Words & Music by: Side A – Hank Williams; Side B – Marcel Joseph
Musicians: Hank Williams (vocals), Samuel "Sammy" Pruett (lead guitar), Eddie Hill (rhythm guitar), Don Helms (steel guitar), Ernie Newton or Cedric Rainwater (bass), Fred Rose or Owen Bradley (piano), Jerry Rivers (fiddle)
Recording sessions: Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN, Jun. 13, 1952
Highest chart positions: US #20, US Country #1
This was Hank Senior's biggest hit. "Jambalaya" was one of the 11 songs he had at the top of US Country chart. It also got him his highest chart position in Billboard's Hot 100. Furthermore, it is probably his most covered and internationally best known song. The cover versions that had the most chart success were recorded by Jo Stafford (US #3, UK #11 in 1952), Fats Domino (US #30, UK #41 in 1961), John Fogerty (US #16, US AC #11, US Country #66 in 1972) and The Carpenters (UK #12 in 1974). In Finland it was a hit for Brita Koivunen in 1959. :)
List price: Very Good+ is $15, Near Mint is $30
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