"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.

"Divorce Me C.O.D."
Single by Merle Travis
B-side"Missouri"
PublishedAugust 26, 1946 (1946-08-26) by American Music, Inc., Hollywood[1]
ReleasedSeptember 1946 (1946-09)[2]
RecordedJuly 9, 1946 (1946-07-09)[3]
StudioRadio Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreHillbilly
Length2:59
LabelCapitol 290
Songwriter(s)Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone
Producer(s)Lee Gillette
Merle Travis singles chronology
"No Vacancy"
(1946)
"Divorce Me C.O.D."
(1946)
"So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"
(1947)

Cover versions

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ "Merle Travis". Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. May 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
  5. ^ Country Music Hall of Fame (2015). "Inductees: Merle Travis". Retrieved December 3, 2015.
Preceded by Most Played Juke Box Folk Records
number one single by Merle Travis

October 12, 1946
Succeeded by