| "The Carroll County Accident" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Porter Wagoner | ||||
| from the album The Carroll County Accident | ||||
| B-side | "Sorrow Overtakes the Wine"[1] | |||
| Released | October 1968 | |||
| Recorded | September 18, 1968[2] | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Porter Wagoner singles chronology | ||||
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"The Carroll County Accident" is a 1968 country song written by Bob Ferguson, and recorded by Porter Wagoner that year. It was a hit for Wagoner and became one of his signature songs. "The Carroll County Accident" won CMA's Song of the Year in 1969.[3] It has been covered by numerous musicians.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 441–442. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ The Essential Porter Wagoner (CD insert). Porter Wagoner. RCA Records. 1997. 66934-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "CMT : CMA Awards : Archives : 1969". Archived from the original on October 21, 2008.