Jimmy Driftwood

: January 10, 2024
: Folk Singer

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Full Name	Jimmy Driftwood
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 20, 1907(1907-06-20)
Age	117
Date Of Death	1998-07-12
Country	United States
Birth City	Arkansas
Horoscope	Gemini

Jimmy Driftwood Biography

Name	Jimmy Driftwood
Birthday	Jun 20
Birth Year	1907
Home Town	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Gemini

Jimmy Driftwood is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on June 20, 1907 in Arkansas, United States. American folk music icon who recorded over 6000 songs in his career, and more than 300 of them have been performed in other songs. He was awarded many Grammys including one to be awarded the Song of the Year for “The Battle of New Orleans” in 1960.

His American folk song “The Battle of New Orleans” was recorded by His American folk classic “The Battle of New Orleans” was covered by Johnny Horton..

His father is the folk musician Neil Morris. He got married to Cleda Johnson in 1936.

Jimmy Driftwood Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Folk Singer
House	Living in own house.

Jimmy Driftwood is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jimmy Driftwood 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing guitar with a homemade instrument that was given to his grandfather by his father. He began his profession as a teacher after receiving the degree in education at Arkansas State Teacher’s College.

He scored six songs listed on the pop and singles charts of country music in the year 1959 in the year 1959 alone.

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Who is Jimmy Driftwood Dating?

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Jimmy Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jimmy Driftwood celebrates birthday on June 20 of every year.

Did Jimmy Driftwood have children?

It was also there that he fell in love with a former student, Cleda Johnson. They were married on November 26, 1936. The couple had three sons. After his marriage to Cleda, Driftwood continued to teach at area schools as well as write songs and play folk music.

Where did Jimmy Driftwood live?

Driftwood lived in Mountain View , and his love of folk music and of his town led him to help establish the Ozark Folk Center and the Arkansas Folk Festival. Mr. Driftwood, who was born James C. Morris, took his nickname from a joke his grandfather played on his grandmother.