billy vera sang the theme song to petticoat junction.
billy vera sang the theme song to petticoat junction.
who sang the theme song to petticoat junction?
billy vera
curt massey sang the "petticoat junction" theme song. the song was composed by massey and paul henning. flatt and scruggs recorded a version of the song "petticoat junction".









































bullet::::- the moody brothers' 1989 grammy-nominated country instrumental "the great train song medley" featured the song "petticoat junction".









































the dvd release of the series by brentwood home video replaced massey's music with john hickman's "banjo signal". the dvd release of the series by tgg direct, inc. replaces massey's music with frank hutchison's "train that carried the girl from town." both editions retain screen credit to massey.









































section::::syndication.
petticoat junction
in 1965, claudia and j.t. "peavine" westmoreland bought an old train depot in mabank, texas and converted it into a restaurant. since the restaurant was next to a working railroad line, the customers nicknamed it "petticoat junction", and the name was made official. specialties at the petticoat junction cafeteria included chicken fried steak and homemade coconut cream pies. the real-life petticoat junction was like the fictional show. in her memoirs, claudia writes: "the train crew grew to be a part of the petticoat junction. they would stop and eat with us and we looked forward to the once a day run." in 1966, the southern pacific railroad sent work crews to elevate the railroad track. claudia set up makeshift bedrooms for the workers and called it the "shady rest hotel". more permanent lodgings were soon added. claudia's daughter ann recalled: "mother got people from the television show to send her photos of the petticoat junction set, the actors, just all kinds of things." the business was relocated one mile west in the 1970s and an rv park was added. the petticoat junction cafeteria and shady rest hotel lasted until 1996.
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