Many of us knew this song by the excellent cover that played Southern Culture On The Skids, is an album For Lovers Only (1992). This one from Joanna Neel in 1971 for the Decca label could be the original version, and I say could be because, even if it was signed by Joanna Neel, there is a recording with the same title for the Tal Star Records label, also in 1971, played by Betty Jo Bangs and signed by Betty Jo. I spent some time to solve the mystery, It is that Joanna Neel and Betty Jo Bangs are the same person.
Joanna Neel recorded «Daddy Was A Preacher, Mama Was A Go-Go Girl» firstly as Betty Jo Bangs for the Tal Star label, distributed by Sounds Of Music in Belen New Mexico. The song was released in 1971 March by Betty Jo Bongs (incorrectly written). In July also in 1971, was recorded again in Hollywood CA. It was the B face for «A Perfect Stranger» and was released in September 1971 in Decca. The chosen version by Southern Culture On The Skids to cover it was the second record of the song, with the name of Joanna Neel, a clearly Country Rock song, faster than the first version.