The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" | ||||
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Single by Tom T. Hall | ||||
from the album In Search of a Song | ||||
B-side | "Second Handed Flowers" | |||
Released | July 5, 1971 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Writer(s) | Tom T. Hall | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
Tom T. Hall singles chronology | ||||
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"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, In Search of a Song. "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" was Tom T. Hall's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.[1]
Background
The song is based on Hall's childhood neighbor and boyhood hero, Lonnie Easterly.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
- ↑ Billboard, December 25, 1971.
Preceded by "Easy Loving" by Freddie Hart |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single September 18-September 25, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Easy Loving" by Freddie Hart |
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