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The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. " The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia " is a Southern Gothic murder ballad, written in 1972 by songwriter Bobby Russell and first recorded by his then-wife singer, comedian, and actress Vicki Lawrence. Lawrence's version, from her 1973 album of the same name, went to number one on the US Billboard ...
- "Dime a Dance"
- 7 November 1972
- October 24–26, 1972
- Country pop
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Lyrics: He was on his way home from Candletop / Been two weeks gone and he'd thought he'd stop at Webb's / And have him a drink before he went home to her ...
Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On May 5th 1973, Vicki Lawrence performed "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'... Three months earlier on February 4th, 1973 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #100; and on April 1st it peaked at #1 (for 2 weeks) and spent 20 weeks on the Top 100...
