"Dixie on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of ...

It was released in May 1981 as the second single from the album '' Rowdy''. The song was Williams Jr.'s fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent nine weeks on the country chart.

Content

The song features Hank attempting to give big city life a fair shot (

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in particular) but ends up feeling more dissatisfied than ever with city life, but is unable to return home ("Lord I'm stuck up here but I've got Dixie on my mind").

Chart performance

References

1981 singles 1981 songs Hank Williams Jr. songs Songs written by Hank Williams Jr. Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Elektra Records singles Curb Records singles {{1981-country-song-stub