"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" | |
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Single by Tex Williams and His Western Caravan | |
B-side | "Roundup Polka" |
Published | June 27, 1947[1] | by American Music, Inc., Hollywood
Released | May 1947 |
Recorded | March 27, 1947[2] |
Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles |
Genre | |
Length | 2:56 |
Label | Capitol Americana 40001[2] |
Songwriter(s) | Merle Travis and Tex Williams |
Producer(s) | Lee Gillette |
"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" is a Western swing novelty song written by Merle Travis and Tex Williams,[3] for Williams and his talking blues style of singing. Travis wrote the bulk of the song.[4] The original Williams version went to number one for 16 non-consecutive weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart and became a #1 hit in August 1947 and remained at the top of the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for six weeks.[5] It was written in 1947[6] and recorded on March 27, 1947, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.[2]
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