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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] Known as the Thinking Man's Hillbillies, they received a Grammy Award in 1959 ...
The song has been recorded and/or performed by several musicians: [3] The Weavers 1951; Odetta & Larry The Tin Angel 1954; Cisco Houston Hard Travellin 1954; Homer and Jethro "Barefoot Ballads" 1957; Jimmy Rogers 1960; Odetta At the Town Hall 1963; Rolf Harris Man With The Microphone 1966; Alex Campbell Way Out west 1967; Johnny Cash "Country ...
The song was also covered by Eileen Barton in a recording issued by Coral Records as catalog number 60882, with the flip side "Tennessee Tango". [ 23 ] It was spoofed by Homer and Jethro on their album America's Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer and Jethro in a song entitled "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyeballs," the lyrics of which ...
on YouTube. "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT" on YouTube. " They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! " is a 1966 novelty record written and performed by Jerry Samuels (billed as Napoleon XIV), and released on Warner Bros. Records. The song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 popular ...
I'm My Own Grandpa. " I'm My Own Grandpa " (sometimes rendered as " I'm My Own Grandpaw ") is a novelty song written by Dwight Latham and Moe Jaffe, performed by Lonzo and Oscar in 1947, about a man who, through an unlikely (but legal) combination of marriages, becomes stepfather to his own stepmother—by dropping the "step-" modifiers, he ...
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.
The song was revived on the Big Top label by Kenny and Corky and entered the Cashbox Top 100 in 1959. [1] Other artists who have recorded the song include Less Than Jake, Spike Jones, Eartha Kitt, Homer and Jethro, Relient K, Smash Mouth (featuring Rosie O'Donnell), Sugarland, Tonic Soul-fa, and the Vindictives.
Country music parodists Homer and Jethro parodied "The Battle of New Orleans" with their song "The Battle of Kookamonga". The single was released in 1959 and featured production work by Chet Atkins. In this version, the scene shifts from a battleground to a campground, with the combat being changed to the Boy Scouts chasing after the Girl Scouts.