Billy Bayou

"Billy Bayou"
"Billy Bayou"
Song
Written	1958
Songwriter(s)	Roger Miller.

"Billy Bayou" is a song written by Roger Miller.

Song background

It's a slightly comic song about a larger-than-life character, having adventures in America in the 1800s.^[1]

Chart performance

"Billy Bayou" was released as a 1958 single by Jim Reeves, where the recording spent a total of 25 weeks on the country chart and was his fourth release to reach No. 1, where it stayed for five weeks.^[2] It also reached number 9 peak position on Italy's FIMI National Charts in 1958. In Canada, the song reached number 4 on the CHUM Charts.^[3] The B-side of "Billy Bayou" titled "I'd Like to Be", which peaked at number eighteen on the country chart.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by other artists, including:

References

^ Stambler, Irwin; Grelun Landon (July 14, 2000), Country Music: The Encyclopedia, St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 978-0-312-26487-1
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 285.
^ "CHUM Hit Parade – January 5, 1959".