''Are You From Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too)'' is a song written by lyricist

Jack Yellen Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme ...

and composer

George L. Cobb George Linus Cobb (August 31, 1886 – December 25, 1942) was an American composer. He composed over 200 pieces of music, including ragtimes, marches, and waltzes. He also wrote columns for music trade publications. Career Cobb attended the Sch ...

, who teamed up to create several Vaudeville-era songs celebrating the American South. It was originally recorded by Billy Murray in 1916. The song has been covered by many pop and country artists. One of the most successful recordings was by American

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artist

Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Guitar Man", " U.S. Male", "A Thi ...

. His version was released in August 1969 as the only single from his album, ''Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country''. The song reached a peak of #11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. The song is part of tradition at the

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. It is regularly played as a part of the

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's repertoire, being played after every extra point in a

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football game.

Chart performance

Other versions

* Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones released a version of the song as a single in 1960.Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones, "Are You from Dixie" single release
Retrieved January 29, 2016. *

Grandpa Jones Louis Marshall Jones (October 20, 1913 – February 19, 1998), known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.McCall, Michael; ...

recorded his version in 1965.

References

1915 songs 1969 singles Songs written by Jack Yellen Songs with music by George L. Cobb Jerry Reed songs The Sparkletones songs Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins Songs about the American South {{1960s-country-song-stub