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56-596: 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. Page's recording was inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart , and their fellow Golden West Cowboys members were en route to Nashville "close to Christmas in 1946" when King and Stewart, who were riding in

112-539: A double-time version of "Tennessee Waltz" for his Ain't That Good News album recorded January 28, 1964 at the RCA Studio in Hollywood. Released 1 March 1, 1964, Ain't That Good News would be the final album release of new material by Cooke, and "Tennessee Waltz", coupled with another album track: " Good Times ", would be the final Sam Cooke single released during the singer's lifetime, with "Tennessee Waltz",

168-526: A cover of "Tennessee Waltz" produced by Brian Wilson to open their debut album, Spring . David Bromberg includes a live version on his 1972 album, Demon in Disguise , on Columbia Records. Lacy J. Dalton recorded "Tennessee Waltz" for her 1979 self-titled debut album recorded at CBS Studio in Nashville, Tennessee : issued as a single in 1980 Dalton's gritty reworking of the song reached No. 18 on

224-451: A document, known as persona profile, instead of an "activity of empathetic role-play". This Is My Song (Patti Page album) The albums discography of American singer Patti Page contains 47 studio albums , 40 compilation albums , two live albums , three video albums , one box set and has made four album appearances. Page's self-titled debut studio album was released in 1950 and featured several of her charting singles from

280-418: A higher emphasis on social interactions. Jung warned about using personas too much, fearing that one might lose their own individuality to their persona. A study has shown that this can be true to an extent; when taking a private self-rating test, there is a high correlation between how a person rates themselves and how they present themselves in public. It is difficult to tell if people are accurately filling out

336-510: A live show at the House of Blues in New Orleans on August 24, 2002. It is featured as extra material on the following DVD-release of the show. Leonard Cohen released a live version of "Tennessee Waltz" recorded in 1985– one of the few covers he's ever cut – on his 2004 album Dear Heather ; this version featured an additional verse written by Cohen himself. Belle and Sebastian used

392-580: A native of Atlanta who had briefly replaced Sam Cooke in the Soul Stirrers before Johnnie Taylor joined the group – reached No. 49 R&B in 1968 with his deep soul rendition of "Tennessee Waltz" cut for producer Bobby Robinson 's Fury Records . In July 1971, Cymarron recorded "Tennessee Waltz" in the sessions for their self-titled album produced by Chips Moman at his American Sound Studio in Memphis. In 1972, American Spring recorded

448-543: A person loses their identity to a persona, they become an archetypal figure. By losing their "ego", their persona becomes their personality in an archetypal form. However, when this occurs, the person becomes unstable and they are unable to act outside their formed persona. In literature , the term generally refers to a character established by an author, one in whose voice all or part of a narrative takes place. Poets such as Robert Browning , Ezra Pound , and T. S. Eliot are strongly associated with such narrative voices, as

504-491: A persona. Some artists create various characters, especially if their career is long and they go through many changes over time. For example, David Bowie initially adopted a role as alien messenger Ziggy Stardust , and later as The Thin White Duke . More than just artistic pseudonyms , the personae are independent characters used in the artist's shows and albums (in this example, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and

560-442: A single voice, and Page herself selected the two-voice multitracked vocal on the released single. Patti Page's recording was originally intended to serve as an obscure B-side to "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" (Catalog# 5534), as the label Mercury Records was more interested in the seasonal single at that time of the year. However, it was "The Tennessee Waltz" that became a hit. After the initial pressings "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"

616-431: A social mask or use a persona to make themselves appear more socially desirable. This is used to impress potential partners or to make new friends. People can have multiple personas that they use in various situations; this can include work, being with friends, at home, etc. Depending on the individual's circumstance, a persona which they consider stronger within their specific social situation can be created because they put

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672-541: A studio album of hymns and a re-recorded studio project of her greatest hits. Page remained with Columbia through 1970, releasing 1968's Gentle on My Mind . It was her final charting disc on the Billboard 200 . Page returned to the Mercury label in the early seventies. The label issued only one studio album of her material in 1971 called I'd Rather Be Sorry . Another album of country material, it reached number 37 on

728-519: A third-person narrative voice, generally taken to be more objective and impersonal. There are borderline cases, such as the “we” that occurs late in Edwin Arlington Robinson 's poem and functions something like a chorus in a Greek tragedy, but in general any identifiable narrator whose point of view or manner of speaking clearly distinguishes them from the author is considered a literary persona. In fan fiction and in online stories,

784-534: A tradition possibly begun with a request from former head coach Grant Teaff . The Tennessee Waltz is also the corps song of Music City Drum and Bugle Corps, a Drum Corps International World Class corps from Nashville . The UTC Marching Mocs perform the Tennessee Waltz during their pregame show. The song was also used in an instrumental form in the final scenes of the film Primary Colors where Jack Stanton dances with his wife at his Inauguration Ball. It

840-399: A truck carrying the group's equipment, heard Bill Monroe 's new song " Kentucky Waltz " on the radio. Stewart had an idea to write a Tennessee waltz using the melody of King's theme song: "No Name Waltz", and wrote the lyrics on a matchbox as he and King thought up the words. King and Stewart presented "Tennessee Waltz" to music publisher Fred Rose the next day, and Rose adjusted one line in

896-458: Is also featured in the Schitt's Creek TV series, season 1 episode 12, "Surprise Party" and in the 1999 Japanese film Poppoya . In season 2 episode 11, "Triangle" of the original TV series Dallas it is faintly heard being played during a cocktail party. Persona A persona (plural personae or personas ) is a strategic mask of identity in public, the public image of one's personality ,

952-410: Is more commonly used to refer to the voice and performance nuances of a vocalist in a studio album or in a live concert. In online spaces where personae are more visible, musical personae can be created through the flexible and fluid virtual bodies of avatars. Usually, the performers assume a role that matches the music they sing on stage , though they may also be composers. Many performers make use of

1008-625: Is the writer Luigi Pirandello . These writers understood the term slightly differently and derived its use and meaning from different traditions. Examples of Eliot's personae were " Prufrock " and Sweeney . Pound developed such characters as Cino , Bertran de Born , Propertius , and Mauberley in response to figures in Browning’s dramatic monologues. Whereas Eliot used "masks" to distance himself from aspects of modern life which he found degrading and repulsive, Pound's personae were often poets and could be considered in good part alter egos . For Pound,

1064-483: The Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Another studio album of country music appeared in 1979 on the 51 West label called A Touch of Country . Moving briefly to Plantation Records , the label released No Aces in 1981. They also issued two studio albums of re-recorded singles. Over the next two decades, her previous labels issued a variety of compilation projects. Page returned in 1998 with

1120-463: The Billboard 200 was 1962's Patti Sings Golden Hits of the Boys . In 1963, she released her first album with Columbia Records titled Say Wonderful Things . It reached number 83 on the Billboard 200 . Her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 was 1965's Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte , which peaked at number 27. Page's second Christmas-themed disc was also released in 1965. It was followed by

1176-640: The C&;W – the sole C&W charting of "Tennessee Waltz" since 1951. Ultimate hipster Mose Allison featured a "cool jazz" version of the song on his album Middle Class White Boy (1982). In 1983, the song was featured on the James Brown album Bring It On (Churchill Records). American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1990 album Singalong with Little Willie Littlefield . Norah Jones performed "Tennessee Waltz" as an encore during

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1232-693: The Stax Studio in Memphis, Tennessee : Redding was familiar with "Tennessee Waltz" from the album Sam Cooke at the Copa . Manfred Mann included a version of the song on their number-one EP in 1966. In 1967, Dobie Gray recorded "Tennessee Waltz" as the B-side of a non-charting version of " River Deep - Mountain High ": both sides of the single were produced and arranged by Leon Russell . Johnny Jones –

1288-556: The Danish hit parade with a two-week tenure at No. 1 also spending an additional eight weeks at No. 2. The arrangement of Cogan's version was also borrowed for remakes of "Tennessee Waltz" by Swedish singers Kikki Danielsson ( Wizex (on the 1978 album Miss Decibel )) and Lotta Engberg (on the 2000 album Vilken härlig dag ) and – with the German lyrics – by Heidi Brühl , Gitte , Renate Kern and Ireen Sheer . Sam Cooke recorded

1344-647: The Patti Page, Jo Stafford, Guy Lombardo and Les Paul/Mary Ford versions being given a single ranking; as such "Tennessee Waltz" remained No. 1 in Cash Box through the February 3, 1951 chart. The song was also ranked No. 1 in England for multiple weeks. Page's recording was reported to have sold 2.3 million copies by May 1951. Page's recording also inspired many other versions, and 4.8 million copies were sold for

1400-455: The Spiders from Mars and Station to Station ). However, in music, a persona does not always mean a change. Some authors have noted that Bob Dylan 's charisma is due largely to his almost stereotyped image, always with a harmonica , guitar , and with his distinctive hair, nasal voice, and clothing. The persona also serves to claim a right or to draw attention to a certain subject. That is

1456-637: The UK market, and by Chiemi Eri for the Japanese market. Ivo Robić recorded "Tennessee Waltz" for his 1957 album Cowboyske Pjesme ("Cowboy Songs"). Margaret Whiting recorded the song for her album Margaret in 1958. "Tennessee Waltz" returned to the charts in the fall of 1959 with a rockabilly version recorded by both Bobby Comstock & the Counts and Jerry Fuller : on the Billboard Hot 100

1512-614: The bridge of Stewart's lyric from "O the Tennessee waltz, O the Tennessee Waltz," to "I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz." Almost a year passed before Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys were able to record "Tennessee Waltz". Their recording, made on December 2, 1947 at the RCA Victor Studio in Chicago was released as Victor (20–2680) the following month. 300,000 copies were sold for this release. Acuff-Rose Music ,

1568-399: The case of Marilyn Manson and his interest in death and morbidity , and Madonna and her interest in sexuality. Personas are used in marketing and advertising by creating a marketing persona that represents a group or segment of customers so that the company can focus its efforts. For example, online advertising agencies can monitor pictures, browsing history and the ads people surfing

1624-404: The chart was then known as "Best Selling Folk Retail Records" – in the spring and summer of 1948 with respective peaks of No. 3 (Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys) and No. 6 (Cowboy Copas). The most successful version of the song was recorded by Patti Page. In October 1950, an R&B version by Erskine Hawkins was released and reviewed on Billboard , and the reviewer Jerry Wexler brought

1680-610: The fans are filing out of those venues. East Tennessee State University 's Marching Bucs perform the song during their pregame show. After every home game, the Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers and the Middle Tennessee State University Band of Blue perform the song during their post-game show. Baylor University 's Golden Wave Band plays the song at the end of each home game,

1736-399: The genre framing changes. As a strategic formation of public identity in communities, musical personae describe how music moves through cultures. Persona maintains stability of performance with the expectation from the audience matching in musical presentation. The concept of persona can also be used to refer to an instrumentalist , like a pianist and their playing style, although the term

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1792-489: The inner conception to the outer world as individuals. Yet, the terminology of identity and personae has been applied loosely and both imply the impressions of self and social performances in their works. The word derives from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask . The usage of the word dates back to the beginnings of Latin civilization. The Latin word derived from the Etruscan word " phersu ," with

1848-649: The internet generally select or choose to click, and based on that data they tailor their merchandise to a targeted audience or better describe a customer segments using a data driven approach. Personas are also used in user experience design , known as user personas. Alan Cooper introduced personas in his book, The Inmates Are Running the Asylum (1998). Cooper play-acted fictitious characters in order to help solve design questions. These personas need to be based on user research and can also be described in narrative form. Creating personas has become synonymous with creating

1904-1010: The melody from "Tennessee Waltz" in their song "Slow Graffiti". Other artists who have recorded "Tennessee Waltz" (with the parent album) include: LaVern Baker ( Woke Up This Mornin' 1993), Pat Boone ( I'll See You in My Dreams / 1962), Eva Cassidy ( Imagine / 2002), Holly Cole ( Don't Smoke in Bed 1993), Connie Francis ( Country & Western Golden Hits / 1959), Emmylou Harris ( Cimarron 1981), Tom Jones backed by The Chieftains ( Long Black Veil 1995), (1995), Pete Molinari ( Today, Tomorrow and Forever 2009), Anne Murray ( Let's Keep It That Way 1978), Elvis Presley , Billie Jo Spears ( Country Girl 1981), Lenny Welch , Kitty Wells ( Kitty's Choice / 1960), Dottie West ( Feminine Fancy / 1968), Margaret Whiting ( Margaret / 1958), Broadway's Kerry Conte and Mike Rosengarten ( An Evening With... Vol. 1 / 2019). Kelly Clarkson performed

1960-472: The original B-side, becoming sufficiently popular to chart at No. 35. Cooke performed "Tennessee Waltz" – and also " Blowin' in the Wind " – as a guest on the premiere of Shindig! broadcast September 16, 1964. The October 1964 live album release Sam Cooke at the Copa also features "Tennessee Waltz". Al Hirt released a version on his 1965 album, Live at Carnegie Hall . A French-language pop version of

2016-406: The original text. Auslander argues that music is a primary social frame as a "principle of organization which govern events." In addition, he categorizes three types of personae transformation: lateral moves within the same frame at a given moment; movements from one frame to another; and within a single frame that changes over time and hypothesizes that personae transformation could only happen when

2072-413: The personae were a way of working through a specific poetic problem. In this sense, the persona is a transparent mask, wearing the traits of two poets and responding to two situations, old and new, which are similar and overlapping. In literary analysis , any narrative voice that speaks in the first person and appears to define a particular character is often referred to as a persona. It is contrasted with

2128-433: The personas may especially reflect the authors' self-insertion . The concept of personae in music was introduced by Edward T. Cone in his The Composer's Voice (1974), which dealt with the relation between the lyrical self of a song's lyrics and its composer. Performance studies scholar Philip Auslander includes further contextual frames, in which musical persona is the primary product of musical performances apart from

2184-542: The previous two years. Mercury Records released all of Page's albums during the fifties decade. Many of the album were centered around themes, such as 1951's Folk Song Favorites and Christmas with Patti Page . Only some of her studio albums featured her popular singles, such as 1952's Tennessee Waltz . Instead, her singles were collected on a series of compilations such as 1955's Page 1 – A Collection of Her Most Famous Songs . Three more of these compilations appeared. The 1956 concept studio album, Manhattan Tower ,

2240-594: The publisher, did not immediately register a copyright to the song when it was presented to the company by King and Stewart and did not obtain the "consummate proof of ownership, and the key to protecting a songwriter's property" until February 1948. A version by Cowboy Copas , a former member of the Golden West Cowboys was released by King Records (King 696) two months later in March 1948. 80,000 copies were sold. Both singles became Top Ten C&W hits –

2296-569: The same meaning, and that from the Greek πρόσωπον ( prosōpon ). It is the etymology of the word "person," or "parson" in French. Latin etymologists explain that persona comes from "per/sonare" as "the mask through which (per) resounds the voice (of the actor)." Its meaning in the latter Roman period changed to indicate a "character" of a theatrical performance or court of law , when it became apparent that different individuals could assume

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2352-489: The same role and that legal attributes such as rights, powers, and duties followed the role. The same individuals as actors could play different roles, each with its own legal attributes, sometimes even in the same court appearance. According to Carl Jung and the Jungian psychology , the persona is also the mask or appearance one presents to the world. It may appear in dreams under various guises. People may choose to wear

2408-661: The single was added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, and/or aesthetically significant". The success of the Patti Page version led to covers by Les Paul with Mary Ford ( Capitol 1316) and Jo Stafford ( Columbia 39065) both of which reached the Top Ten – Stafford's at No. 7 and Paul/Ford at No. 6 (the latter was a double-sided hit with "Little Rock Getaway" reaching number 18). Also in 1951,

2464-432: The social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional character . It is also considered "an intermediary between the individual and the institution." Persona studies is an academic field developed by communication and media scholars. The term “persona” has been discussed by sociologists Robert Park and Erving Goffman in the 1950s. It is a tool to become persons by constructing the conception of our role and connecting

2520-601: The song (as "Cette danse") was recorded by Canadian singer Renée Martel in 1965. Ray Brown & the Whispers had a No. 4 hit in Australia in 1966 with a rockabilly version of "Tennessee Waltz" released as "Tennessee Waltz Song". In 1966, Otis Redding recorded a version of "Tennessee Waltz" featuring Booker T & the MGs on his R&B album, Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul cut at

2576-524: The song at the 2013 Grammy Awards as part of a tribute to Patti Page. The Longest Johns and El Pony Pisador performed this song together on their collaboration album, The Longest Pony , released in March of 2023. The University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland Band performs Tennessee Waltz at the end of each home game at Neyland Stadium and Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville as

2632-478: The song to the attention of Page's manager, Jack Rael, and suggested that the song could be a hit for Page. Page and Rael listened to Hawkins' version, and proceeded to record the song quickly despite lacking an arrangement for the song. Page cut "The Tennessee Waltz" in a November 1950 session in New York City with Rael conducting his orchestra: her vocal was cut multitracked with three voices, two voices, and

2688-400: The test or answering what they find desirable. In a study written by Danielle Jackson , she argues that a person's persona can range in healthiness. The more healthy a persona is, the more socially acceptable and consistent that person remains. However, once a person starts to believe they are their persona, it can have adverse effects on their personality. James Hillman believed that once

2744-533: The various major versions combined, in addition to 1.8 million copies of sheet music sold, which made the song likely the most successful song in the history of pop music up to 1951 in the US. In Japan, the song was the biggest-selling song ever as of 1974. The song was later included on Page's 1957 Mercury album This Is My Song . It was also re-recorded (in stereo, and with a different arrangement) for her 1966 Columbia Records album Patti Page's Greatest Hits . In 2024,

2800-495: The version by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ( Decca 27336) reached No. 6 in the US. Guy Lombardo's version sold nearly 600,000 copies while Les Paul sold 500,000 copies by May 1951. The Fontane Sisters made their first solo recording cutting "Tennessee Waltz" in a November 1950 session at RCA Victor Studios in New York City; the track would reach the Top 20 in 1951. In addition, the original version – credited to Pee Wee King –

2856-468: The versions respectively reached No. 52 and No. 63 while Cash Box assigned both versions a joint ranking on its Top 100 Singles chart with a peak position of No. 42. The two versions were co-charted in Canada reaching No. 13. In 1962, Damita Jo had a non-charting single release of "Tennessee Waltz". Patsy Cline also recorded The Tennessee Waltz for Decca records in 1962. In 1964, "Tennessee Waltz"

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2912-471: Was Page's first to make any album chart. It reached number 18 on the Billboard 200 . Several more studio albums appeared on Mercury through 1959. In 1960, Mercury released Page's first album of spiritual music titled Just a Closer Walk with Thee . The label also issued two albums of country music : Patti Page Sings Country and Western Golden Hits (1961) and Go on Home (1962). Her next disc to make

2968-499: Was also used briefly during the 1983 drama film, The Right Stuff . John Huston's 1979 Wise Blood , an adaptation of a Flannery O'Connor novel, uses an instrumental version during the opening montage and as a recurrent musical theme throughout the picture. Also at the beginning of the French movie Les Cowboys (2015) , the song was played by François Damiens. Patti Page 's version features in Zabriskie Point . The song

3024-560: Was re-released to reach No. 6 C&W in 1951. A further 100,000 copies were sold in addition to the 300,000 copies sold in the previous release. Spike Jones and his City Slickers recorded a parody featuring a duet with singers sporting Yiddish accents, and this version reached No. 13 in January 1951. A version by Anita O'Day & the All Stars Top Songs reached No. 24. Other recordings were made by Petula Clark for

3080-627: Was recorded in a rock and roll ballad style by Alma Cogan ; this version was No. 1 in Sweden for five weeks and also reached No. 14 in Denmark while a German language rendering (with lyrics by Theo Hansen) reached No. 10 in Germany. Cogan's version served as template for the arrangement of the 1974 Danish-language rendering "Den Gamle Tennessee Waltz" by Birthe Kjær which spent 17 weeks in the Top Ten of

3136-654: Was replaced as the B-side by " Long Long Ago ". "The Tennessee Waltz" entered the Pop Music chart of Billboard dated November 10, 1950 for a 30-week chart run, peaking at number one on the December 30, 1950 chart, and remained at number one for a total of nine weeks. A No. 2 C&W hit, "The Tennessee Waltz" became Page's career record. On the Cash Box charts, "Tennessee Waltz" reached No. 1 on December 30, 1950, with

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