll County Accident" is a 1968 country song written by Bob Ferguson, and recorded by Porter Wagoner that year. It was a hit for Wagoner and became one of his signature songs. "The Carroll County Accident" won CMA's Song of the Year in 1969.[3] It has been covered by numerous musicians.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 441–442. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ The Essential Porter Wagoner (CD insert). Porter Wagoner. RCA Records. 1997. 66934-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "CMT : CMA Awards : Archives : 1969". Archived from the original on October 21, 2008.