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Blues song, notably recorded by Lead Belly and Brook Benton
"Boll Weevil" is a traditional blues song, also known by similar titles such as "Boweavil" or "Boll Weevil Blues". Many songs about the boll weevil were
Boll_Weevil_(song)
Species of beetle
The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The boll weevil feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be
Boll_weevil
Topics referred to by the same term
Boll weevil may refer to: Boll weevil, a beetle Boll weevil (politics), an American political term used in the mid- and late-20th century Boll Weevil
Boll_weevil_(disambiguation)
American singer (1931–1988)
Rockin' Good Way" (both duets with Dinah Washington), "Kiddio", "The Boll Weevil Song", and "Hotel Happiness". One of Benton's sisters was the original artist
Brook_Benton
1961 studio album by Brook Benton
The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits is a studio album released by Brook Benton in 1961 on Mercury LP record MG 20641 (mono) and SR 60641 (stereo)
The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits
The_Boll_Weevil_Song_and_11_Other_Great_Hits
songs topped the Easy Listening chart in 24 issues of the magazine. The number one song on the first Easy Listening chart was "The Boll Weevil Song"
List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1961
List_of_Billboard_Easy_Listening_number_ones_of_1961
Folk song
"Johnny", or just "Frankie") is a murder ballad, a traditional American popular song. It tells the story of a woman, Frankie, who finds her man Johnny having
Frankie_and_Johnny_(song)
got boll weevils in your field. Going to get your home, going to get your home. — Carl Sandburg's version of "The Boll Weevil Song", 1920 Boll weevils, small
History_of_cotton
American songwriter and record producer
Time", "Endlessly", "So Many Ways", "Kiddio" and the novelty song, "The Boll Weevil Song". Otis also produced a number of duets between Benton and Dinah
Clyde_Otis
1968 super session studio album
drums Albert Lee and Big Jim Sullivan – guitars on "Lovin' Up a Storm", "Boll Weevil", "Livin' Lovin' Wreck", "One Long Kiss", "Down the Line", "Breathless"
No_Introduction_Necessary
1988 single by Bob Dylan
7, 2024. The line "I'm an old boll weevil looking for a home" is a reference to the traditional folk song "Boll Weevil", which had been popularized by
Silvio_(song)
"Teenage Heaven" b/w "I Remember" 99 — — — — — — "Somethin' Else" b/w "Boll Weevil Song" 58 22 — — — — — "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" b/w "Little Angel" — 22
Eddie_Cochran_discography
Musical genre
novelty song is a type of song built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of humor, or a sample of popular culture. Novelty songs partially
Novelty_song
Radio format
published the Easy Listening chart July 17, 1961, with 20 songs; the first number one was "Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton. The chart described itself as "not
Adult_contemporary_music
1962 compilation album by Eddie Cochran
Sheeley) "Twenty Flight Rock" (Eddie Cochran / Ned Fairchild) Side two "Boll Weevil Song" (Traditional; Arranged and adapted by Jerry Capehart / Eddie Cochran)
Never_to_Be_Forgotten
Ranking of recorded music
This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. The Top 100, as revealed in the edition of Billboard dated January 6, 1962, is based
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1961
British rock band (1960–1962)
Two further singles followed in 1962, "I Ain't Mad At You" and "The Boll Weevil Song", but they were not hits. Over the next few months, Whitehead left
Derry_and_the_Seniors
English R&B and rock saxophonist (born 1937)
Twist". Two further singles followed, "I Ain't Mad at You" and "The Boll Weevil Song", but they were not hits. The group broke up in mid-1962. An expanded
Howie_Casey
1959 single by Eddie Cochran
"Somethin' Else" is a song by the rockabilly musician Eddie Cochran, co-written by his girlfriend Sharon Sheeley and his elder brother Bob Cochran, and
Somethin'_Else_(song)
Pips 6 July 10 6 "Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds 1 June 26 8 "The Boll Weevil Song" Brook Benton 2 July 10 8 June 19 "Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis
List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1961
List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_top-ten_singles_in_1961
chronological order. The more detailed section on recording sessions lists the song by recording date. The list here is organized by recording session and is
Woody_Guthrie_discography
1969 studio album by Shocking Blue
grunge band Nirvana. All songs were written by Robbie van Leeuwen, except for "Acka Raga" by John Mayer. Side one "Boll Weevil" – 2:40 "I'll Write Your
At_Home_(Shocking_Blue_album)
1962 compilation album
Mountain Brown Eyes Boll Weevil Blues (Boll Weevil) Guitar Blues (Instrumental) Will You Miss Me? Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs - Woody Guthrie... |
Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs
Woody_Guthrie_Sings_Folk_Songs
This is a list of songs by their Roud Folk Song Index numbers; the full catalogue can also be found on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website.
List of folk songs by Roud number
List_of_folk_songs_by_Roud_number
City in Coffee County, Alabama, US
censuses. Enterprise is famous for the Boll Weevil Monument, a large monument of a woman holding a boll weevil, in the middle of Main Street. The city
Enterprise,_Alabama
chart, listing songs that the magazine determines are not rock & roll records. The first #1 song on this chart is "The Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton
1961_in_music
US record chart published by Billboard magazine
chart appeared in July. The first No. 1 song on the Billboard Easy Listening chart was "The Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton. From 1961 to 1965, this
Adult_Contemporary_(chart)
American record producer and label owner (1931–2009)
he achieved his first hit single, Brook Benton's recording of "The Boll Weevil Song", which became a #2 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following
Shelby_Singleton
1964 studio album by Woody Guthrie
of Woody Guthrie. They contain several traditional songs and three of Guthrie's best known songs, "So Long It's Been Good To Know You", "Talking Dust
Library of Congress Recordings
Library_of_Congress_Recordings
1962 single by Brook Benton
"Hotel Happiness" is a song written by Leon Carr and Earl Shuman and performed by Brook Benton featuring The Merry Melody Singers. It reached #2 on the
Hotel_Happiness
Musical artist
Hendricks for Benton included "Thank You Pretty Baby", "Kiddio", and "The Boll Weevil Song". As Hendricks's stature as an arranger grew, Mercury Records paired
Belford_Hendricks
1958 studio album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Do". Side one "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller) "Ol' Riley" "Boll Weevil" (Traditional) "Bed Bug Blues" "New York Town" "Grey Goose" Side two
Jack_Takes_the_Floor
2004 video by The White Stripes
House), "Goin' Back to Memphis" (Soledad Brothers), and "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil" (Lead Belly). The DVD's title comes from a moment during the performance
Under_Blackpool_Lights
of the Bumblebee". Popular songs with an insect theme include "glow-worm", "Poor Butterfly", "La Cucaracha", "The Boll Weevil", and "The Blue-Tailed Fly"
List_of_insect-inspired_songs
Public school in Enterprise, Alabama, United States
Enterprise High School is a 7A public high school at 1801 Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, USA, in the Enterprise City School
Enterprise High School (Alabama)
Enterprise_High_School_(Alabama)
1961 single by Brook Benton
"Think Twice" is a song by Brook Benton which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 18 in Canada in 1961. The song was written by
Think Twice (Brook Benton song)
Think_Twice_(Brook_Benton_song)
Plant fiber from the genus Gossypium
economically destructive pests in cotton production has been the boll weevil. Boll weevils are beetles who ate cotton in the 1950s, that slowed the production
Cotton
Mar-Keys Satellite 15 NR "For My Baby" Brook Benton Mercury 16 25 "Boll Weevil Song" Brook Benton Mercury 17 19 "Hit the Road Jack" Ray Charles ABC-Paramount
Billboard year-end top 50 R&B singles of 1961
Billboard_year-end_top_50_R&B_singles_of_1961
1963 studio album by Pink Anderson
compositions are uncredited traditional blues "The Titanic" – 4:04 "Boll Weevil" – 3:58 "John Henry" – 4:58 "Betty and Dupree" – 4:42 "Sugar Babe" –
The Blues of Pink Anderson: Ballad & Folksinger
The_Blues_of_Pink_Anderson:_Ballad_&_Folksinger
American educator, ornithologist and bird imitator
Auk. 34 (1): 76–85. doi:10.2307/4072543. JSTOR 4072543. "Quail destroy boll weevil". The Aberdeen Weekly. 3 March 1922. p. 1. Smith, Jacob (2015). Eco-Sonic
Charles_Crawford_Gorst
American blues musician (1883–1979)
Illustrated Gus Cannon discography Madison Street Rag – Gus Cannon Boll Weevil – Gus Cannon Minglewood Blues – Gus Cannon and his Jug Stompers Gus Cannon
Gus_Cannon
Pat Boone 27 July 1961 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson 3 August 1961 "Boll Weevil Song" Brook Benton 10 August 1961 17 August 1961 "Raindrops" Dee Clark 24
List of number-one singles in 1961 (New Zealand)
List_of_number-one_singles_in_1961_(New_Zealand)
1948 film
Johnny Lee F. E. Miller The film features songs: "I can't get him off my mind" "Do that thing" "Boll weevil" "Come On Cowboy!". www.loc.gov. January 26
Come_on,_Cowboy!
Piece of music closely connected to a form of work
"John Henry" "Boll Weevil" and "Midnight Special". His repertoire was a major influence on the Folk Revival of the 1950s and 1960s. Mining songs written in
Work_song
1963 folk album by Odetta
Delivery Blues" – 2:41 "Rambling Round Your City" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:06 "Boll Weevil" – 2:18 "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" – 3:28 "She Moved Through
One_Grain_of_Sand
1950 studio album Album Set by Burl Ives
Mountain" "The Boll Weevil" "St. John’s River" The set was selling for $59.50 in 1951 or $10.95 per album. Robert C. Pooley, untitled review of Songs of the North
Historical_America_in_Song
2001 studio album by Odetta
Pines" – 4:04 "How Long" – 4:30 "Bourgeois Blues" – 4:33 "Alabama Bound/Boll Weevil" (Leadbelly, Traditional) – 7:21 "Roberta" (Ledbetter, Lomax) – 5:36
Looking_for_a_Home_(album)
Insects as musical inspiration
Gadfly to the Fly. Popular songs with an insect theme include "The Glow-Worm", "Poor Butterfly", "La Cucaracha", "The Boll Weevil", and "The Blue-Tailed Fly"
Insects_in_music
2015 studio album by Punch Brothers
the second single, "Julep". Julep was nominated for Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The album's
The_Phosphorescent_Blues
School in Dallas, Texas, United States
school song is "Dear Old Seagoville High", written by Brother William Greenhaw in the 1940s. In January 1929 the first school newspaper, Boll Weevil, debuted
Seagoville_High_School
British guitarist and keyboardist (1944–2017)
1970s, Geoff played lead guitar/Keyboards for the Birmingham bands The Boll Weevils, The Seed, Johnny Neal and the Starliners, Bandy Legs, Jimmy Helms, Cozy
Geoff_Nicholls
American dancer and musician
multi-instrumentalist, and played piano on the recording of Cochran's song "Boll Weevil". D'Agostin also worked as a session musician for other American artists
Dick_D'Agostin
American blues singer, drummer and guitarist (1923–1958)
Can't Rest Anymore" / "Take a Little Walk with Me" (1949), J.O.B. 100 "Boll Weevil" / "Red Headed Woman" (1950), Parkway 104 "Rollin' and Tumblin' part
Leroy_Foster_(musician)
1961 studio album by Connie Francis
Connie Francis sings Folk Song Favorites is a studio album of Folk Songs recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. The album was recorded on August
Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites
Connie_Francis_Sings_Folk_Song_Favorites
1956 studio album Album Set by Burl Ives
1:14 1. 6. Wooly Boogie Bee 1:42 1. 7. Blue Tail Fly 2:02 2. 1. The Boll Weevil 1:35 2. 2. Let's Go Hunting 2:28 2. 3. Goober Peas 2:29 2. 4. Aunt Rhody
Burl_Ives_Sings..._For_Fun
1992 album by Spider John Koerner
Wouldn't Hoe Corn" – 1:50 "The Water Is Wide" – 4:21 "Titanic" – 4:01 "Boll Weevil" – 3:15 "The Farmer's Curst Wife" – 2:38 "Santy Anno" – 2:42 "More Pretty
Raised_by_Humans
2006 greatest hits album by Odetta
Special" (Ledbetter) – 4:54 "Poor Little Jesus" – 2:17 "Alabama Bound/Boll Weevil" (Leadbelly, Traditional) – 7:20 "What Month Was Jesus Born In?" – 1:48
Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999–2005
Best_of_the_M.C._Records_Years_1999–2005
1959 single by Pat Boone
"'Twixt Twelve and Twenty" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard
'Twixt_Twelve_and_Twenty
American politician and attorney (born 1942)
invitation to make a "game" out of setting the footage to humorously fitting songs for which he provided his own examples, termed this practice "McConnelling"
Mitch_McConnell
American folk and blues musician (1888–1949)
"Goodnight, Irene", "Black Betty", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil". Ledbetter usually played a twelve-string guitar, but he also played
Lead_Belly
1995 studio album by the Presidents of the United States of America
Records, an A&M subsidiary. In early 1994, The Presidents recorded a 10-song cassette, Froggystyle, at Laundry Room Studios. The band sold the cassette
The Presidents of the United States of America (album)
The_Presidents_of_the_United_States_of_America_(album)
1939 studio album by Lead Belly
Negro Sinful Songs (or Negro Sinful Songs Sung by Lead Belly) is a 1939 album by Lead Belly, produced by Alan Lomax. On April 1, 1939, Lead Belly had a
Negro_Sinful_Songs
Novelty record combining spoken word with musical samples
"Mr. President" More developments in the Watergate scandal. 1974 Evil Boll-Weevil "Grand Canyon" The narrative by WQXI (AM) radio deejays Jeff McKee and
Break-in_record
"The Bourgeois Blues - Lead Belly | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2022. "De Kalb Blues - Lead Belly | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February
List of songs recorded by Lead Belly
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Lead_Belly
1877–1964 U.S. Democratic voting bloc
S2CID 154646873. Economic impacts of the boll weevil: Mississippi State University. "History of the Boll Weevil in the United States". "History of Enterprise"
Solid_South
1996 single by the Presidents of the United States of America
"Peaches" is a song by American alternative rock band the Presidents of the United States of America. It was included on their album The Presidents of
Peaches (The Presidents of the United States of America song)
Peaches_(The_Presidents_of_the_United_States_of_America_song)
Collegiate athletic teams of Northwestern Oklahoma State University
members Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms East Central Tigers Harding Bisons Henderson State
Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers
Northwestern_Oklahoma_State_Rangers
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
Capital in 2022, Jan Böhmermann of the ZDF wrote and performed the satirical song Right time to Thiel that portrayed Thiel as a James Bond villain. Thiel was
Peter_Thiel
1961 studio album by Mance Lipscomb
label. Lipscomb promoted the album by playing various folk festivals. The songs were later released on various Arhoolie Records compilations. Trouble in
Trouble in Mind (Mance Lipscomb album)
Trouble_in_Mind_(Mance_Lipscomb_album)
Jazz musician and educator
clarinetist Tony Parenti of Bessie Smith songs. She recorded albums with the Mississippi Mudcats Jazz Band and the Boll Weevil Jass Band in the 1970s. She led
Jean_Kittrell
Belly's songs covered a wide range of genres and topics including gospel music; blues about women, liquor, prison life, and racism; and folk songs about
List of cover versions of Lead Belly songs
List_of_cover_versions_of_Lead_Belly_songs
1964 studio album by Shirley Collins and Davy Graham
music and Miles Davis; it was the first time many of these English folk songs had been recorded with guitar backing. All tracks are written by Trad. arr
Folk_Roots,_New_Routes
2006 compilation album by various artists
"Married Man's Blues" – Wade Ward "Sweet Betsy from Pike" – Ken Maynard "Boll Weevil" – Jaybird Coleman "Bound Steel Blues" – Bill Shepherd with Hayes Shepherd
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (album)
The_Stuff_That_Dreams_Are_Made_Of_(album)
2005 studio album by North Mississippi Allstars
lilt, or else agreed to let their daddy show them how" and selected two songs: "Hurry Up Sunrise" and "Bang Bang Lulu". Luther Dickinson – guitar, vocals
Electric_Blue_Watermelon
American political activist (1993–2025)
AI-generated song "We Are Charlie Kirk" was released, becoming one of the first AI works to ever list on Billboard and Spotify's viral song charts. In March
Charlie_Kirk
1924 4903 Why Did You Do It? [Fox Trot] Georgia Melodians 1924 4904 Boll Weevil Blues Arkansas Trio 1924 4905 When It's Love Time In Hawaii [Waltz] Waikiki
List of Edison Blue Amberol Records: Popular Series
List_of_Edison_Blue_Amberol_Records:_Popular_Series
2015 compilation album by Lead Belly
with the songs "Jim Crow Blues" and "The Bourgeois Blues". There are songs on the Scottsboro Boys, the Hindenburg disaster and "Hitler Song (Mr Hitler)"
The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
The_Smithsonian_Folkways_Collection
American traditional song
Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the Appalachian
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Black_Is_the_Color_of_My_True_Love's_Hair
City in Georgia, United States
cash crop was cotton, which remained so until the early 1920s when a Boll weevil infestation devastated the crop. Subsequently, tobacco became the main
Hahira,_Georgia
College football team
football Current teams Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils East Central Tigers Harding Bisons Henderson State Reddies Northwestern
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm football
Southern_Nazarene_Crimson_Storm_football
African-American educator (1851–1952)
Louisiana planter at the People's Village to help the local farmers combat a boll weevil infestation on their crops. The Antioch Baptist Church was the church
Georgia_Washington_(educator)
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
500 years ago at the end of Heinrich event 1, simultaneously with the Bølling–Allerød warming. Rivers and lakes such as Lake Chad formed or expanded
African_humid_period
American singer (1924–2015)
rock and roll in a style later called rockabilly. In 1954, she recorded the song "Two-Step Side-Step", written by Murry Wilson, father of the Beach Boys Brian
Bonnie_Lou
City in Texas, United States
Mississippi, came to the De Leon vicinity, starting in 1890. When the boll weevil began to make inroads in the area after 1910, farmers just west of town
De_Leon,_Texas
1948 U.S. segregationist political party
political analyst Nate Cohn wrote of the "demise of the Southern Democrat." Boll weevil (politics) Filibustering Politics of the Southern United States Southern
Dixiecrat
1999 compilation album by Lead Belly
by Smithsonian Folkways. This collection features songs for young children as well as the work songs, blues, and spirituals Lead Belly used to teach children
Lead_Belly_Sings_for_Children
American conservative website and media company
Wire personalities Michael Knowles and Jeremy Boreing have performed some songs together, as a band with the name Smokey Mike & The god-king. In January
The_Daily_Wire
Human disease caused by a lack of vitamin B3
profitable crop) in favor of food crops (less profitable crops) due to boll weevil infestation of cotton crops (which occurred randomly). Pellagra developed
Pellagra
Controlling pests using other organisms
weevil, was introduced to North America to control exotic musk thistle (Carduus nutans) and Canadian thistle (Cirsium arvense). However, the weevil also
Biological_pest_control
1998 animated TV series
"greatest inventor" who builds useless gadgets and can transform into a boll weevil. Scissorboy — A talkative and quick-witted Insectron and friend of Tasmania
Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers
Beast_Wars_II:_Super_Life-Form_Transformers
Businessman (born 1971)
1, 2019. Kreps, Daniel (March 31, 2019). "Hear Elon Musk's Surprise Rap Song 'RIP Harambe'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019
Elon_Musk
Guitar technique
Away". Woods recorded five songs for the US Library of Congress in 1940 in Shreveport, Louisiana, including "Boll Weevil Blues" and "Sometimes I Get
Slide_guitar
Athletic teams representing Auburn University
Alabama–Brewton Warhawks Coastal Alabama–Monroeville Eagles Enterprise–Ozark Boll Weevils Gadsden State Cardinals Lawson State Cougars Lurleen B. Wallace Saints
Auburn_Tigers
their time and music, and their formerly or currently homeless brethren on songs that often reflect on existence without guaranteed lodging, food, and the
Give_US_Your_Poor
Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist (1898–1959)
blues sound. The Lomaxes also elicited from him traditional songs (such as "The Boll Weevil" and "John Henry") and spirituals (such as "Amazing Grace")
Blind_Willie_McTell
North Korean defector and activist (born 1993)
defectors, admitted that he had lied about key aspects of his life story. Jay Song, a professor of Korean Studies at the University of Melbourne, has expressed
Yeonmi_Park
Beaster and Nasty Nigel in My Pet Monster, Turbo Tu-Tone, Bullit, and Boll Weevil in COPS, provided additional voices for Wild C.A.T.s), dies at age 82
2024_in_animation
Movement within conservatism among African Americans
Martin (August 16, 2024). "Florida rapper Kodak Black releases Trump campaign song". Axios. Retrieved 11 February 2026. "Former Grey's Anatomy Star Isaiah Washington
Black conservatism in the United States
Black_conservatism_in_the_United_States
American political commentator (born 1989)
Prejean Boller Is Not Going Quietly". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 16, 2026. Blackman, Josh (February 13, 2026). "Carrie Prejean Boller Refuses To
Candace_Owens
City in Mississippi, United States
nicknamed "Cotton Row". Business was brisk into the 1940s except during the boll weevil infestation in the early 20th century. A sign seen on the city's bridge
Greenwood,_Mississippi
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