"Midnight'" is a 1952 single recorded by

Red Foley Clyde Julian "Red" Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968) was an American musician who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the gen ...

, written by

Boudleaux Bryant Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (; February 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an Americans, American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They ...

and

Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music s ...

. "Midnight" was Red Foley's ninth number one on the Country & Western charts, spending one week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.

Hank Williams Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

, on his final road trip the day before he died, sang an a cappella "Midnight" in the passenger seat. According to his driver, Charles Carr, it was the last song he remembers Hank singing.

Remake versions

*Porter Wagoner (1956) *Don Gibson (1959) *

Kathy Linden Kathy Linden (born 1938) is an American pop singer from Moorestown Township, New Jersey. She grew up in Burlington, New Jersey. Linden scored two big hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 late in the 1950s. The first was " Billy", a song origin ...

(1960) This version was a regional hit in many parts of the US. *Ray Charles (1962) *Floyd Cramer (1963) *Wanda Jackson (1964) *Chet Atkins (1969) *Chet Atkins & Suzy Bogguss (1992)

References

1953 songs Songs written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant Songs written by Chet Atkins Red Foley songs Kathy Linden songs {{1950s-country-song-stub