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Waylon Jennings – “Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)“
The “Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)” is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1980 as the second single from the album Music Man. Recognizable to fans as the theme to the CBS comedy adventure television series, The Dukes of Hazzard the song became a #1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Single chart in 1980.In the SummertimThe “Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)” is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1980 as the second single from the album Music Man Recognizable to fans as the theme to the CBS comedy adventure television series, The Dukes of Hazzard, the song became a #1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in 1980.e” is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. Written by lead singer Ray Dorset, it celebrates the carefree days of summer. In 1970 it reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks in the UK Singles Chart, two weeks in Canada, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It is considered one of the best-selling singles of all time with an estimated 6 million copies sold.
As the narrator for the 1975 movie, Moonrunners, Jennings was tapped to serve in the same capacity for The Dukes of Hazzard which premiered on CBS in 1979 and was based on Moonrunners. Jennings wrote the theme song for the show.
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