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        • Artisans of the Ozark Folk Center
        • Renoir
        • Wood
        • Rembrandt
        • O'Keeffe
        • Hokusai
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        • Durer
        • Bierstadt
        • Adams and National Parks
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        • Monet and Color
        • Rembrandt and Value
        • Art Review- 1st 9-weeks
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        • Hokusai and printmaking
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        • Escher and positive negative space
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        • Art in ancient culture
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        • Jimmy Driftwood
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        • John Williams
        • Idina Menzel
        • Amy Beach
        • Marching Bands
        • Carl Orff
        • William Grant Still
        • Scott Joplin
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        • Andrew Lloyd Webber
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        • Aaron Copland
        • Musical Elements: Rhythm with Infinitus
        • Thanksgiving Music
        • Tchaikovsky
        • Handel
        • Johnny Marks
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        • Stephen Sondheim
        • Pentatonix
        • Sergei Prokofiev
        • Elton John
        • Louis Armstrong
        • Glen Campbell
        • Cher
        • The Gershwin Brothers
        • Henry Mancini
        • The British Invasion
        • Woody Guthrie
        • Dr. Seuss Music
        • Alan Menken
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        • Yo-Yo Ma
        • George M. Cohan
        • Rimsky-Korsakov
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        • Leonard Bernstein
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        • Lin-Manuel Miranda
        • Review Week
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        • Johann Strauss, Jr. >
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        • John Denver
        • Moses Hogan
        • Barry Manilow
        • F. J. Haydn
        • Wynton Marsalis
        • Gloria Estefan
        • George Strait
        • Jake Shimabukuro
        • Yanni
  • CHARACTER WORDS
  • School of Innovation!
    • Laying a Foundation
    • Art Music Plan
    • It's OFFICIAL!
    • Rationale
    • Mission & Vision
    • ADE Approved Plan
    • Graphic Plan
    • Implementation Plan
  • Library
  • G./T.
  • National Blue Ribbon School Info
  • Parents' Page
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Jimmy
Driftwood

Patriotic Song of the Week

"The Star Spangled Banner"

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American Folk Singer/Songwriter from Arkansas

Monday
Listening Example:  "Down in the Arkansas"

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Jimmy Driftwood was a prolific songwriter and folk singer who wrote over 6000 songs during his lifetime.  This week, we will learn about this native Arkansan who loved the beauty of the Natural State.  Jimmy Driftwood’s name at birth was James Corbitt Morris.  He was born near Mountain View, Arkansas on June 20, 1907.
If he was given the name James Corbitt Morris at birth, why do people call him Jimmy Driftwood?  Well, the nickname “Driftwood” came about as the result of a joke his grandfather played on his grandmother. When the two went to visit their new grandson, Driftwood’s grandfather arrived first and wrapped a bundle of old sticks in a blanket. When Driftwood’s grandmother arrived, she was handed the bundle and remarked, “Why, it ain’t nothing but driftwood.”
Today’s Listening Example is a song many of you might find familiar.  Jimmy wrote “Down in the Arkansas” in April of 1972.  This is a good example of a folk song because Jimmy actually wrote this music down from a song he had heard over and over throughout his childhood.  Just like folktales are stories passed from one generation to the next, folk songs usually begin that same way.  

Tuesday
Listening Example:  "The Battle of New Orleans"

​Jimmy Driftwood was a storyteller.  He loved to tell the stories that he had heard growing up.  Most of all, he loved to teach people his stories using his music.
​After graduating in 1928, he attended Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas) in Conway, before eventually attending John Brown College (now John Brown University) in Siloam Springs. In addition to teaching, Driftwood played the fiddle at local dances and other venues to earn money for college. After years of taking summer and night classes, Driftwood finally received his BSE degree from Arkansas State Teachers College on May 29, 1949, and, with it, became principal of the school in Snowball, AR.  
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They say Jimmy wrote his first poem when he was eight and his first song when he was 12. There were no libraries in the hill schools, so Jimmy wrote poems, tales, songs and plays for his own students.
In 1936 Jimmy wrote a song for his students, The Battle of New Orleans, in an attempt to get his students interested in learning history. In 1957 he recorded the song for RCA in an album. When recorded by Johnny Horton, the song was #1 of the Billboard Top 100 for the entire year of 1959. Today’s Listening Example is “The Battle of New Orleans” as sung by Johnny Horton.

Wednesday
Listening Example:  "Tennessee Stud"

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Music played a large role in Driftwood’s life from his earliest years. His father, a farmer by trade, was also an accomplished folk singer, and it was through him and other local musicians that Driftwood was first exposed to the songs of the Ozarks.
While still a small child, Driftwood learned to play the guitar his grandfather had made.  Its neck was  from  a piece of fence rail, its sides from an old ox yoke, and its somewhat rectangular head and bottom from the headboard of his grandmother's bed. He would continue to play this unusual-looking instrument throughout his career; it became his trademark and is currently on display in the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in Pine Bluff​.
In the 1950’s, Jimmy left Arkansas to become a famous singer in Nashville.  In Nashville, Jimmy wrote and recorded songs that won major music awards.  This led to Jimmy becoming part of the Grand Ole Opry.  He made regular appearances there which brought him the most fame.
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Today’s Listening Example is “Tennessee Stud”.  Driftwood’s songs all tell a story.  This one tells a story about a man and his horse, named Tennessee Stud, who travel to Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas and Mexico in 1825.  Today’s video is of Johnny Cash singing this song.

Thursday
Listening Example:  "Jimmy Driftwood and his Guitar"

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Every artist needs inspiration.  Jimmy’s inspiration was his students.  Most of the 6,000 songs he wrote were about things that had happened in American history.  Those songs helped his students to learn about history in a fun way!  

​In February of 1963, Jimmy Driftwood was voted Vice President of a new club, which he named the Rackensack Folklore Society.  Pictured here is Jimmy playing the fiddle at one of the Rackensack meetings.  
​The acoustic music in Rackensack is comprised of a group of musicians, storytellers and friends who are dedicated to the preservation of the performance of old time traditional folk music of the Ozarks. The acoustic music is performed with fiddles, guitars, banjos, dulcimers, harmonicas, bass tubs and other instruments of our forefathers. 
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The Rackensack society often performs at the Jimmy Driftwood Music Barn in Mountain View.  Jimmy built this barn so that folk musicians would have a place to play the music they loved.  The barn is still standing today and performances can be enjoyed on Friday and Sunday nights for $5!
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Today’s Listening Example is a real treat because it is a home video of Jimmy Driftwood telling about the guitar his Grandfather made him.  In the video, he is on his ranch in Timbo, Arkansas.  You will also get to hear him play his guitar.  Listen carefully to the sound.  Does it sound like a regular guitar?  Does it sound like a banjo?  What do you think?

Friday
Listening Example:  "Blanchard Caverns"

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​Why is Jimmy Driftwood important for us to learn about?  Because, he is from Arkansas.  He didn’t grow up in a big fancy home with everything he ever wanted.  His parents didn’t have lots of money.  He worked hard so he could do something he loved, and he became successful.  He’s just like all of you.  If you work hard, you can be successful, too.
​Jimmy was passionate about Arkansas, and preserving the beauty of the land.  He fought against the US Army Corps of Engineers plans to dam the Buffalo River.  This led to the development of the Buffalo National River, which is now a National Park.
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Jimmy was also vocal about preserving the beautiful caves at Blanchard Springs.  He wrote, and sang, the song that still plays on the video at the park today.
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​Mr. Driftwood established The Ozark Folk Festival.  The popularity of this festival led to the development of the Ozark Folk Center.  Jimmy went to Washington to persuade lawmakers to give the money to Mountain View so they could build the Ozark Folk Center. He was able to get $2.1 million to use towards building the center.  Later, he became the music director for the folk center.
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Today’s Listening Example is Jimmy’s song “Blanchard Cave” which was featured in the video still shown at Blanchard Springs Caverns.  This video is the actual video from the park.  He compares the caves to a beautiful castle.  Jimmy Driftwood was a truly amazing person whose passions, from educating his students, to his love of his home state, made him the voice of the people Down in the Arkansas.

References

The Jimmy Driftwood Music Barnjimmydriftwoodmusicbarn.com/#jimmydriftwoodmusicbarn038folkhalloffame

The Jimmy Driftwood Legacy Project:
http://www.jimmydriftwoodlegacyproject.com/

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2187

Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Driftwood

http://searcycountyarkansas.org/featured/rackensack-folklore-society-salutes-local-music-heritage-saturday-aug-2

http://www.culturalequity.org/alan-lomax/friends/driftwood

http://rackensack.wixsite.com/rackensack
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