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Guitar Polka

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"Guitar Polka"
Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-side"Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong"
PublishedApril 22, 1946 (1946-04-22) Vogue Music Corp.[1]
ReleasedJanuary 1946
RecordedMarch 21, 1942[2]
StudioCBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry (Hillbilly), honky-tonk
LabelColumbia 36898
Composer(s)Al Dexter
Lyricist(s)James B. Paris
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology
"Triffin' Gal / I'm Lost Without You"
(1945)
"Guitar Polka"
(1946)
"Wine, Women, And Song"
(1946)

"Guitar Polka" is a 1946 instrumental song by Al Dexter and His Troopers. "Guitar Polka" spent sixteen weeks at number one on the Juke Box Folk charts and a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart.[3]

The B-side of the song entitled, "Honey Do You Think It's Wrong" peaked at number two, on the same chart.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1946 Published Musical Compositions New Series Vol 41 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 0195139895.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
  4. ^ "Al Dexter And His Troopers - Guitar Polka / Honey Do You Think It's Wrong". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-07.