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The Year That Clayton Delaney Died

The Year That Clayton Delaney Died

1971 single by Tom T. Hall

"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall.

Quick Facts Single by Tom T. Hall, from the album In Search of a Song ...

Background

The song is based on Hall's childhood neighbor and boyhood hero, Lonnie Easterling.[1]

Chart performance

It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, In Search of a Song. "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" was Hall's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.[2]

More information Chart (1971), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    "In the Words of Tom T. Hall ..." CMT News. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
  3. [3]
    Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 366.
  4. [4]
    Billboard, December 25, 1971.


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