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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Written by Buddy Cannon, also Set ’em Up Joe (Vern Gosdin), Come On Time (Willie Nelson) and One More Song to Write (Willie Nelson)
Part of Son of the South, also Son of the South
Written by Dean Dillon, also Ocean Front Property (George Strait), The Chair (George Strait) and Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her (George Strait)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Buddy Cannon wrote 63 songs on fono
Buddy Cannon’s most frequent co-writer is Willie Nelson (48 songs together)
Dean Dillon wrote 36 songs on fono
Dean Dillon’s most frequent co-writer is Hank Cochran (6 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon and Jimmy Darrell
- Part of
- Son of the South
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon and Jimmy Darrell
- Part of
- Son of the South
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Buddy Cannon
Same writer: Dean Dillon
Same writer: Jimmy Darrell
Same label: CBS
Same release: Son of the South
Same writer: Buddy Cannon
Same writer: Dean Dillon
Same writer: Jimmy Darrell
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz A Country Boy was written by Buddy Cannon
A Country Boy was written by Buddy Cannon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz A Country Boy was written by Dean Dillon
A Country Boy was written by Dean Dillon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz A Country Boy was written by Jimmy Darrell
A Country Boy was written by Jimmy Darrell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz A Country Boy is part of the release Son of the South
A Country Boy is part of the release Son of the South
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song A Country Boy
CBS is the label of the song A Country Boy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz A Country Boy was released on 1986