Biography of jimmy driftwood songs

Born James Corbett Morris, June 20, 1907, in Mountain View, AR; (died July 12, 1998, Fayetteville, AR); married Cleda Azalea Johnson, 1936. Education: Arkansas State Teachers College.

Jimmy Driftwood was one of the most prolific and influential folk artists in music history.

He penned more than 5,000 songs, and although many of these were recorded and made popular by other artists, he received the fame, recognition, and financial compensation he deserved. Driftwood's distinguished role in the folk genre is even more impressive considering the unique path he took to stardom.

Biography of jimmy driftwood songs and lyrics

While interest in folk music was on the rise in the 1950s, Driftwood was composing folk songs in a classroom in Arkansas. He had trained as a high school teacher, and in his frustration to find an effective method to teach history to his students, he began putting the story and the facts to music, resulting in many of his most popular hits.

Most notable of these is "The Battle of New Orleans," a song covered b