"Divorce Me C.O.D." is a 1946 honky-tonk song recorded by Merle Travis. One of many songs co-written by Travis and Cliffie Stone, it was Travis' first release to make it to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts where it stayed for fourteen weeks and a total of twenty-three weeks on the chart.[4][5] The B-side of "Divorce Me C.O.D.," a song entitled "Missouri," peaked at number five on the same chart.
| "Divorce Me C.O.D." | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Merle Travis | ||||
| B-side | "Missouri" | |||
| Published | August 26, 1946 by American Music, Inc., Hollywood[1] | |||
| Released | September 1946[2] | |||
| Recorded | July 9, 1946[3] | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hillbilly | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Capitol 290 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone | |||
| Producer(s) | Lee Gillette | |||
| Merle Travis singles chronology | ||||
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Cover versions
edit- Later in 1946, The King Sisters made the top ten on the Juke Box Folk chart with their version of the song.
- In 1947, Johnny Bond, also made the top ten on the Juke Box Folk chart with his version of the song.
References
edit- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Merle Travis". Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. May 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ Country Music Hall of Fame (2015). "Inductees: Merle Travis". Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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