You Comb Her Hair

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"You Comb Her Hair"
Single by George Jones
from the album George Jones Sings More New Favorites
B-side "Funny What a Fool Will Do"
Released1963
Recorded1963
Genre Country
Length2:41
Label United Artists
Songwriters Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard
Producer Pappy Daily
George Jones singles chronology
"Not What I Had in Mind"
(1963)
"You Comb Her Hair"
(1963)
"Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)"
(1964)

"You Comb Her Hair" is a song by George Jones and Melba Montgomery; it was written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard. [1] It was released as a single in 1963 and reached #5 on the Billboard country singles chart. The song, an ode of love and devotion from a father to his daughter, was typical of Jones's releases during this period. In a 1994 article by Nick Tosches for the Texas Monthly, Jones confessed that he regarded the early sixties as his finest period, stating, "We did a lot of the pure country then."

Johnny Cash recorded the song for his 1966 album Happiness Is You . [2]

Discography

References

  1. "Second Hand Songs website, You Comb Her Hair by George Jones & Melba Montgomery". Archived from the original on 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. Discogs website, Johnny Cash: Happiness is You