Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts

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"Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts"
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Song by Hank Snow, Anita Carter
Released1951
Genre Country
Length2:12
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon

"Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts" is a country music song written by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon, recorded by Hank Snow and Anita Carter, and released on the RCA Victor label. In May 1951, it reached No. 2 on the US country charts. [1] It spent 14 weeks on the chart and was the No. 12 country record of 1951 based on juke box plays. [2] [1]

The song was also covered by Patti Page.

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References

  1. 1 2 Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 292. ISBN   0823076326.
  2. "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.