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Al Dexter
12+ albums
country30sclassic countryAllhillbilly boogie
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Al Dexter (May 4, 1905 in Jacksonville, Texas - January 28, 1984 in Lewisville, Texas) was an American country musician and songwriter. He is best known for "Pistol Packin' Mama", a 1942 hit that was one of the most popular recordings of the World War II years and would later become a hit again with a cover by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. Born Clarence Albert Poindexter, in the 1930s, he owned a bar and helped to popularize the style of country music known as honky tonk. Other hits from the 1940s include "So Long Pal", "Triflin' Gal", "Guitar Polka" and "I'm Losing My Mind". He was the first country singer to perform on Broadway. In 1971, Al Dexter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Pistol Packin' Mama
The Early Recordings
Presenting Al Dexter
Pistol Packin' Mama - The Best Of Al Dexter
Al Dexter's Found Masters Vol. 1
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The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
So Long, Pal
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200 Hits Of The 50s And 60s
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The 50 Best Hit Songs of the 1940s
Pistol Packing Mama - 50 Original Classics
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Time Life Classic Country (1941 - 1951)CD1
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Honey, Is it Wrong?