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1968 single by Jerry Lee Lewis
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)"
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis
from the album Another Place, Another Time
B-side"All the Good Is Gone"
ReleasedMay 1968
GenreCountry
Length2:35
LabelSmash
Songwriter(s)Glenn Sutton
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
Eddie Kilroy
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"Another Place Another Time"
(1968)
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)"
(1968)
"She Still Comes Around (to Love What's Left of Me)"
(1968)

"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. The song's title is a reference to beer, specifically Schlitz beer, which for many years was advertised with the slogan, "The beer that made Milwaukee famous."

In 1968, Jerry Lee Lewis released his version as a single. It became a top-ten hit on Billboard's country chart and made a minor impact on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles 94
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Cover versions

Johnny Bush released a version of the song on his 1968 album, Undo the Right.

In the United Kingdom, a version by Rod Stewart charted at No. 4 in 1972 as a double A-side with "Angel."

The Texas band What Made Milwaukee Famous takes its name from this song.

Irish-American Celtic punk band Flogging Molly included a live cover of the song on their 1997 debut album, Alive Behind the Green Door.

American country singer Charley Crockett released a cover of the song on his 2016 album, In the Night.

References

  1. "Story of the Song : 'What's Made Milwaukee Famous' Jerry Lee Lewis (1968)" Independent.co.uk, accessed 9-6-2016
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