Tennessee Wig Walk
"Tennessee Wig Walk" (also "The Tennessee Wig-Walk") is a popular song by the American composer Larry Coleman, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel.
| "Tennessee Wig Walk" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cover of sheet music, published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. | ||||
| Single by Bonnie Lou | ||||
| from the album Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk | ||||
| B-side | "Scrap of Paper" | |||
| Released | September 1953 | |||
| Recorded | 1953 | |||
| Genre | Country music | |||
| Length | 2:05 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Composer(s) | Larry Coleman | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Norman Gimbel | |||
| Bonnie Lou singles chronology | ||||
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The sheet cover was published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. in 1953.[1] The lyrics include the refrain "Doin' the Tennessee wig walk" and the song was used as dance music.[2]
The song was recorded by Bonnie Lou in 1953 under the Parlaphone record label.[3] The recording was in The Billboard Top Country & Western Records US National Best Sellers top ten list during 1953, reaching number 6.[4] In the same year, it was released as a single on the Decca label by the American big band Russ Morgan And His Orchestra "Music In The Morgan Manner"* as "The Tennessee Wig-Walk".[5]
Later, Lena Zavaroni included the song on her second album (If My Friends Could See Me Now, 1974) and third album (Lena Zavaroni in South Africa, 1975). The song was re-released on a CD compilation album of Bonnie Lou songs entitled "Doin' The Tennessee Wig Walk: The Best Of The King Years" in 2000 on the Westside label.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Gimbel, Norman; Coleman, Larry (1953). The Tennessee Wig-Walk. Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
- ^ Bivona, Michael (2009). Dancing Around the World With Mike and Barbara Bivona. Trafford Publishing. p. 477. ISBN 978-1426922787.
- ^ "Bonnie Lou – Tennessee Wig Walk / Scrap Of Paper". www.discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country & Western Records – National Best Sellers". The Billboard. October 24, 1953. p. 58.
- ^ "Russ Morgan And His Orchestra "Music In The Morgan Manner"* – The Tennessee Wig-Walk". www.discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bonnie Lou – Doin' The Tennessee Wig Walk: The Best Of The King Years". www.discogs.com. Discogs. June 6, 2000. Retrieved January 13, 2020.