"Hillbilly Highway" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

. It was released in March 1986 as the first single from the album ''

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''. The song reached #37 on the ''

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chart. The song was written by Earle and

Jimbeau Hinson James L. Hinson Jr. (October 29, 1952 – March 4, 2022), better known as Jimbeau Hinson, was an American country music singer-songwriter. Hinson, along with co-writer Roy August, wrote the 1981 #1 Hot Country Songs hit, "Fancy Free", for The O ...

Chart performance

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1986 singles 1986 songs Songs written by Steve Earle Songs written by Jimbeau Hinson Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr. MCA Records singles {{1986-country-song-stub