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James Corbitt Morris (June 20, 1907 – July 12, 1998), [1] known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk-style songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud". Driftwood wrote more than 6,000 folk songs, [1] of which more than 300 were recorded by various ...
"Tennessee Stud" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood, ... His version was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1959, ...
The melody is based on a well-known American fiddle tune "The 8th of January," which was the date of the Battle of New Orleans. Jimmy Driftwood, a school principal in Arkansas with a passion for history, set an account of the battle to this music in an attempt to get students interested in learning history. [8]
Pages in category "Songs written by Jimmy Driftwood" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Later major successes include the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), [1] which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century".
"The Battle of New Orleans" (Jimmie Driftwood) 3:21 – recorded January 1973 from Symphonion Dream "All I Have To Do Is Dream" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:49 – recorded February 1975 from Symphonion Dream "Rocky Top" (Bryant/Bryant) – 2:12 – recorded February 1975 Previously unreleased
Upon his return to New York in 1959 after a nearly a decade spent based in London, UK, Alan Lomax produced a concert, Folksong '59, in New York City's Carnegie Hall, featuring Arkansas singer Jimmy Driftwood; the Selah Jubilee Singers and Drexel Singers (gospel groups); Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim (blues); Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys (bluegrass); Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger (urban ...
Jimmy Van Heusen, from the film A Hole in the Head "Alvin's Harmonica" w.m. Ross Bagdasarian "Angela Jones" w.m. John D. Loudermilk "Anyone Would Love You" w.m. Harold Rome. Introduced by Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray in the musical Destry Rides Again "The Battle of New Orleans" trad arr. Jimmy Driftwood "The Best Is Yet to Come" w. Carolyn ...