song "Tennessee Stud"

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"Tennessee Stud" is a classic American country and folk song, widely popularized by Doc Watson’s influential recording.

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song "Tennessee Stud" canonical 1

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instanceOf country song
folk song
song
associatedWithArtist Doc Watson NERFINISHED
Jimmy Driftwood NERFINISHED
composer Jimmy Driftwood NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes a man and his horse traveling across the American South and West
firstReleaseYear 1959
genre country
folk
hasInfluenceOn American country music repertoire
American folk revival repertoire
hasMusicalStyle acoustic
story song
hasNotableLyric “The Tennessee stud was long and lean”
“The Tennessee stud was mean and nasty”
“The Tennessee stud was the color of the sun”
hasTitleCharacter Tennessee Stud NERFINISHED
isStandardIn Doc Watson’s live performances
country and folk jam sessions
language English
lyricist Jimmy Driftwood NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first person
notableRecordingBy Chet Atkins NERFINISHED
Chris LeDoux NERFINISHED
Doc Watson NERFINISHED
Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED
Jerry Reed NERFINISHED
Johnny Cash NERFINISHED
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band NERFINISHED
originalPublicationDate 1959
partOfTradition American folk music
performancePractice often performed solo with guitar
popularizedBy Doc Watson NERFINISHED
recordedBy Chet Atkins NERFINISHED
Chris LeDoux NERFINISHED
Doc Watson NERFINISHED
Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED
Jerry Reed NERFINISHED
Johnny Cash NERFINISHED
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band NERFINISHED
theme American frontier
adventure
horse

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Doc Watson notableWork song "Tennessee Stud"