Jimmy Driftwood

Jimmy Driftwood of Mountain View (Stone County), a prolific folk singer-songwriter who achieved fame for his song, “The Battle of New Orleans”; circa 1955.

White man in cowboy hat and flannel shirt playing an acoustic guitar

Photo by Ernie Deane, courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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