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Artwork for A Dear John Letter Ferlin Husky, Jean Shepard

A Dear John Letter

Ferlin Husky, Jean Shepard

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7 cited facts

  • 1963
  • 2:32
  • 118 BPM · C major

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  1. Released on Acrobat Music, also I’d Like You for Christmas (Julie London), On a Slow Boat to China (Kay Kyser and His Orchestra) and Bluebirds in the Moonlight (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)

  2. Written by Fuzzy Owen, also You Don’t Even Try (Merle Haggard), The Same Old Me (Ray Price) and The One You Slip Around With (Buck Owens)

  3. Written by Billy Barton, also Bawlin’ Baby (Johnny Horton), Donna on My Mind (Waylon Jennings) and I Love You (Skeeter Davis)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Billy Barton first appears on fono in 1952, 11 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen and Lewis Tally
Performed by
Jean Shepard
Part of
The Singles Collection 1951-62
Released on
Acrobat Music

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  1. 1MusicBrainz A Dear John Letter was performed by Jean Shepard

    A Dear John Letter was performed by Jean Shepard

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz A Dear John Letter was written by Billy Barton

    A Dear John Letter was written by Billy Barton

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz A Dear John Letter was written by Fuzzy Owen

    A Dear John Letter was written by Fuzzy Owen

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz A Dear John Letter was written by Lewis Tally

    A Dear John Letter was written by Lewis Tally

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz A Dear John Letter is part of the release The Singles Collection 1951-62

    A Dear John Letter is part of the release The Singles Collection 1951-62

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Acrobat Music is the label of the song A Dear John Letter

    Acrobat Music is the label of the song A Dear John Letter

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz A Dear John Letter was released on 1963

    A Dear John Letter was released on 1963

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026