"Queen of Memphis" is a song written by
Dave Gibson and Kathy Louvin, and recorded by American
country music
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band
Confederate Railroad
Confederate Railroad (originally known as "Confederate RR") is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia, by Danny Shirley (lead vocals), Michael Lamb (lead guitar), Mark Dufresne (drums), Chris McDaniel (keyboards), Warr ...
. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their album ''
Confederate Railroad
Confederate Railroad (originally known as "Confederate RR") is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia, by Danny Shirley (lead vocals), Michael Lamb (lead guitar), Mark Dufresne (drums), Chris McDaniel (keyboards), Warr ...
''. It peaked at number 2 in the United States (behind "
What Part of No
"What Part of No" is a song written by Wayne Perry and Gerald Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan
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" by
Lorrie Morgan
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), and number 3 in Canada. It is the band's highest-peaking single.
Music video
The music video was directed by John Ware and premiered in early 1993 and features former
NFL
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coach
Jerry Glanville
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.
Chart positions
Year-end charts
References
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Confederate Railroad songs
1992 singles
Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett
Songs written by Dave Gibson (American songwriter)
Atlantic Records singles
Songs about Memphis, Tennessee
1992 songs