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"(And You Had a) Do-Wacka-Do" is a song by American country artist Roger Miller, released in 1964. The expression "do-wacka-do" is possibly a funny way of saying "do-like-I-do". [ 2 ] Recorded in October 1964, the song was a lesser hit but it was one of Miller's most enduring lyric inventions.
Roger Miller was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the third son of Jean and Laudene (Holt) Miller.Jean Miller died from spinal meningitis when Miller was a year old. Unable to support the family during the Great Depression, [1] Laudene sent her three sons to live with three of Jean's brothers.
By July 1964, Roger Miller's monster hit "Dang Me" had run its course in radio, and "Chug-a-Lug" was hitting hard and fast. Concerned about offending their core country audience, Miller and his producer Jerry Kennedy had initially resisted releasing "Chug-a-Lug" as a single, and an alternate version of the song was produced with the word "wine" edited out.
Two singles were released from the album, "Do-Wacka-Do" and "King of the Road." The latter was the biggest crossover hit of Miller's career reaching the top of the country, adult contemporary, and English singles charts, and peaking in the top ten in the Billboard 100 and Canadian singles charts.
The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 1: Country Tunesmith: Release date: 1991; Label: Mercury Records; ... "Do-Wacka-Do" 15 31 — — 38 — — 93 The Return of Roger Miller
King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller is a compilation album by Roger Miller released in 1995. [2]70 songs in chronological order from every label (Mercury/Starday, Decca, RCA, Smash, Columbia, and MCA) for which Roger Miller recorded, and two songs from the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical Big River.
Pages in category "Songs written by Roger Miller" ... Do-Wacka-Do; Don't We All Have the Right; E. Engine Engine Number 9; England Swings; H. The Hampsterdance Song;
The 3rd Time Around is the third studio album by American country music singer Roger Miller. It was released under the Smash Records label in June 1965 [ 2 ] (see 1965 in country music ). The record reached #1 on the country album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200 , his third highest ranking on the pop albums charts, and his only #1 country ...