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Down in Honky Tonk Town

Louis Armstrong

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  1. Released on Charly Records, also Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker), Autumn Stone (Small Faces) and For All We Know (Nina Simone)

  2. Written by Chris Smith, also Cake Walkin’ Babies From Home (Clarence Williams’ Blue Five), Long Gone (From the Bowlin’ Green) and Ballin’ the Jack (Brenda Lee)

  3. Written by Charles McCarron, also Blues My Naughty (John Denver)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Chris Smith first appears on fono in 1925, 70 years before this song

  • Charles McCarron first appears on fono in 1966, 29 years before this song

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Written by
Charles McCarron and Chris Smith
Part of
The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940
Released on
Charly Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Down in Honky Tonk Town was written by Charles McCarron

    Down in Honky Tonk Town was written by Charles McCarron

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Down in Honky Tonk Town was written by Chris Smith

    Down in Honky Tonk Town was written by Chris Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Down in Honky Tonk Town is part of the release The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

    Down in Honky Tonk Town is part of the release The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Charly Records is the label of the song Down in Honky Tonk Town

    Charly Records is the label of the song Down in Honky Tonk Town

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Down in Honky Tonk Town was released on 1995

    Down in Honky Tonk Town was released on 1995

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026