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Drunken Driver

Source Recording: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (1997)

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Song Details

Also Known As

The Drunken Driver

Songwriter

Paul Westmoreland

First Release

The Cumberland Mountain Folks (1947)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Contemporary Bluegrass Traditional Old-Time

Themes

Death and Mourning Liquor and Drugs Mother & Dad

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Album

Bluegrass Rules! cover

Bluegrass Rules! (1997) Bluegrass Discography

Key F Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 92 BPM Length 3:09

Musicians

Ricky Skaggs — Lead Vocals, Mandolin
Bryan Sutton — Guitar
Stuart Duncan — Fiddle
Jerry Douglas — Dobro
Mark Fain — Bass
Paul Brewster — Guitar
Dennis Parker — Guitar

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Musicians

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

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