The Year That Clayton Delaney Died

"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall.

"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died"
Single by Tom T. Hall
from the album In Search of a Song
B-side"Second Handed Flowers"
ReleasedJuly 5, 1971
RecordedMarch 26, 1971
Mercury Custom Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelMercury 73221
Songwriter(s)Tom T. Hall
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
Tom T. Hall singles chronology
"Ode to Half a Pound of Ground Round"
(1971)
"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died"
(1971)
"Me and Jesus"
(1972)

Background

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The song is based on Hall's childhood neighbor and boyhood hero, Lonnie Easterling.[1]

Chart performance

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It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, In Search of a Song. "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" was Hall's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "In the Words of Tom T. Hall ..." CMT News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 366.
  4. ^ Billboard, December 25, 1971.
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