The Carroll County Accident

"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.