Divorce Me C.O.D. Explained

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Published:	by American Music, Inc., Hollywood^[1]
Type:	single
Artist:	Merle Travis
B-Side:	Missouri
Released:	^[2]
Recorded:	^[3]
Studio:	Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre:	Hillbilly
Label:	Capitol 290
Producer:	Lee Gillette
Prev Title:	No Vacancy
Prev Year:	1946
Next Title:	So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Next Year:	1947

"Divorce Me C.O.D." is a 1946 honky-tonk song recorded by Merle Travis. One of many songs co-written by Travis and Cliffie Stone, it was Travis' first release to make it to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts where it stayed for fourteen weeks and a total of twenty-three weeks on the chart.^{[4] [5]} The B-side of "Divorce Me C.O.D.," a song entitled "Missouri," peaked at number five on the same chart.

Cover versions

• Later in 1946, The King Sisters made the top ten on the Juke Box Folk chart with their version of the song.
• In 1947, Johnny Bond, also made the top ten on the Juke Box Folk chart with his version of the song.

Notes and References

1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A . 1947 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English.
2. Web site: May 23, 2022. Merle Travis. Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. 2022-05-23.
3. Web site: Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography . 2022-05-23 . www.78discography.com.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 351.
5. Web site: Inductees: Merle Travis. Country Music Hall of Fame. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. 2015. December 3, 2015.