"Sugar-Foot Rag" (or Sugarfoot Rag) is a song written by Hank Garland and Vaughn Horton (given on Red Foley's record label as George Vaughn; both were aliases for songwriter George Vaughn Horton). It was originally recorded by Garland on August 26, 1949,[1] and released in 1949, selling over a million records. It was then recorded by American country music artist Red Foley on November 10, 1949.[2] It was also recorded by American country music artist Jerry Reed and released in November 1979 as the lead single from his album, Texas Bound and Flyin. The song reached a peak of number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 13 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[3] Junior Brown covered "Sugar Foot Rag" on his 1993 album Guit with It.
Chart performance
Red Foley
| Chart (1950) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
Jerry Reed
| Chart (1979-1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 13 |
References
- ^ "Decca matrix NA 2027. Sugarfoot rag / Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Decca matrix NA 2058. Sugar foot rag-1 / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
