"Southern Star" is a song written Rich Alves, Steve Dean and

Roger Murrah Roger Alan Murrah (born November 20, 1946) is a songwriter and independent music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama.country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

band

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. It was released in November 1989 as the fourth and final single and title track from the album '' Southern Star''. The song hit number one in the United States on the

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charts.

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Other versions

David Allan Coe David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter. Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville. He initially played mostly i ...

recorded the song on his 1989 album ''Crazy Daddy''.

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* 1989 singles Alabama (American band) songs David Allan Coe songs Songs written by Roger Murrah Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett RCA Records singles 1989 songs Songs written by Steve Dean Songs written by Rich Alves Songs about the American South {{1989-country-song-stub