Folk singer-songwriter Jimmy Driftwood died in Fayetteville (Washington County), where he had been hospitalized. His ashes were scattered on his farm near Timbo (Stone County). Driftwood gained national fame in 1959 when Johnny Horton recorded Driftwood’s song “The Battle of New Orleans,” but he continued to live in Stone County and promote the music and heritage of the Ozark Mountains.
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