Bessie the Heifer

"Bessie The Heifer"
Song by Jimmy Dickens
Released1951
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Dickens, Boudleaux Bryant

"Bessie The Heifer" is an American country-western novelty song written by Jimmy Dickens and Boudleaux Bryant.[1] Performed by Dickens, the song was released by Columbia in 1951 (Columbia 20786).[2] The song was one of Billboard magazine's Country And Western Disk Jockey Picks shortly after it was released.[3] The song has been performed by other musicians such as Wayne Newton and Grant Rogers. Newton sang the song on a 1965 episode of The Lucy Show, "Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton."

The song (and a parody of it called "Melvin the Mollusk")[4] was performed many times at The Adventurers Club in Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World.

References

  1. ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame: Boudleaux Bryant". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 March 1951. p. 100. Retrieved 2 May 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 March 1951. p. 30. Retrieved 2 May 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Adventurers Club - New Member Welcome Party on YouTube


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