''Tennessee Stud'' is a recording by
American
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folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
and
country blues
Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) is one of the earliest forms of blues music. The mainly solo vocal with acoustic fingerstyle guitar accompaniment developed in the rural Southern United States in t ...
artist
Doc Watson
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. W ...
, released in 2003.
Track listing
# "
Tennessee Stud
"Tennessee Stud" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood, who originally recorded and released it in 1959. "Tennessee Stud" is considered to be Driftwood's most recorded song.
Synopsis
The song tells a story about the adventures of a man and his h ...
" (
Jimmie Driftwood
James Corbitt Morris (June 20, 1907 – July 12, 1998), known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk music songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud" ...
) – 4:50
# "Freight Train Boogie" (Watson) – 3:02
# "Milk Cow Blues" (
Kokomo Arnold
James "Kokomo" Arnold (February 15, 1896 or 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense style of playing and rapid-fire vocal delivery set him apart from his contemporaries. He got his ni ...
) – 2:15
# "Doc's Rag" (Watson) – 1:46
# "My Rose of Old Kentucky" (
Bill Monroe
William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass".
The genre take ...
) – 2:38
# "Double File/Salt Creek" – 1:40
# "Blues, Stay Away from Me" (Delmore, Delmore, Glover) – 2:49
# "Mama Don't Allow No Music" (Traditional) – 4:12
# "Darlin' Cory" (Traditional) – 2:36
# "God Holds the Future" (Traditional) – 2:51
References
2003 compilation albums
Doc Watson compilation albums
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