So Long Pal
1944 single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
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"So Long Pal" is a 1944 song by Al Dexter and His Troopers. The song was the follow-up to Al Dexter's two-sided hit, "Pistol Packin' Mama"/"Rosalita". It was recorded on March 18, 1942, along with "Rosalita" and the b-side "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry". "So Long Pal" stayed at the number one position on the Folk Juke Box chart for thirteen weeks in 1944.[4] The B-side would also hit number one on the same chart.[5]
PublishedApril 3, 1942 copyrighted Albert Poindexter, Troup, Texas[1]
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1944
RecordedMarch 18, 1942[2]
| "So Long Pal" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers | ||||
| B-side | "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" | |||
| Published | April 3, 1942 copyrighted Albert Poindexter, Troup, Texas[1] | |||
| Released | February 6, 1944 | |||
| Recorded | March 18, 1942[2] | |||
| Studio | CBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California[3] | |||
| Genre | Country (Hillbilly) | |||
| Label | Okeh 6718 | |||
| Songwriter | Al Dexter | |||
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