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"Tennessee Whiskey" is an American country song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. It was originally recorded by country artist David Allan Coe for his album of the same name , peaking at number 77 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1981. [ 1 ]
David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter. [2] Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville.
David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck & Others — — Headed for the Country — — Human Emotions/Spectrum VII — — Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one bonus track. [53] Invictus Means Unconquered/Tennessee Whiskey — — Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one ...
Tennessee Whiskey did not crack the country albums chart. AllMusic said "Coming on the heels of the brilliant Invictus Means Unconquered in 1980, Tennessee Whiskey from 1981 is another strong David Allan Coe outing, full of interesting song choices and hard country performances à la Merle Haggard and George Jones."
Dean Dillon was born Larry Dean Flynn [1] on March 26, 1955, in Lake City, Tennessee, where he was raised.He began playing the guitar at the age of seven, and when he was 15 he made his first public appearance as a singer and performer in the Knoxville variety show Jim Clayton Startime. [2]
Linda Hargrove (married name Bartholomew, born Tallahassee, Florida February 3, 1949 – October 24, 2010, Tallahassee, Florida) was an American rock/country songwriter and musician.
AllMusic writer Thom Jurek deems the collection “some of Coe's bitterest, most accusatory breakup songs…” [1] The mood picks up considerably on Drinking Side with “She Loved the Leavin’ Out of Me,” another one of Coe’s Jimmy Buffett-style recordings, and Coe dedicates “Whiskey, Whiskey (Take My Mind)” to Buffett, a surprise ...
Timberlake and Chris Stapleton performed the song together along with the latter's "Tennessee Whiskey" at the Country Music Association Awards on November 4, 2015. [30] Rolling Stone magazine praised it as "the best performance of the entire show", [ 31 ] while The New York Times editor Katie Rogers highlighted Timberlake's crossover appeal. [ 30 ]