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Midnight (Red Foley song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Midnight'" is a 1952 single recorded by Red Foley, written by Boudleaux Bryant and Chet Atkins. "Midnight" was Red Foley's ninth number one on the Country & Western charts, spending one week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.
Hank Williams, on his final road trip the day before he died, sang an a cappella "Midnight" in the passenger seat. According to his driver, Charles Carr, it was the last song he remembers Hank singing.
Remake versions
*Porter Wagoner (1956)
*Don Gibson (1959)
*Kathy Linden (1960) This version was a regional hit in many parts of the US.
*Ray Charles (1962)
*Floyd Cramer (1963)
*Wanda Jackson (1964)
*Chet Atkins (1969)
*Chet Atkins & Suzy Bogguss (1992)
References
Category:1953 songs
Category:Songs written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Category:Songs written by Chet Atkins
Category:Red Foley songs
Category:Kathy Linden songs
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