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The song's narrator is named John Lee Pettimore III, whose father and grandfather were both active in moonshine making and bootlegging in rural Johnson County, Tennessee. Pettimore's grandfather visited town only rarely, in order to buy supplies for a still he had set up in a holler along Copperhead Road.
Reno and Smiley were an American musical duo that was composed of Don Reno (May 17, 1925 – October 16, 1984) and Red Smiley (February 21, 1925 – January 2, 1972). They were one of the most acclaimed duos in country and bluegrass music in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Minor chords are noted with a dash after the number or a lowercase m; in the key of D, 1 is D major, and 4- or 4m would be G minor. Often in the NNS, songs in minor keys will be written in the 6- of the relative major key. So if the song was in G minor, the key would be listed as B ♭ major, and G minor chords would appear as 6-.
However, he continued writing songs, such as "Marie" and "The Hole". [citation needed] According to Susanna Clark, Van Zandt turned down repeated invitations to write with Bob Dylan. [23] Dylan was reportedly a "big fan" of Townes and claimed to have all of his records; Van Zandt admired Dylan's songs, but didn't care for his celebrity. [23]
"Dixieland Delight" is a song by American country music band Alabama. Inspired by a trip on U.S. Route 11W in Tennessee taken by songwriter Ronnie Rogers, it was written by Rogers and was released on January 28, 1983, by RCA Nashville Records as the lead single for Alabama's seventh studio album, The Closer You Get....
"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 ]
"Tennessee Waltz" is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King [4] written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as "The Tennessee Waltz" – by Patti Page .
The song was deemed popular enough to be played at a halftime country music show by guest saxophone soloist Boots Randolph at a game in Knoxville against Alabama on October 21, 1972, gaining fans' attention. Randolph reprised his jazzy "Rocky Top" solo when Tennessee played LSU on New Year's Eve, 1972 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl at the Houston ...