The most successful cover perhaps came from Texas dad Kris Jones who became a viral superstar after being recording singing the song in the front seat of his truck. The song’s success sparked an outpouring of covers being performed on reality singing competitions, in living rooms, and in pickup trucks. Following Stapleton and Timberlake’s performance, album and download sales soared and in April of 2018 the song was certified 4x platinum, meaning that the song had sold 4 million US units (each unit equals 1 paid download or 150 streams). In 2017, “Tennessee Whiskey” was nominated for ACM Song of the Year…an honor unheard of for a song that is decades old. 'Tennessee Whiskey' is a country song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. ![]() After Jones version was released, Tennessee Whiskey practically. Joined by pop star Justin Timberlake at the 2015 CMA Awards, Stapleton introduced a whole new generation to the country classic while delivering what is arguably one of the greatest performances in CMA Awards show history. By the morning, Linsey’s rendition of Tennessee Whiskey had climbed to the Top Ten on the iTunes chart the Holy Grail for contestants on The Voice. Two years later, George Jones released his own rendition of the song, and it was a major hit. Unlike Coe and Jones’s renditions, Stapleton’s gruff voice lends a bluesy soulful feel to the song, making it almost unrecognizable to fans of the ’80s versions. It wasn’t until 2015 when singer/songwriter, and relative country music newcomer, Chris Stapleton recorded the song for his debut studio album Traveller that “Tennessee Whiskey” found its greatest success.
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