Honky Tonk (instrumental)

"Honky Tonk" is a rhythm and blues instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, and Shep Shepherd. Doggett recorded it as a two-part single in 1956.[1] It peaked at number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and was the biggest R&B hit of the year, spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts.[3][4] "Honky Tonk" became Doggett's signature piece and an R&B standard recorded by many other performers.

"Honky Tonk (Part 1)"
Single by Bill Doggett
from the album Honky Tonk
B-side"Honky Tonk (Part 2)"
Released1956 (1956)
GenreRhythm and blues
Length
  • 3:05 (Part 1)
  • 2:32 (Part 2)
LabelKing
5573
Songwriter(s)
"Honky Tonk - Part 1"
Single by The James Brown Soul Train
from the album Soul Classics Vol. II
B-side"Honky Tonk - Part 2"
Released1972 (1972)
RecordedApril 17, 1972, Cavern Studios, Independence, MO
GenreFunk
Length
  • 3:05 (Part 1)
  • 3:29 (Part 2)
LabelPolydor
14129
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"There It Is Part 1"
(1972)		 "Honky Tonk - Part 1"
(1972)		 "Get on the Good Foot - Part 1"
(1972)

The song was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).[5]

James Brown version

In 1972, James Brown recorded "Honky Tonk" with his band The J.B.'s, who were credited as "The James Brown Soul Train". The song was released as a two-part single which reached number seven on the R&B charts and number 44 on the pop charts.[6][7]

Other recordings
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Recordings are singles unless album/EP listed.

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References
  1. All Music Guide to the Blues. Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-87930-736-3. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 166.
  3. Blues Hall of Fame
  4. Hot R&B singles of 1956, Billboard.com
  5. Christgau, Robert (1981). "A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  7. Leeds, Alan (1995). Discography. In Funky Good Time: The Anthology [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  8. https://www.discogs.com/Bugs-Henderson-The-Shuffle-Kings-American-Music/release/5263872
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