The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock & southern rock band founded in 1968 as Itchy Brother. The band's discography comprises nine studio albums, six compilation albums, two video compilations and 27 singles. Of their albums, their 1989 debut Pickin' on Nashville is certified double platinum in the United States and Canada, while 1991's Electric Barnyard has a gold certification in both countries. Of the band's singles, four have reached Top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Their highest chart peak is the number 8 "Oh Lonesome Me", which was originally a Number One single for Don Gibson.
The Kentucky Headhunters discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Singles | 27 |
Music videos | 14 |
Studio albums
edit1980s and 1990s
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
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US Country [1] |
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CAN [2] | |||
Pickin' on Nashville |
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2 | 41 | — | |
Electric Barnyard |
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3 | 29 | 79 | |
Rave On! |
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22 | 102 | — | |
Stompin' Grounds |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
2000s – 2020s
editTitle | Album details | Peak positions |
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US Country [1] | ||
Songs from the Grass String Ranch |
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Soul |
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Big Boss Man |
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Dixie Lullabies |
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75 |
On Safari |
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That's a Fact Jack! |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
editTitle | Album details |
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The Best of The Kentucky Headhunters: Still Pickin' |
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Flying Under the Radar |
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Authorized Bootleg: Live – Agara Ballroom – Cleveland, Ohio |
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The Kentucky Headhunters |
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Snapshot: Kentucky Headhunters |
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Dixie Fried : The Best of The Mercury Years |
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Live at the Ramblin' Man Fair |
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Collaborative albums
editTitle | Album details |
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That'll Work (with Johnnie Johnson) |
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Meet Me in Bluesland (with Johnnie Johnson) |
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Singles
edit1970s – 1990s
editYear | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [7] |
CAN Country [8] | |||
1973 | "Shotgun Effie" (as Itchy Brother) | — | — | — |
1989 | "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" | 25 | — | Pickin' on Nashville |
1990 | "Dumas Walker" | 15 | 54 | |
"Oh Lonesome Me" | 8 | 19 | ||
"Rock 'n' Roll Angel" | 23 | 30 | ||
1991 | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" | 49 | 82 | Electric Barnyard |
"With Body and Soul" | 56 | 30 | ||
"It's Chitlin' Time" | 63 | 88 | ||
"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" | 60 | — | ||
1992 | "Let's Work Together" | — | — | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (soundtrack) |
1993 | "Honky Tonk Walkin'" | 54 | 77 | Rave On!! |
"Blue Moon of Kentucky" | — | — | ||
"Dixie Fried" | 71 | — | ||
1994 | "Sunday Blues" (with Johnnie Johnson) | — | — | That'll Work |
"Stumblin" (with Johnnie Johnson) | — | — | ||
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | — | — | Shared Vision: The Songs of the Beatles | |
1997 | "Singin' the Blues" | 70 | — | Stompin' Grounds |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
2000s – 2020s
editYear | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country [7] | |||
2000 | "Too Much to Lose" | 66 | Songs from the Grass String Ranch |
2001 | "Louisianna CoCo"[9] | — | |
2002 | "Love That Woman" | — | |
2003 | "Lonely Nights" | — | Soul |
2005 | "Big Boss Man" | — | Big Boss Man |
2006 | "Chug-a-Lug" | — | |
"Take These Chains from My Heart" | — | ||
2011 | "Great Acoustics"[10] | — | Dixie Lullabies |
2016 | "Crazy Jim" | — | On Safari |
2017 | "God Loves a Rolling Stone"[11] | — | |
2018 | "Beaver Creek Mansion" | — | |
2021 | "How Could I"[12] | — | That's a Fact Jack! |
"That's a Fact Jack"[13] | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Videography
editMusic videos
editYear | Video | Director |
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1989 | "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" | John Lloyd Miller |
1990 | "Dumas Walker" | |
"Oh Lonesome Me"[14] | ||
1991 | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"[15] | |
"It's Chitlin' Time"[16] | Sherman Halsey | |
"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"[17] | Retta Harvey | |
1992 | "Let's Work Together" | Simon Wincer |
1993 | "Honky Tonk Walkin'"[18] | John Lloyd Miller |
"Dixie Fried" | ||
1997 | "Singin' the Blues"[19] | |
2000 | "Too Much to Lose" | Brent Hedgecock |
2001 | "Louisianna CoCo"[20] | Jerad Sloan |
2005 | "Big Boss Man"[21] | Stephen Shepherd |
2012 | "Great Acoustics"[22] | Stacie Huckeba |
2015 | "Stumblin'" | Norry Niven |
Video compilations
editTitle | Album details | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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Pickin' on Nashville: Videos |
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Best Pickin's |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Billboard charted albums for The Kentucky Headhunters". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin' On Nashville". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin%27 On Nashville". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Electric Barnyard". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Electric Barnyard". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "RPM search results for The Kentucky Headhunters". RPM. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Tom Lounges (August 30, 2002). "Kentucky Headhunters search for niche". The Times. Munster, Indiana. pp. D7. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky HeadHunters release new single". Country Standard Time. August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Kentucky Headhunters - God Loves A Rolling Stone". Play MPE. April 14, 2017.
- ^ "The Kentucky Headhunters Announce a New LP and Release 'How Could I'". 29 September 2021.
- ^ "The Kentucky Headhunters New Album". 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Music video for "Oh Lonesome Me"". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Music video for "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "New Videoclips". Billboard. October 12, 1991. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Music video for "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Music video for "Honky Tonk Walkin'"". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Production Notes". Billboard. May 3, 1997. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Music video for "Louisianna CoCo"". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Music video for "Big Boss Man"". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Huckeba, Stacie (February 10, 2012). "The Kentucky Headhunters ~ "Great Acoustics"". Vimeo. Retrieved August 8, 2016.