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Date Original
1905-06-02
Description
This is a souvenir songbook published out of Driftwood's home town of Timbo, Arkansas in Stone County. It features sheet music from many of his best known songs along with rare photos.There are 35 songs with both sheet music and lyrics and nine pages of photographs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jimmy Driftwood wrote many of his early songs when he was a teacher at Snowball, Arkansas for his history students in the 1940s. By the 1950s he traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to have his songs published and recorded. The most famous hits were of his song "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton in 1958; and "Tennessee Stud" by Eddy Arnold in 1959.
Physical Description
Songbook, 48 pages, 8" x 11"
Subjects
Music; Songs; Songs & music; Singers; Ballads
Contributor
Battle Music, Inc. Timbo, Arkansas
Geographical Area
Timbo, Stone County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000996, No. 1935
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Lawrence E. Goughler collection, MS.000996
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
The Battle of New Orleans songbook by Jimmy Driftwood, Lawrence E. Goughler collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
Comments
The Ozark Folk Center has been one of my favorite places in Arkansas since the 1970's. And Jimmy Driftwood is the force that drove that area for many years. Plus, I still remember "Battle of New Orleans" when I was a kid. So this piece makes me feel young again. - Jeff Lewellen