who sang theme song for dukes of hazard
Waylon Jennings
title: Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) text: Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) The "Theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (Good Ol' Boys)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1980 as the second single from the album "Music Man". Recognizable to fans as the theme to the CBS comedy adventure television series "The Dukes of Hazzard", the song became a #1 hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in 1980. As the narrator for the movie "Moonrunners" (1975), Jennings was tapped to serve in the same capacity for "The Dukes of title: Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) text: various compilation releases containing the "Theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (Good Ol' Boys)" feature the commercially available version. In November 1980, "Theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (Good Ol' Boys)" became Jennings' twelfth #1 country hit overall (tenth as a solo recording act). The song spent seventeen weeks on the "Billboard" country singles charts and became his biggest hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at #21. It also appeared on several other music charts. The original 1980 single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales over a million. Subsequent to the 2005 movie, title: Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) text: on the soundtrack, by Willie Nelson (Uncle Jesse in the film). In the film "" (2007), country singer John Anderson sings the theme. Rock band Cage9, performed a cover version of the song was heard in the trailers from the same two films. Nike used the song in an advertising campaign featuring NFL star Randy Moss and NBA star Jason Williams, who were teammates in the same high school in rural Belle, West Virginia. Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) The "Theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (Good Ol' Boys)" is a song written and recorded by title: Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) text: and his late father. Along with Willie Nelson and Ben L. Jones (Cooter on the series), Waylon Jennings sang the song in an extended version. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song while driving The General Lee for their album "The Chipmunks Go Hollywood" (1982). In 2006, John Schneider (Bo Duke), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), and Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke) made a music video, as seen on the 7th Season DVD of the series. Schneider also covered the song. In "The Dukes of Hazzard" film adaptation (2005), a recording of Waylon Jennings was used in one scene, also, as heard title: Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) text: Hazzard" which premiered on CBS in 1979 and was based on "Moonrunners". Jennings wrote the theme song for the show and recorded two versions: the television theme version and a slightly different version made commercially available on both single and album which received radio airplay. The television show version features Larry McNeely's banjo work which the commercially available version does not. Additionally, the television version's third verse contains the lyric, "Fightin' the system like two modern-day Robin Hoods", which is accompanied by a "Yee-haw!" said by characters, Bo Duke (John Schneider) and Luke Duke (Tom Wopat), though it is in