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1946 single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
"Guitar Polka"
Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-side"Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong"
PublishedApril 22, 1946 (1946-04-22) Vogue Music Corp.
ReleasedJanuary 1946
RecordedMarch 21, 1942
StudioCBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry (Hillbilly), honky-tonk
LabelColumbia 36898
Composer(s)Al Dexter
Lyricist(s)James B. Paris
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology
"Triffin' Gal / I'm Lost Without You"
(1945) 		"Guitar Polka"
(1946) 		"Wine, Women, And Song"
(1946)

"Guitar Polka" is a 1946 instrumental song by Al Dexter and His Troopers. "Guitar Polka" spent sixteen weeks at number one on the Juke Box Folk charts and a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart.

The B-side of the song entitled, "Honey Do You Think It's Wrong" peaked at number two, on the same chart.

References

  1. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1946 Published Musical Compositions New Series Vol 41 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 0195139895.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
  4. "Al Dexter And His Troopers - Guitar Polka / Honey Do You Think It's Wrong". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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