Terribly sad & a great loss--but a long life was had by Jimmie. Condolences to his entire family from here in Peru, Illinois!

TENNESSEE STUD will be on the new CD I've been trying to get out.

Eddy Arnold's version was the original culprit that left out the Indian verse in his big hit of this song! Reason? Probably not to violate the rule that singles must not be over 3 minutes to get airplay in mainstream places!! The rendition I'm using is FOUR MINUTES, ELEVEN SECONDS. (Live at the old Green Dragon Inn--Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin---February 4th, 1978--Taped by Tom Martin Erickson of Wis. Public Radio) Wow---that's 20 years ago...!?!?

Art Thieme