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First recorded by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show on their 1971 album Doctor Hook, a 1974 live recording by Bobby Bare went to number one for a single week and spent a total of 18 weeks on the country charts. It was his 34th single on the charts, his only number one and final top ten country hit.
- 3:09
- "The Mermaid"
- April 1974
- Country
May 9, 2022 · 11K views 1 year ago. Country Music Hall of Fame member Bobby Bare performs his #1 country hit from 1974, “Marie Laveau,” written by Shel Silverstein, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and...
- 4 min
- 12.1K
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Oct 24, 2021 · The song flew to the top of the charts and landed Bare a No. 1 country song on the Billboard Hot Country chart. It was Bare's only number-one single. Watch Bobby Bare perform "Marie Laveau"...
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Marie Laveau Lyrics: The most famous of the voodoo queens that ever existed / Is Marie Laveau, down in Louisiana / There's a lot of weird ungodly tales about Marie / She's supposed to...