"Feudin' and Fightin" is a song written by

Al Dubin Alexander Dubin (June 10, 1891 – February 11, 1945) was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren. Life Al Dubin came from a Russian Jewish family that immigrated to the United States from Sw ...

and

Burton Lane Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include '' Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and '' On a Clear Day Yo ...

, sung by

Dorothy Shay Dorothy Shay (April 11, 1921 – October 22, 1978) was an American popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie". Early life Shay was bo ...

(billed as "The Park Avenue Hillbilly"), and released in 1947 on the Columbia label (catalog no. 37189). In August 1947, it reached No. 4 on the ''

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'' Best Selling Retail Folk chart, as well as #4 on the pop chart. It was also ranked as the No. 12 record on the ''Billboard'' 1947 year-end folk juke box chart.

Other recordings

Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical tr ...

had a number 10 hit with the song in October 1947. Whitburn, Joel, ''Top Pop Records 1940-1955'', Record Research, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 1973 p. 44

References

{{Reflist American country music songs 1947 songs Songs with music by Burton Lane Songs with lyrics by Al Dubin