We just heard that this song may have been written about one of my husbands ancestors. A Goodman. Does anyone know anything about this? Somehow Jimmy is related to the Goodmans. I'm putting the tree together and haven't got to that link yet, but I see a lot of knew and were related to Jimmy on this thread, so if anyone has any info, please let me know.
Jimmy and his wife Cleta were my mom's school teachters, I got to meet them both, they were such sweet people. I sure do miss them... I am glad to see people still listen to his music, it does not get any better than this. Thank you so much for posting!
Jimmie Driftwood is probably one of the greatest story telling artists that has ever been. He had a clean style that you do not find in todays artists. Not to mention the unique sound of his home made guitar. Thanks BanjoBndit for posting a truly memorable song.
I've heard many other artists sing this song over the years. But this is the first time i've ever heard Jimmy sing it. He sure wrote one hell of a song here. This was good :-) Thanks for posting i really enjoyed this!!!
@ArieTemmes I believe Johnny had quite a bit of Cherokee in him, so he may have disliked that part of the song for personal reasons. I grew up listening to a record with Eddy Arnold singing this ("Best of Eddy Arnold, Vol. 2"), and he also omitted that verse.
i saw him at his Jimmy Driftwood Barn several years in Mountainview, Arkansas. He would always just come out for the Battle of New Orleans sang. It was well worth it.
My family is from Timbo and Onia. Jimmie wrote a song about an outlaw named Bill Darr, my grandparents live on the farm Darr stayed on until he was shot. There was an article in the Mountain View paper about it just a few weeks back. There is still the foundation of an old cabin back in the woods.
I just did three of Jimmy's songs at a Jimmy Driftwood Hooten-Nanny in Crane, Missouri. We spent many weekends at the Jimmy Driftwood Ranch in Timbo, Arkansas. There were no finer people than Jimmy and Cleda. I did "My Oklahoma Home", "There's a Puppy in the Bottom of the Pot", and "The Picture at Saint Helene".
I was fortunate to grow up in Mountain View in the late 60's and early 70's. Cleta was our 5th grade teacher. I am featured in a Live magazine with Jimmy dancing at the courthouse. They were great people. We visit Mountain View several times a year and it brings back great memories for me.
Wow... I had the incredible good fortune to visit Cleta and Jimmie Driftwood in the summer of 1973 and spend the night with them in Timbo, Arkansas. My friend, Freeman Thomas, took Dr. Howard McCarley (an incredible naturalist and teacher) and I for the special visit. I remember the awards on their fireplace mantle for best song (Tennessee Stud) and best album (the one with Battle of New Orleans). And I remember reel to reel tapes on shelves with "working songs" he would record and revisit.
Thankyou sooooo much for posting this song! I looked for it for months!!!!! I saw it once but never favorited it and then it disappeared!!! This is a real treasure! Aren't we lucky to have this amazing technology that allows us to share such rare gems!!! Once again thank you!!
jimmie driftwood was great ........i have all of his records on vinyl some more that one copy ..even his rare rackensack ones , took me years to find all mint copies and everyone is great !! got them all on cd now i play them all the time .
Dang..all of them? Look, there's one song of his I've been trying to find either lyrics for or a posted version of here- The Stuttering Song. Could you possibly post it here?
The ONLY bad part about this video is that only 729 of us had had the distinct honor and pleasure of listening to one of America's originals! Thank you so much, this is more than a treasure to hear, it is a NATIONAL treasure.
Jimmy Driftwood was a fixture around Mountain View, Arkansas back in the 1960s and 1970s. I only knew him as a folk artist and never knew he wrote and recorded this. Thanks for posting.
Yeh Jimmy's the ONE . Ashville has nothin' on Timbo
Jm01394 3 weeks ago
Beautiful
jonathonlb 3 weeks ago
We just heard that this song may have been written about one of my husbands ancestors. A Goodman. Does anyone know anything about this? Somehow Jimmy is related to the Goodmans. I'm putting the tree together and haven't got to that link yet, but I see a lot of knew and were related to Jimmy on this thread, so if anyone has any info, please let me know.
miszewski1985 1 month ago
Absolute classic.
What else can you say?
GaussTruth 1 month ago
Jimmy and his wife Cleta were my mom's school teachters, I got to meet them both, they were such sweet people. I sure do miss them... I am glad to see people still listen to his music, it does not get any better than this. Thank you so much for posting!
chibioni29 2 months ago
Fantastic, thanks for posting.
bassbob42 3 months ago
This guy is so prolific and really an American treasure. He seems to be largely forgotten. Kind of a shame. Thanks for posting so much of his work.
rbcampbell 4 months ago
it seriously doesnt get much better than this!
coolanddark 4 months ago
1st time hearing this version..absolutely love it.
BlacvultureTravels 4 months ago
Jimmy is my father-in-laws 2nd cousin..good to see people still listen to him.
Rslilangel 5 months ago
there is a book that is written about this song, it's called Rode by Thomas Fox Averill.
ShawtyDee069 6 months ago
Jimmie was my grandpa's cousin. I am so glad that people listen to him. Jimmie and Cleta are great!
SuperTexasT 7 months ago
Oh, Right On! I was so happy to find this
Violet836 7 months ago
i thought i liked doc watsons version but now i cant decide...first time ive heard the original.
KIFsmoke 9 months ago
Jimmy wrote this song for Cleta's grandpa, Jesse Goodman....It's a story but there is a lot of truth in it....
fingerpik 10 months ago
Jimmie Driftwood is probably one of the greatest story telling artists that has ever been. He had a clean style that you do not find in todays artists. Not to mention the unique sound of his home made guitar. Thanks BanjoBndit for posting a truly memorable song.
lighthousekeeper3951 10 months ago
Just reminding folks that jimmie wrote this song - one of the best!
jkstromnes 10 months ago
Just reminding folks that jimmie wrote this song - one of the best!
jkstromnes 10 months ago
It dont get much better than this! Hot darn this is a great talkin song!
coolanddark 10 months ago
I've heard many other artists sing this song over the years. But this is the first time i've ever heard Jimmy sing it. He sure wrote one hell of a song here. This was good :-) Thanks for posting i really enjoyed this!!!
welder541 10 months ago 2
Great! I only knew the Johnny Cash version. I’ve noticed that Cash left out the Redskin part...very PC of him.
ArieTemmes 1 year ago 2
@ArieTemmes I believe Johnny had quite a bit of Cherokee in him, so he may have disliked that part of the song for personal reasons. I grew up listening to a record with Eddy Arnold singing this ("Best of Eddy Arnold, Vol. 2"), and he also omitted that verse.
I wish someone would make this song into a movie.
decline2state 6 months ago
Thanks BanjoBandit for posting this, great song!
bpmhal 1 year ago
I'm from Australia and this is in my top 10 favorite songs. He paints a landscape, not something every song writer can do.
gowrishan 1 year ago
not as good as doc watson but great still.
DylanMan6 1 year ago
I have always loved this man. He was great.
jrdill1929 1 year ago
I'm a Jimmy Driftwood fan too, from Alberta, Canada. my dad had a old 45rpm of some of his music. great stuff.
Mike.
no1countryfan 1 year ago
i saw him at his Jimmy Driftwood Barn several years in Mountainview, Arkansas. He would always just come out for the Battle of New Orleans sang. It was well worth it.
beautiful0607 1 year ago
Great song!!
coolanddark 1 year ago
wow !!! good job on this song .
mes1947 1 year ago
HE WAS WONDERFUL.
hfpitman2 1 year ago
My family is from Timbo and Onia. Jimmie wrote a song about an outlaw named Bill Darr, my grandparents live on the farm Darr stayed on until he was shot. There was an article in the Mountain View paper about it just a few weeks back. There is still the foundation of an old cabin back in the woods.
afpm7 1 year ago
I just did three of Jimmy's songs at a Jimmy Driftwood Hooten-Nanny in Crane, Missouri. We spent many weekends at the Jimmy Driftwood Ranch in Timbo, Arkansas. There were no finer people than Jimmy and Cleda. I did "My Oklahoma Home", "There's a Puppy in the Bottom of the Pot", and "The Picture at Saint Helene".
RLater 1 year ago
Thanks for the memories. JD was my grandfather's cousin. I got to meet Jimmy and Cleta and they were awesome.
SuperTexasT 2 years ago
Awesome :)
alexicon89 2 years ago
@SuperTexasT u knew jimmie man im jealous
MCboom33 1 year ago
haha back when I was in elementary school my 22-year-old sister would play this song. Brings back memories...
SushiScenester 2 years ago
I was fortunate to grow up in Mountain View in the late 60's and early 70's. Cleta was our 5th grade teacher. I am featured in a Live magazine with Jimmy dancing at the courthouse. They were great people. We visit Mountain View several times a year and it brings back great memories for me.
TheArkansasboy 2 years ago
Wow... I had the incredible good fortune to visit Cleta and Jimmie Driftwood in the summer of 1973 and spend the night with them in Timbo, Arkansas. My friend, Freeman Thomas, took Dr. Howard McCarley (an incredible naturalist and teacher) and I for the special visit. I remember the awards on their fireplace mantle for best song (Tennessee Stud) and best album (the one with Battle of New Orleans). And I remember reel to reel tapes on shelves with "working songs" he would record and revisit.
ecologo1 2 years ago 3
love it. this guy was on to something.
grayzbeardz 2 years ago
yea!!! im with ya....
localbrewz 2 years ago
Thankyou sooooo much for posting this song! I looked for it for months!!!!! I saw it once but never favorited it and then it disappeared!!! This is a real treasure! Aren't we lucky to have this amazing technology that allows us to share such rare gems!!! Once again thank you!!
Humbleparksonmain 2 years ago 3
very nice, eddy arnolds version is also good
johnyLaba 2 years ago 2
i like it very much.
thank you for posting.
i guess this version of jimmie is the best ever-
a lot of musicians have done this song, but no one can reach this. not even johnny cash.
but johnny cash is truly king... no matter.
thank you again!
horsebowshooter 2 years ago 2
jimmie driftwood was great ........i have all of his records on vinyl some more that one copy ..even his rare rackensack ones , took me years to find all mint copies and everyone is great !! got them all on cd now i play them all the time .
troynov1965 2 years ago 12
Dang..all of them? Look, there's one song of his I've been trying to find either lyrics for or a posted version of here- The Stuttering Song. Could you possibly post it here?
Ceroill 2 years ago
@troynov1965 Could you sell me on of those CD's? I like Jimmie too...
rogernorman2 1 year ago
@troynov1965 DAMN. This dude is good! Yeah i knew he was wade around, but i did not know he was actually talented. the two dont always equate.
radiowwww 2 months ago
@troynov1965 makes me want to put a player in my car.
radiowwww 1 month ago in playlist driftwood favorites
The ONLY bad part about this video is that only 729 of us had had the distinct honor and pleasure of listening to one of America's originals! Thank you so much, this is more than a treasure to hear, it is a NATIONAL treasure.
Rcksaltnnails 2 years ago 4
We salute the great man!
UMIBL 3 years ago 13
Jimmy Driftwood was a fixture around Mountain View, Arkansas back in the 1960s and 1970s. I only knew him as a folk artist and never knew he wrote and recorded this. Thanks for posting.
TennesseeShine 3 years ago 2
Thanks for posting this outstanding work from one our national treasures. What a thrill,
bearshouse48 3 years ago 4