Louisiana Saturday Night

"Louisiana Saturday Night"
Single by Mel McDaniel
from the album I'm Countryfied
B-side	"My Ship's Comin' In"[1]
Released	March 1981
Recorded	May 1980
Genre	Country, bluegrass
Length	2:23
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Bob McDill
Producer(s)	Larry Rogers
Mel McDaniel singles chronology
"Countryfied" (1980) "Louisiana Saturday Night" (1981) "Right in the Palm of Your Hand" (1981)

"Louisiana Saturday Night" is a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist, Mel McDaniel. It was released in March 1981 as the third single from McDaniel's 1980 album, I'm Countryfied. The song was originally sung by Don Williams. The song is often mistakenly attributed to popular country music bands Alabama (band) and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.^[2] Adding to the confusion, Tom. T Hall wrote an earlier, unrelated song by the same name. Hall's "Louisiana Saturday Night" was recorded by Mamou, Louisiana's Jimmy C. Newman in 1967.^[3][4]

Probably it was a Dolly Parton & Doug Kershaw appearance on the "Louisiana Saturday Night on Dolly Show" in 1987 that made this simple country song a "must dance" title. Lately this song has become popular in the USA and in many other countries as a "country line dance".

Use as a Radio Theme Song

This selection is used as the theme song for "The Outdoorsman Show" on WWL 870 AM and 105.3 FM in New Orleans, which is hosted by radio personality Don Dubuc.

Other References

Slurred lyrics of the song were quoted by John Luke Robertson on the reality show "Duck Dynasty" as he was recovering from anesthesia after a dental procedure.

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	21

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. Sean O'Neal (Apr 1, 2011). "R.I.P. Mel McDaniel". A.V. Club.
3. Jimmy C. Newman Discography. CMT Artists.
4. The Jimmy Newman Way. Allmusic.com.