<P> `` Song of the South '' is a song written by Bob McDill . First recorded by American country music artist Bobby Bare on his 1980 album Drunk & Crazy , a version by Johnny Russell reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981 . Another cover by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs peaked at number 72 in 1982 from the album Storyteller and the Banjo Man . A cover released in November 1988 by American country music group Alabama , from their album Southern Star , reached number 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts . </P>
<P> `` Song of the South '' is a song written by Bob McDill . First recorded by American country music artist Bobby Bare on his 1980 album Drunk & Crazy , a version by Johnny Russell reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981 . Another cover by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs peaked at number 72 in 1982 from the album Storyteller and the Banjo Man . A cover released in November 1988 by American country music group Alabama , from their album Southern Star , reached number 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts . </P>
who wrote song of the south by alabama
who wrote song of the south by alabama
Bob McDill
Bob McDill