Tennessee Wig Walk
| "Tennessee Wig Walk" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) 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 | Larry Coleman | |||
| Lyricist | Norman Gimbel | |||
| Bonnie Lou singles chronology | ||||
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"Tennessee Wig Walk" (also "The Tennessee Wig-Walk") is a popular song by the American composer Larry Coleman, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel.
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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. The recording was in The Billboard Top Country & Western Records US National Best Sellers top ten list during 1953, reaching number 6.[3] 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".
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.
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.
- ↑ "Top Country & Western Records – National Best Sellers". The Billboard. October 24, 1953. p. 58.
External links
[edit]- The Tennessee Wig-Walk (1953) with sheet music on YouTube
- Bonnie Lou – Tennessee Wig Walk (1953) with lyrics on YouTube
- "Tennessee Wig Walk (lyrics)". genius.com.
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