Milwaukee, Here I Come
| "Milwaukee, Here I Come" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones & Brenda Carter | ||||
| from the album I'll Share My World with You | ||||
| B-side | "Great Big Spirit of Love" | |||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Musicor | |||
| Songwriter | Lee Fykes | |||
| Producer | Pappy Daily | |||
| George Jones & Brenda Carter singles chronology | ||||
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"Milwaukee, Here I Come" is a 1968 song written by Lee Fykes and recorded as a duet by American country singers George Jones and Brenda Carter.[1] The single, released on the Musicor label, was a hit, reaching #12 on the Billboard country singles chart.[1][2] Carter was also signed to Musicor, which is the main reason she was brought in to sing with Jones on the track, and in an interview with Music City News in the summer of 1968, Jones expressed interest in producing the seventeen-year-old Maynardville, Tennessee singer. However, Jones would soon make several television appearances singing "Milwaukee, Here I Come" with Tammy Wynette, whom he married in 1969.
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton also covered the song, including it on their 1969 album Always, Always.[1]
John Prine covered it with Melba Montgomery on his Grammy-nominated 1999 album In Spite of Ourselves.
References
- ^ a b c Benoît, Simon; Somville, Damien; Walker, Lalie (September 3, 2024). Dolly Parton All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Workman Publishing Company. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7624-8585-7. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1960s. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-89820-175-8. Retrieved March 2, 2026.