"That's What I Like About the South" is the

signature song A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a Handwriting, handwritten (and often Stylization, stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and ...

Phil Harris Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with ''The Jack Benny Program'', then in ''The Phil Harri ...

written by

Andy Razaf Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was an American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as " Ain't Misbehavin'" and " Honeysuckle Rose". Biography Razaf was born in Washi ...

and covered by

Bob Wills James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although S ...

and

Cliff Bruner Clifton Lafayette Bruner (April 25, 1915 – August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the Western Swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, folk, and popular ...

. Harris sang it in the 1945 film ''

I Love a Bandleader ''I Love a Bandleader'' is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Phil Harris, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Leslie Brooks.Foster p.184 Main cast * Phil Harris as Phil Burton * Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Newton ...

'', and performed it several times as part of ''

The Jack Benny Program ''The Jack Benny Program'', starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th century American comedy. He played one role throughout his radio and televis ...

''. The lyrics reference many different foods that are typically identified as

Cuisine of the Southern United States The cuisine of the Southern United States encompasses diverse food traditions of several regions, including Tidewater, Appalachian, Lowcountry, Cajun, Creole, and Floribbean cuisine. In recent history, elements of Southern cuisine have sprea ...

, such as Virginia hams, candied yams, and black-eyed peas.

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*https://www.discogs.com/Phil-Harris-Thats-What-I-Like-About-The-South/release/2912960 *https://www.discogs.com/Phil-Harris-And-Orchestra-Thats-What-I-Like-About-The-South-Brazen-Little-Raisin/release/4480923 *https://www.discogs.com/Phil-Harris-And-His-Orchestra-Thats-What-I-Like-About-The-South-If-Youre-Ever-Down-In-Texas-Look-Me-/release/8177532 Songs written by Andy Razaf {{pop-standard-stub