Mom and Dad's Waltz

"Mom and Dad's Waltz"
Song by Lefty Frizzell
B-side	"Always Late (With Your Kisses)"
Released	July 8, 1951
Genre	Country
Length	2:59
Label	Columbia 20837
Songwriter(s)	Lefty Frizzell

"Mom and Dad's Waltz" is a country music song written and recorded by Lefty Frizzell and released on the Columbia label. In August 1951, it reached No. 2 on the country charts. ^[1] It spent 29 weeks on the charts and was the No. 9 best selling country record of 1951. ^{[2] [1]}

The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Patti Page, ^[3] Ernest Tubb, ^[4] Merle Haggard, ^[5] George Jones, Willie Nelson, ^[6] The Mom and Dads, ^[7] and Iris DeMent. ^[8]

See also

• List of Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1951

References

1. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 118. ISBN   0823076326.
2. "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.
3. "The Complete US Hits 1948-62". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
4. "Waltz Across Texas". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
5. "Sing Me Back Home". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
6. "To Lefty from Willie". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
7. "To Mom and Dad with Love". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
8. "My Life". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.