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Duration:
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3:09
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Release Date:
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2/3/1961 (Tim P. Ryan)
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Lyrics By:
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Eddie Dean & Hal Sothern (Tim P. Ryan)
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Music By:
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Eddie Dean & Hal Sothern (Tim P. Ryan)
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Released By:
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Capitol single 1623 (also on a 1961 LP) (Tim P. Ryan)
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| Facts: |
| Target of parody and pastiche. (Tim P. Ryan) |
| Eddie Dean's own version of this song was released in 1955. (Tim P. Ryan) |
| Reached #5 on the Country & Western charts
Reached #20 on the Pop charts (Tim P. Ryan) |
| Initial releases spelled Hillbilly with a hyphen, 'Hill-billy' or 'Hill-Billy'. (Tim P. Ryan) |
| With the passing of Eddy Arnold on May 8, 2008, Andy Griffith became of sole survivor of the list of those expected later.
As of the 30th Anniversary of the song's release 6 of the 10 to be welcomed later were still with us. (Tim P. Ryan) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven
as initially recorded by Tex Ritter, 1961.
I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight
Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven. And you know who greeted me at the gate? The ole cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers. He said to me, he said
"Tex, the Big Boss of the riders up here has asked me to kinda show you around. Right over yonder is a couple of your 'ole compadres." My, was I glad to see them, Carson Robison and the Mississippi blue yodeler Jimmie Rodgers.
I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight
He introduced me to Wiley Post, and he showed me the Hall of Fame with all the gold guitars and fiddles hanging on the walls.
Then he said, "Tex, step over this way, there are two more of your friends I know you'll want to see, they're waiting for you." There they were, standing side by side and smiling at me - Hank Williams and Johnny Horton.
I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a star-studded night
Then I asked him who else he expected within the next, uh, say a hundred years? He handed me a large book covered with star dust. Will called it the Big Tally Book. In it were many names and each name was branded in pure gold. I began to read some of them as I turned the pages: Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie, Eddie Dean, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter . . . . .
. . . Tex Ritter?
Oh, well, that's when I woke up, and I'm sorry I did, because . . .
I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight.
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I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven
-those named as having passed by 1961-
Will Rogers
1879-1935
Carson Robison
1890-1957
Jimmie Rodgers
1897-1933
Wiley Post
1898-1935
Hank Williams
1923-1953
Johnny Horton
1925-1960
-those expected in the next 100 years-
Red Foley
1910-1968
Ernest Tubb
1914-1984
Gene Autry
1907-1998
Roy Acuff
1903-1992
Eddy Arnold
1918-2008
Tennessee Ernie
1919-1991
Eddie Dean
1908-1999
Andy Griffith
1926-2012
Roy Rogers
1911-1998
Tex Ritter
1905-1974
Andy Griffith was the last of them to pass on, July 3, 2012. (Tim P. Ryan) |
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fiogf49gjkf0d MP3 sample is a re-recording by Tex Ritter, not the original 1961 LP release.
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