Tennessee Saturday Night
"Tennessee Saturday Night" is a Western swing ballad written by Billy Hughes.
Song Background
The song tells of Tennesseans having a good time on a Saturday night. Each verse ends with the refrain:Red Foley Recording
and the Cumberland Valley Boys had a hit with the song, staying on the charts for 11 weeks; reaching number on March 19, 1949. Johnny Bond's recording reached number 11 later that year.Other Artists Recordings
- The Pied Pipers
- Ella [Mae Morse]
- Pat Boone released a version in 1954, and was the b-side for his version of Ain't That a Shame.
- Roy Clark's reached number 85 in 1982
- Ernest Tubb
- Jerry Lee Lewis.
- Gene Summers released a rockabilly version of the song on his 1981 French LP Gene Summers In Nashville and performed the song on national French television that same year. The song has been recorded numerous times.