August 5, 2019 @ It’s a country standard because if you play in a country cover band, you play Tennessee Whiskey. Create and get +5 IQ. North Woods Country Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" in Studio. This song can be heard on pop radio stations in many countries outside the US on a regular basis. Guitar Ukulele Piano new. Hopefully the Etta James posthumous group does something. Check out the tab » Backing track. Ernest Tubb did blues in his early years….hmmm…. So yeah I’m happy for this and yeah I get it, it has become like another “wagon wheel” where every band plays a version of it but I’ll that bad with the overall good this has done. Difficulty: novice. Etta James/Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey/I'd Rather Go Blind mashup2 recorded by SoulJah4Love and Mz_laydee on Smule. [15][16] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 4, 2016,[17] and reached over a million in sales in the US by January 2017. Billy Hill As for blues in country, well, Travis Tritt dabbles in it a bit and there have been others. [19], Stapleton and Timberlake also performed the song at the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival[20] and at the Man of the Woods Tour's Nashville concert. Saving Bro Country Music [22], *sales figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Joshua Ray Walker at Mercury Lounge Live, “Voices”, Hailey Whitters – “Glad to Be Here” (feat. When I told them it is seen as “country” in the US, they did not believe me – at all. @ Hillbilly Highways Heard Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" today and Chris Stapleton's version of "Tennessee Whiskey" is a ripoff of this song. Does it sound similar? Chris Stapleton is the best act I have ever seen live, and I’ve seen hundreds, including the various overhyped, trash talking, gutter trash indie acts who say “f**k” three times per sentence or sing bluegrass songs about masturbating. You hit the nail on the head. Corncaster 4:11 pm. August 5, 2019 @ What is called country now ain’t no where near being true country. I don’t understand the Stapleton hate. [2], After completing it, the song was first offered to George Strait, but he turned the song down. Artist, Keke Wyatt also covered the song in 2017 for her album of covers called “Keke Covers” where she did an R&B inspired version of the tune, carefully not to stray away from its original country vibe. 9:15 pm. D. 2. Get a life. Create and get +5 IQ. Hey Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley has been the basis for so many songs, the same beat, chords, tempo, all of it, to the point that when you hear it, most folks say Bo Diddley beat! 2. Stream CHRIS STAPLETON TENNESSEE WHISKEY/ETTA JAMES ID RATHER GO BLIND MASH UP by SHYIA THE VOICE from desktop or your mobile device The only proof you need of this is to go to youtube and see how many people (especially reactors) love this song and Stapleton in general yet do not care for or listen to other country songs. And so, they’re obviously going to get the opportunity to do the performance their way. Dillon has written a huge amount of songs that became hits for George Strait. The only thing I’d go see is a musical scored by Tyler Childers about a boy who tries to rescue his town from a clan of selfish giants. Was this info helpful? The modern “Country” fan: “Man I love Tennessee Whiskey.”, Me: “Yeah, it’s one of the best singles George Jones released, post-prime”, The modern “Country” fan: “Who’s George Jones?”, King Honky Of Crackershire August 4, 2019 @ But they love this song. [4], The song was later covered by fellow American country music artist George Jones, whose version was released in August 1983 as the third single from his album Shine On. 1. My prediction is another worldwide pop hit for him with either Timberlake or Pink or Ed Sheeran or Bruno Mars or Sheryl Crow. Seems that is usually how it goes. A Fort Worth, Texas musician named Kris Jones is going viral after his wife posted their 15-year-old daughter's video of him belting out George Jones's "Tennessee Whiskey" in his truck. I loved the David Allan Coe version for two decades. My point is, there’s a lot more to him than the Whiskey song. Jones' version reached a new peak commercially, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in November 1983[5] and number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[6]. Just enjoy it or don’t and move on. Oyster Boy Blues has a pretty simple structure and uses a few basic beats and chord progressions. He puts out good music that does blur the genre lines between blues, soul, country and rock. 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Why are you losers spending all this time over analyzing a good song by a good musician with an awesome voice? Adriana … Most of my friends who are into indie/soul/bluesy/folk music hate what they perceive as “country music” with a passion (such as Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson). That song and the Traveler album are all country standards at this point! “Tennessee Whiskey” plays well with songs in the country, Americana, singer-songwriters, rock, R&B, and soul genres. 12:07 pm. I don’t post knee jerk reactions on records. It’s not C(c)ountry. C. 1. [37] A YouTube video featuring Kris Jones at the wheel of his pickup truck, recorded by his daughter Dayla, went viral and has gained over 35 million views. There is a documentary on Dean Dillon called Tennessee Whiskey, it’s available on Amazon and well worth watching. Rosie M garcia That thing, that he likely had his record label handlers source from Etsy, is the real kicker. 10:41 am. There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Hank Jr, Charlie Daniels and Willie Nelson all play blues in every single live performance they do. Its a great lyric and a great melody sung by a great singer. SONG: TENNESSEE WHISKEY … 1 of 22. 3. He had it very tough growing up and he deserves all that’s coming to him. If Kevin Welch and Mike Henderson had fan clubs and I had known about those, I would have joined them, too. Guitar Ukulele Piano new. this kind of connection with a listener is becoming more and more rare because A:, for the mostpart , ‘pop’ mainstream radio doesn’t play REAL soul singers…they play little girls and little boys -both country AND other genres … and B: there are so few GREAT musical ARTISTS around -v ocalists whose voices are otherworldly gifts which stand alone in that ability to move us emotionally. If you LOVE music then what does it matter where or who sings it as long as it makes you feel good inside. Yes, his voice is soulful, but he is, without a doubt pure country. Strumming. Cameron August 4, 2019 @ But even so (I’ll probably catch hell for this), does anyone else think he’s kind of the Mariah Carey of country music? I’M 62 RAISED ON ALL OF THE “LEGENDS” BUT CHRIS STAPLETON NOW OWNS “TENNESSEE WHISKEY”!!!!!!!!!!! Of course we’re talking about “Tennessee Whiskey,” and the soulful version of the song released on the debut album by Chris Stapleton called Traveller. Chris Stapleton released "Tennessee Whiskey" in 2015. Whiskey Ruver t is by far more country than anything that has been released in a long time. Unfortunately as the masses latched on to it, it seemed to take on a fad identity. MIKE BEASLEY Man some of you all couldn’t be happy no matter what. . Talk about an unexpected bounty. It’s because when there is one, it’s usually not a country version. Cameron Love “Tennesse Whiskey.. Its just great! Simply on the strength of that performance, it eventually landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, despite Stapleton’s label Mercury Nashville refusing to release it as a single. Penned by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, it was first released by David Allan Coe in 1981, and first became a hit for George Jones on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1983. Tonebridge. August 5, 2019 @ 55 Comments. August 4, 2019 @ Kevin Smith Tuning: E A D … Your email address will not be published. . 8:46 am. “Tennessee Whiskey” has 146 million spins to date at Pandora. Stapleton isn’t the first, and won’t be the last. With Stapleton & Timberlake, I think it splits the difference fairly well. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released in 1968, and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic. Thought his take on this song was unique. August 4, 2019 @ In March 2018, it was announced that Tennessee Whiskey: The Musical, a play for Broadway and based on the story of Dean Dillon, is in the pre-production phase. 5:17 pm. Chords. Dillon is a phenomenal songwriter, one of the greats. That’s the nature of blues, they all copy each other’s chords, licks, riffs, and tempos. 10:33 pm. Yes burn out has set in on the song for me as well but when it comes on my speakers and headsets at work or wherever, i rarely ever hit the skip button. North Woods Country Stapleton’s Traveller album has now spent over 200 weeks on the Billboard Country Albums chart, currently sitting at #5 despite being over 4 years old, and was just certified quadruple platinum on July 24th. A. I got the album when everybody else did … and right as I had arrived to cover a four day festival, that ironically, the Moonpies played twice. It’s not everyday a modern country masterpiece is dropped in our laps unexpectedly. It is really something for a new version to be able to supplant it in my mind, and Stapleton’s version has. 11:08 am. It led to a performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The history of blues in song is an interesting subject. It’s hard to tell one performer from another and the music all pretty much sounds the same. Hi Billy! August 4, 2019 @ Etta James wurde als Tochter einer 14-jährigen Afroamerikanerin als Jamesetta Hawkins geboren. The song remained a mainstay in Jones' live set, with the singer often substituting the name of whatever city or town he was in for "Tennessee" in the second chorus. It’s a TOTAL RIP OFF! It’s literally the most unbelievable thing that this site and it’s readers’ ridiculous mis classification of Stapleton as anything even close to “country” has come up with to date. Though some purists still love to bellyache about how Chris Stapleton’s version of “Tennessee Whiskey” is more soul than country, it’s hard to not sit back and applaud how a country music standard has become one of the biggest songs in country in the last decade or more, and still is showing no signs of losing steam. [39] Australian singer Judah Kelly covered the song on his debut album, Count On Me (2017). I even downloaded music from when he was with the Jompson Brothers. SORRY GEORGE JONES FANS! News 8:49 am. Jo Stafford. 1. Am. " I'd Rather Go Blind " is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan and co-credited to Billy Foster and Etta James. 4:56 "YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH" | VoicePlay feat. 4. For the life of me, and especially the awards shows, why is it when a pop or rock artist collaborates with a country artist, the song has to fit THEIR genre and not country? Hope you enjoy our dramatic, intimate cover of Tennessee Whiskey, please make sure to thumbs-up if you dig it! I can’t stand the 30 or so I have heard. "Tennessee Whiskey" was written in 1981 by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. This is a beginner version in the key … 2:29 pm, “The song has become so big, a Broadway play is in production called Tennessee Whiskey”, Becky Swagged The song has been covered by several artists, including Chris Stapleton, whose breakout performance of the song at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards with Justin Timberlake propelled the song to a greater level of popularity. … E. 1. JB-Chicago Why do we have to stereotype the music anyway. Yep. 3. 4:35 pm. December 18, 2020 @ 10:43 pm. He had an idea for the song for some time, and they went back to Hargrove's house to write the song at 4 o'clock in the morning. A couple of other thoughts on blues in country. Trigger Chris Stapleton's 'Tennessee Whiskey' is almost note for note the Etta James' classic 'I'd Rather go Blind'. Would be fine if it was just a b-side, but this is his biggest song and I’m shocked that he hasn’t been sued over it. Stapleton’s sound is different than most of country and is attracting a different audience (and wider audience) than most of country. It's as much Etta James … Easy trigger calm your tits. 3. I Love Chris Stapleton until I heard that song I didnt know who he was ,but I’ll tell ya this after i heard him sing with that voice of his , I went on you tube and downloaded every song that I could find with him singing. Nobody’s gonna sue anybody on this. Sam Cody You now can argue that one of the biggest songs in country music in the last decade was originally written and released nearly 40 years ago, and this time around, wasn’t even released as a single. Agreed that there are only so many notes in the alphabet, and when you get into a genre and style, it’s even fewer. This is a mashup of Tennessee Whiskey and I'd Rather Go Blind. It doesnt matter how its classified. The song is quite good but it’s not Kristofferson good. 2fr. The song was covered by American country music artist George Jones, whose version was released in August 1983 as … August 4, 2019 @ [35] Her version charted on the country chart after her performance with 32,00 copies sold that week. August 5, 2019 @ Brenda Harrell Nothing better than Chris STAPLETON.. August 5, 2019 @ Jay 8:45 am, Lonie Parker Not a big fan, but I don’t dislike the dude’s sound, but if you stuck him in a pasture, he’d probably try to milk a bull… DAC did THE country version of that song! August 5, 2019 @ Deana Martin gave "Tennessee Whiskey" a new beat when she recorded it for her 2016 album Swing Street. I watched a long concert of his on YouTube and like him a lot. It would be great to see/hear a collaboration where the visiting genre artists complies with country. Originally released with Traveller now over four years ago (May 5th, 2015), it came to prominence (along with Chris Stapleton) when he performed the song with Justin Timberlake on the CMA awards in early November of that year. And it doesn’t even sound remotely like the original tune that Coe sang! Yes ! It has joined the ranks of FreeBird and Wagon Wheel. August 6, 2019 @ That album in my opinion is his best. NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS A couple of the comments have already touched on the topic of whether it is really country and I think it absolutely stretches the boundary of country in the same way most of the other recent “smash” hits have (just in a different and better direction). Commercially, it peaked at number 77 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Stapleton’s music has a close relation to Etta James and other R&B/soul legends. I’m a HUGE fan of all his work!! 6:37 pm. August 6, 2019 @ February 15, 2020 @ 2. [12], On November 4, 2015, Stapleton performed it at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards as a duet with Justin Timberlake. And the Traveller album was heavily advertised during peak hour on mainstream TV channels and radio stations. Joanna Mohammed on keyboards and vocals and Michael Costantini on guitar and vocals. Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey - Etta James - Id Rather Go Blind chords by Misc Mashups. 4:37 pm. I like Chris Stapleton, and Traveller has some terrific songs on it. Due to the mainstream market’s perspective and the genre’s own inferiority complex, the idea is that the pop stars are doing country a favor by showing up … rather than vice versa. August 4, 2019 @ That’s why it was such a gamechanger. Corncaster Take your time. Tennessee Whisky is a song that my young neice (11) and I sing together, along with Chris Stapleton as the song plays on youtube of course. August 4, 2019 @ The performance was described as the best moment of the night by music writers. 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In this case, it’s the singer not the song , as Mick and Keith once wrote. I’ve never listened to the dern thing all the way through. Dennixx And Bob Wills did Milk cow Blues, he was a fan, and that Jimmie Rodgers fellow, known as an early father of country music did a lot of blues. It continues to be used in blues, she didn’t invent it. sweetsuejustyou. Stapleton and the band enjoyed playing the song, and he decided to sing the song every show. 11:49 pm. It’s his “Enter Sandman” or “Freebird” or “Copperhead Road,” at this point. That, plus the same kind of favorable streaming playlist inclusion that has been noted with other top songs, is what is driving this song’s success. Did he at least give any credit to Etta James and how he completely stole it?? We have an official Tennessee Whiskey tab made by UG professional guitarists. 5:46 am. Cyndi Mickel 2. It’s an R&B / soul song through and through. Cackalack A Moonpies review is forthcoming. August 5, 2019 @ Thanks for watching! 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