Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Jambalaya (On the Bayou) is the title of a countrysong, written by Hank Williams, who scored a big hit with it in 1952. The title refers to the Creole and Cajun-rice dishjambalaya. The melody to a French-speaking Cajun borrowed Williams song, "Grand Texas", from 1948 by the Cajun group Chuck Guillory & The Rhythm Boys, with vocals from "Papa" Cairo. Williams made a number of with a new English text, punctuated with references to the Cajun culture in Louisiana including the Cajun dishescrawfish pie and filé gumbo. To some sources claim would Moon Mullican (mee) have written the text, but Williams was on the plate as sole author mentioned[1] .



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[hide] *Williams ' hit single 1  ==Williams ' hit single[ Edit] == Hank Williams recorded the song on June 13, 1952 in Nashville on. the MGM Records single, K11283, came on July 19, and quickly became a big hit. The b-side was the song "Window Shopping". On september 6, the single reached the top of Billboard's Top C & W Songs, and stayed there for 14 weeks. The song was also a crossover hit, it climbed to number 20 in the Billboard pop charts. Williams had already released seven boards that were sold more than one million times; "Jambalaya" was his eighth millionseller. ==The Carpenters[ Edit] == The carpenters released their version on the LP in 1973 Now and Then. It was released as a single outside of the United States. It was one of their biggest hits; in 1974 it reached number 3 in the Dutch Top 40. ===Chart Positions[ Edit] === ====Dutch Top 40<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== ====Dutch Towering 30<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== ====Belgian BRT Top 30<span class="mw-editsection" len="351" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== ====British Single Top 50<span class="mw-editsection" len="351" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== ====Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== ==Other versions<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 2 The carpenters
 * 2.1 chart positions
 * Dutch Top 40 2.1.1
 * 2.1.2 Dutch Towering 30
 * 2.1.3 Belgian BRT Top 30
 * 2.1.4 British Single Top 50
 * 2.1.5 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 3 other versions
 * Shortly after Williams spent several artists from their version of the song in 1952, including pianist Moon Mullican on King Records, Rex Allen on Decca Records, and Neal Hefti 's Orchestra with vocals by his wife,Frances Wayne, on Coral Records. The version by singer Jo Stafford was even more popular than Williams ' own recording; her version on Columbia Records popped up on August 30 in the Billboard pop charts and reached number 3.
 * The barely eleven years old (and not nine years as was on the label) "Little" Brenda Lee sang it on her first single (on Decca), which came out in 1956.
 * Fats Domino in 1961 brought a rock & rollversie out on Imperial Records.
 * Other cover versions include by Emmylou Harris, Professor Longhair, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, John Fogerty, Cajun and The Residents of several artists who made a number of Williams ' Cajun song again but now with a French translation of Williams ' text.