"Queen of Memphis" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Kathy Louvin, and recorded by American

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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), War ...

. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their album ''

''. It peaked at number 2 in the United States (behind " What Part of No" by

Lorrie Morgan Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) is an American country music singer and actress. She is the daughter of George Morgan, widow of Keith Whitley, and ex-wife of Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw, all of whom are also country music singers. Mor ...

), 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 coach

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Chart positions

Year-end charts

References

{{Confederate Railroad 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