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"Streets of Baltimore" is a heavily-covered country song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard in 1966.

Although Glaser co-wrote the song, his group, Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers, were not the first to record the song. Bobby Bare released his Chet Atkins-produced version in June 1966; the Glasers recorded theirs only in September 1966. ^[1]

The singer tells us he broke up from his home to take his wife to where she wanted to be - Baltimore. After working hard and trying to make a home, he finds out the wife loves Baltimore more than him, so he returns to his Tennessee farm without her.

Recordings

• Bleed The Dream
• The Bluegrass Patriots
• The Flying Burrito Brothers
• Nanci Griffith
• The Little Willies
• Gram Parsons
• Charley Pride
• The Patuxent Partners
• Red Meat
• Michael Rossback
• Skik (as De grachten van Amsterdam)
• The Statler Brothers

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