"Diggy Liggy Lo" is a single by American country music duo Rusty & Doug. The song was written and originally performed by Terry J. Clement. Released in 1961, their version peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] Doug Kershaw, one half of the duo, released a solo version of the song in 1969, that peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
| "Diggy Liggy Lo" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Doug Kershaw | ||||
| from the album The Cajun Way | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Terry J. Clement | |||
| Producer(s) | Buddy Killen | |||
| Doug Kershaw singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
editRusty & Doug
edit| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 14 |
Doug Kershaw
edit| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 70 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Cover versions
edit- Buck Owens, On the Bandstand (1963)[3]
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, All the Good Times (1972)[3]
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites (1972)[3]
- Teddy Nelson on his debut album, Diggy Liggy, in 1976, and again as a duet with Skeeter Davis in 1991 for the album You Were Made for Me.
- Kikki Danielsson, Kikki (1982)[4]
- Mark O'Connor, Heroes (1993)[3]
- Santiano (2012)
- Plava Trava Zaborava, a country group from Croatia.
- Cumulus, a Finnish version.
- Heidi Hauge a Norwegian singer, on her album Country Dance.
- The Flying Burrito Brothers on their The Red Album.
References
edit- ^ a b "Doug Kershaw singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for December 20, 1969". RPM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Diggy Diggy Lo". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Kikki" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1982. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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