Rosalita (Al Dexter song)

"Rosalita"
Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-side"Pistol Packin' Mama"
PublishedFebruary 4, 1942 (1942-02-04) Peer International Corporation
ReleasedMarch 1943
RecordedMarch 18, 1942
StudioCBS Columbia Square Studio, Los Angeles
GenreCountry (Hillbilly), honky-tonk
Length2:51
LabelOkeh 6708
Songwriter(s)Al Dexter
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology
"Honky Tonk Chinese Dime"
(1942)		 "Rosalita"
(1943)		 "So Long Pal / Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
(1944)

"Rosalita" is a 1942 song performed by Al Dexter and His Troopers. It was recorded on March 18, 1942 at the CBS Studio at Radio Station KNX, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California with session musicians Frank Marvin, Johnny Bond and Dick Reinhart. It was released on Okeh Records #6708 in March 1943, paired with "Pistol Packin' Mama". After the "Most Played Jukebox Folk Records" chart was established on January 8, 1944, it remained for six months, peaking at #1 on March 11, 1944.

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