The General Lee (song) explained
| The General Lee |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| A-Side: | "The General Lee" |
| B-Side: | "Duelin' Dukes" (narration: Sorrell Booke) |
| Url: | https://www.johnnycash.com/track/the-general-lee/ |
| The General Lee |
| Publisher: | Johnny Cash Official Site |
| Accessdate: | 2021-02-05 |
"The General Lee" is a song co-written by and originally recorded by Johnny Cash for the 1982 soundtrack album to the television series The Dukes of Hazzard.[1]
The General Lee was the name of the car the Dukes drove on the show.
Released as a single in 1982 (Scotti Bros. ZS5 02803, with "Duelin' Dukes" narrated by Sorrell Booke on the opposite side),[2] "The General Lee" reached number 26 on U.S. Billboard country chart.[4]
In popular culture
The song is featured in the game Grand Theft Auto V, where it can be heard on Rebel Radio.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Dukes Of Hazzard. Discogs. 2021-02-05.
- Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1. 149, 153–154.
[...] Records "The General Lee" for inclusion on the Dukes Of Hazzard album. A popular TV series, The Dukes Of Hazard featured the voice of Waylon Jennings as narrator and "The General Lee" was the car featured in the series. Jennings also sang the theme song "Good Ole Boys (Theme From Dukes Of Hazzard)"
release of the Dukes Of Hazzard LP, drawn from the popular TV series featuring John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Catherine Bach. The initial single is "The General Lee"/"Duelin' Dukes" (ZS5-02803) and features Cash on the a-side.
17 April
Helped by the TV series Dukes Of Hazzard and the subsequent album, Cash's latest single, "The General Lee", debuts at #62 and will eventually rise to #26 during its [...].
- [2]
- Johnny Cash. Billboard.
- Web site: Rebel Radio (GTAV) by Rockstar Games on Apple Music.
