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Sherwin & Pam Linton's tribute to folk singer and musical great Jimmy Driftwood includes interview segments in which Jimmy and his wife Cleda tell the stories of the many songs he wrote. Includes classics like "Arkansas Traveler," "Tennessee Stud," "The Battle of New Orleans" and much more.

Sherwin Linton launched his career in the music business in the mid-1950s as a disc jockey and live performer of Rock-A-Billy music on radio station KWAT in Watertown, South Dakota. Sherwin moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1957 and expanded his territory from the Midwest to playing nightclubs and ballrooms throughout the country. He journeyed to Nashville in 1966, where he cut "Cotton King," a song that catapulted him to the top of the Country charts. Roy Acuff, with whom Sherwin toured, was so impressed with Linton's talents that Sherwin was signed to the legendary Acuff-Rose Publishing Company and Hickory Records, resulting in numerous TV show appearances and coast-to-coast tours. Following the release of a live tribute album, "Hello, I'm Not Johnny Cash" in 1971, Linton received multiple national nominations from the CMA and ACM. Subsequent hits included the 1986 novelty song "Santa Got a DWI," an anti-drunk driving song that hit the charts and became a Christmas favorite. Sherwin has released several CDs, including 2003's "It Happened in America," a collection of seventeen original songs written over the span of his nearly 50-year career. Sherwin Linton continues to record and tour tirelessly with his Country & Rock-A-Billy band, thrilling crowds across America.

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Track List:
1. Arkansas Traveler
2. Driftwood on the River
3. Dialogue
4. The Battle of New Orleans
5. Dialogue
6. Tennessee Stud
7. Dialogue
8. The Baby 'O
9. Dialogue
10. Wilderness Road
11. River of No Return
12. Dialogue
13. One More Ride
14. Dialogue
15. Jimmy Sings
16. Jimmy Please Play That Ol' Pickin Bow
17. Dialogue
18. He Had a Long Chain On
19. Silver & Gold
20. Dialogue
21. Reverend Mr. Black
22. Supper Time
23. Falling Leaves
24. Dialogue
25. My Church
26. Along the Road of Time
27. Home Sweet Home

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