Down at the Roadside Inn

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"Down at the Roadside Inn"
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Single by Al Dexter
Released1947
Recorded1946
Genre Country
Length2:36
Label Columbia
Songwriters Edith Bergdahl, Robert McGimsey

"Down at the Roadside Inn" is a song written by Al Dexter, recorded in June 1946 by Al Dexter & His Troopers, and released in 1947 on the Columbia label (catalog no. 37303). [1] In May 1947, it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard folk chart. [2] It was also ranked as the No. 16 record on the Billboard 1947 year-end folk juke box chart. [3]

The song's lyrics concern "that cute little girl with the little red curls down at the roadside inn" who drives the boys crazy when she dances and prances.

The song was covered by Leon McAuliffe. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Columbia Numerical Listing (37000 to 37500)". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 95. ISBN   0823076326.
  3. ↑ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 90.
  4. ↑ "Down at the Roadside Inn - Leon McAuliffe". AllMusic.com. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
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