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Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (1920–1971) and Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs. [1]
In Billboard magazine's rankings of the top songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "The Battle of New Orleans" was ranked as the 28th song overall [3] and the number-one country music song to appear on the chart. [4] Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [5]
A parody version by American country music duo Homer and Jethro (titled "That Hound Dog in the Window") was released in November in the UK after the song had left the charts. In May 1954, the UK branch of Mercury re-issued Page's recording.
Her song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 later in 1960. Tom Jones recorded a version for his 1967 album Green, Green Grass of Home. Country music satirists Homer and Jethro parodied the song on their 1962 live album Homer and Jethro at the Convention. [15]
In the late 1980s a version for marching band (called "El Paso" (Miners Fight)) became the official fight song of the University of Texas at El Paso Miners. Old 97's did a cover on the King of the Hill (soundtrack). Country music singer Keith Urban covered the song on the television special George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert.
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That's Good, That's Bad (Frankie Laine song), Laine, Jo Stafford 1951 "That's Good, That's Bad", song by George Jones, composed by Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl 1951 "That's Good, That's Bad", comedy sketch by Archie Campbell, performed by Homer and Jethro, Chet Atkins 1960
The most successful recording of the song was done by Archie Bleyer, the record reaching No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1954. A version by Johnnie Ray hit number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1955. [2] It also reached the Billboard charts at #14. The Johnston Brothers' 1955 recording was a No. 1 UK hit in November 1955. [3] [4]