%22Send Me the Pillow You Dream On%22 is country song written and recorded by Hank Locklin. The song met success and made it to hit No. 5 on the charts, and became a standard for the Nashville sound. It has been covered by pop, country, and bluegrass artists.Locklin first released the song in 78-disc Star 1360 in September 1949, but it didn't hit the charts. Then again re-released it in In December 1957 on RCA Victor 47-7127 single and peaked at #5 and crossed over to the pop charts.Various country artists including Dolly Parton, Roy Rogers, Dwight Yoakam have also done cover versions of the song.