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Jimmy Driftwood

real name James Corbitt Morris

United States · 1907-06-20 – 1998-07-12

Jimmy Driftwood is credited on 1,174 releases across 302 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,174

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302

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8

Decades active

238

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Jimmy Driftwood (born James Corbitt Morris on June 20, 1907 in Mountainview, Arkansas, USA - died on July 12, 1998 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA) was an American folk singer, musician (guitar, fiddle, banjo) and songwriter, most famous for his songs "The Battle Of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud".
In the 1950's he changed his name to "Jimmy Driftwood", both publicly and legally.
Shown in imdb as "Jimmie Driftwood".

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1,174 releases · 302 albums · active 1952–2021

  • Performance · 1,311
  • Other credits · 63

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Woodland Studios · Bristol Hippodrome · Buck Owens Studio

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