"Midnight'" is a 1952 single recorded by Red Foley, written by Boudleaux Bryant and Chet Atkins.[1] "Midnight" was Red Foley's ninth number one on the Country & Western charts, spending one week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[2]

Hank Williams, on his final road trip the day before he died, sang an a cappella "Midnight" in the passenger seat. According to his driver, Charles Carr, it was the last song he remembers Hank singing.[3]

Remake versions

  • Porter Wagoner (1956)
  • Don Gibson (1959)
  • Kathy Linden (1960) This version was a regional hit in many parts of the US.
  • Ray Charles (1962)
  • Floyd Cramer (1963)
  • Wanda Jackson (1964)
  • Chet Atkins (1969)
  • Chet Atkins & Suzy Bogguss (1992)

References

  1. ↑ "Midnight lyrics and chords". classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 124.
  3. ↑ Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay Books. p. 266.


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