I'm Just a Country Boy
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"I'm Just a Country Boy" is a 1977 single written by Fred Hellerman
and Marshall Baker and recorded by Don Williams
. "I'm Just a Country Boy" would be Don Williams' seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.
In 1954, the song was recorded by Harry Belafonte accompanied by Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra (RCA Victor) and released on 78 rpm and 45 rpm record. It was the B-side of the record, "Hold 'Em Joe" (Calypso) being the A-side. The print on the record informs us that the song was written by Fred Brooks* and Marshall Barer.
In 1967, Julie Felix' version "I'm Just A Country Girl" appeared on EP "Songs from the Frost Report, Part 2" (Fontana). Also in this case Fred Brooks* and Marshall Barer were identified as the creators of the song.
In 2008, the song was included in Alison Krauss' CD "A Hundred Miles or More - A Collection" ( Decca) as "You're Just A Country Boy". In the booklet which comes with the CD, Fred Hellerman and Marshall Barer are given the credits for the song. The text of the booklet indicates unawareness of recorded versions before Don Williams'.
Other known versions are: George McCurn - 1963, Sam Cooke - 1964, Jim Ed Brown - 1965, Ronnie Laine - 1974, Jimmy Witherspoon; Roger Whittaker; David Ball; John Holt; The Brothers Four; Bobby Vinton.
Fred Hellerman
Fred Hellerman, born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Brooklyn College, is an American folk singer, guitarist, producer and song writer, primarily known as one of the members of The Weavers, together with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Ronnie Gilbert...
and Marshall Baker and recorded by Don Williams
Don Williams
Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
. "I'm Just a Country Boy" would be Don Williams' seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.
In 1954, the song was recorded by Harry Belafonte accompanied by Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra (RCA Victor) and released on 78 rpm and 45 rpm record. It was the B-side of the record, "Hold 'Em Joe" (Calypso) being the A-side. The print on the record informs us that the song was written by Fred Brooks* and Marshall Barer.
In 1967, Julie Felix' version "I'm Just A Country Girl" appeared on EP "Songs from the Frost Report, Part 2" (Fontana). Also in this case Fred Brooks* and Marshall Barer were identified as the creators of the song.
In 2008, the song was included in Alison Krauss' CD "A Hundred Miles or More - A Collection" ( Decca) as "You're Just A Country Boy". In the booklet which comes with the CD, Fred Hellerman and Marshall Barer are given the credits for the song. The text of the booklet indicates unawareness of recorded versions before Don Williams'.
Other known versions are: George McCurn - 1963, Sam Cooke - 1964, Jim Ed Brown - 1965, Ronnie Laine - 1974, Jimmy Witherspoon; Roger Whittaker; David Ball; John Holt; The Brothers Four; Bobby Vinton.
- Fred Brooks was a pseudonym for Fred Hellerman (of The Weavers fame) who was blacklisted in the McCarthy era for his socialist ideals.
Chart performance
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |