Editing Al Dexter (section)

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Al Dexter
| image           = Al Dexter.jpg
| caption         =
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| birth_name      = Clarence Albert Poindexter
| alias           =
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1905|05|04}}
| birth_place     = [[Jacksonville, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|1984|01|28|1905|05|04}}
| death_place     =[[Lewisville, Texas]], U.S.
| instrument      = Guitar
| genre           = [[Country music|Country]]
| occupation      = Singer-songwriter
| years_active    = 1936–1968
| label           =
| associated_acts =
| website         = *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100708155133/http://aldexter.com/?page_id=2 Archived Al Dexter Website]}}
}}

'''Clarence Albert Poindexter''' (May 4, 1905  – January 28, 1984),<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=685}}</ref> known best as '''Al Dexter''', was an American [[country music]]ian and songwriter.  

He is best known today for his most popular song, "[[Pistol Packin' Mama]]", a 1943 hit which was one of the most popular recordings of the [[World War II]] years, and later became a hit again with a cover by [[Bing Crosby]], as well as the [[Andrews Sisters]].