"The Days of Sand and Shovels" is a song written by Doyle Marsh and George Reneau, and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in April 1969 as the second single from his compilation album The Best of Waylon Jennings. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"The Days of Sand and Shovels" was released as a single in 1969 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 34,Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 25, 2015 while reaching No. 11 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 25, 2015 No. 16 on Canada's RPM 100,"The RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 23, July 28, 1969. Accessed October 25, 2015 and No. 13 on RPMs Adult Contemporary chart."Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 21, July 21, 1969. Accessed October 25, 2015
Nat Stuckey released a cover of the song in 1978. His version peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Chart performance Waylon Jennings Chart (1969)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks1
Bobby Vinton Chart (1969)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Easy Listening11Canada - RPM 10016Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary13
Nat Stuckey Chart (1978)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks29
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