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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.
- ↑ Music, Saving Country (2019-06-25). "40 years ago today, Hank Williams Jr. records "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" in Nashville. He wrote the song while hanging w/ the Allman Brothers. Dickey Betts asked Jr. how he writes country songs. Jr. belted, "Well I got a good woman at home.." The rest came together in 10 mins". @KyleCoroneos. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ↑ "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 29, 2024.