Tennessee Waltz

For other uses, see Tennessee Waltz (disambiguation).
"Tennessee Waltz"
Single by Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys
A-sideRootie Tootie[1]
PublishedFebruary 26, 1948 (1948-02-26) by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., Nashville[2]
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1948 (1948-01-26)[1]
RecordedDecember 2, 1947 (1947-12-02)[3]
StudioRCA Victor Studio A (Chicago, Illinois)[3]
GenreCountry
Length2:57
LabelRCA Victor 20-2680[1]
Composer(s)Pee Wee King[2]
Lyricist(s)Redd Stewart[2]
Producer(s)Stephen H. Sholes[3]
Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys singles chronology
"Quit Honkin' That Horn"
(1947) 		"Tennessee Waltz"
(1948) 		"The Waltz of Regret"
(1948)

"Tennessee Waltz" is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King[4] written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as "The Tennessee Waltz" – by Patti Page.

All versions of the lyrics narrate a situation in which the persona has introduced his or her sweetheart to a friend who then waltzes away with her or him. The lyrics are altered for pronoun gender on the basis of the gender of the singer.

The popularity of "Tennessee Waltz" made it the fourth official song of the state of Tennessee in 1965.[5] Page's recording was inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Victor 20-2680 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1948). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1948 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 2 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  3. ^ a b c "Victor matrix D7VB-2311. Tennessee waltz / Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  4. ^ [1] Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ It was adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 9 of the 84th General Assembly.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2 January 2013). "Patti Page Ruled the Charts With 'Tennessee Waltz,' 'Doggie in the Window' & Dozens more". Billboard.