"Tobacco Road" is a song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960 that was a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.
Loudermilk original
Originally framed as a folk song, "Tobacco Road" was a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up in Durham, North Carolina. Released on Columbia Records, it was not a hit for Loudermilk, achieving only minor chart success in Australia. Other artists, however, immediately began recording and performing the song.
Tobacco Road refers to the tobacco-producing area of North Carolina and is often used when referring to sports (particularly basketball) played among rival ACC North Carolina universities. The phrase actually originated as the title of a novel set in Georgia, but it naturally migrated to North Carolina because of the state's primacy in tobacco production. Three of the schools (Duke, UNC, and NC State) are part of Research Triangle and are separated by no more than 25 miles (40km) and Wake Forest lies about 100 miles (160km) west of the other three. It was formerly much closer to the other three, having originally been located in the town of Wake Forest, North Carolina until 1956. All four are no more than 6 miles (9.7km) from Interstate 40; the road has been called "Tobacco Road" in national sports media. (However, it must be noted that until the late 1980s—after tobacco had started to decline in North Carolina due to US federal anti-tobacco actions—I-40 did not reach Durham, Chapel Hill, or Raleigh. Rather, Tobacco Road would have been US Highway 70.) The proximity of these schools to one another and the membership of each school in the Atlantic Coast Conference have created a natural rivalry among students, fans, & alumni. North Carolina State University's Red and White Song mentions each of the four universities in its lyrics.
Tobacco Road is a play by Jack Kirkland first performed in 1933, based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell. The play ran on Broadway for a total of 3,182 performances, becoming the longest-running play in history at the time. As of 2014, it is still the 18th longest-running Broadway show in history, as well as being the second longest-running non-musical ever on Broadway.
Productions
Tobacco Road opened on Broadway at the Theatre Masque (now the John Golden Theatre) on December 4, 1933, transferred to the 48th Street Theatre (demolished in 1955), where it ran from July 16, 1934 through September 1934, and then moved to the Forrest Theatre (now the Eugene O'Neill Theatre) where it ran until May 31, 1941, for a total of 3,182 performances.
It was revived three times on Broadway:
From September 5, 1942 through October 3, 1942 at the Forrest Theatre;
September 4, 1943 through October 30, 1943 at the Ritz Theatre; and
March 6, 1950 through March 18, 1950 at the 48th Street Theatre.
Studios attempting to acquire the screen rights to the novel date back to 1933.RKO Pictures and Warner Bros. considered buying the rights, the first intending to assign Charles Laughton in the lead role, but were discouraged from doing so. In March 1940, Columbia Pictures showed interest, but was informed that Tobacco Road was on the list of banned titles. Eventually, 20th Century Fox won the rights in August 1940, with RKO as its main competitor. It was believed that Fox won due to the success of The Grapes of Wrath (1940). They were the main preference of the copyright holders Erskine Caldwell and Jack Kirkland were reluctant to sell the rights unless the film "would be picturized honestly and fearlessly."
Music video by Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter performing Tobacco Road (Live).
published: 18 Oct 2014
Tobacco Road -- John Ford
gene tierney in Tobacco Road
published: 09 Dec 2015
Tobacco Road-The Nashville Teens-1964
The British Group With An American Name.Brilliant Innovative Version Can You Hear Future Classic Rock In Here? What A Marvelous Record.These Guys Are Like 18 To 19 What A Bad Record For Some Teens.You Guys Made A Materpiece
published: 15 Dec 2007
NEW * Tobacco Road - Nashville Teens {Stereo} 1964
1964.......#14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #6 UK Charts
Spectral stereo remix by MixerRog
"Tobacco Road" is a blues song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in December 1959 and released in 1960. This song became a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.
The English group The Nashville Teens' garage rock/blues rock rendering was a bold effort featuring prominent piano, electric guitar, and bass drum parts and a dual lead vocal. Mickie Most produced it with the same tough-edged-pop feel that he brought to The Animals' hits. "Tobacco Road" was a trans-Atlantic pop hit in 1964, reaching number 6 on the UK singles chart and number 14 on the U.S. singles chart. While the Teens would have some further success in the UK, in the U...
published: 28 Sep 2021
Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road
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Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road · Eric Burdon · WAR
Eric Burdon Declares War
℗ 1970 Far Out Productions, Inc under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon & War
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published: 28 Feb 2017
Eric Burdon & War Tobacco Road Live, 1970
CLASICO DEL ROCK.
published: 22 May 2015
Hobo Blues Band - Tobacco Road
Tiltott gyümölcs 1988
VISSZA A GYÖKEREKHEZ
Tobacco Road (J.D.Loudermilk) magyar szöveg:Földes László
Hobo - ének
Póka Egon - basszusgitár, szólógitár, ének
Tóth János Rudolf - szólógitár, ének
Fuchs János - billentyűs hangszerek
Döme Dezső - dobok
A Tiltott gyümölcs album felvétele 1988. október 23-án és 30-án a Lágymányosi Közösségi Házban készült, kétszer 400 ember előtt. Az anyag eredetileg dupla LP-n és kazettán jelent meg. Érdekesség, hogy a dupla nagylemez játékideje hosszabb a kazetta változaténál.
published: 06 Apr 2013
The Animals - Tobacco Road (1967)
The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 hit single, "House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-orientated album material and were part of the British Invasion of the US.
The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-change...
published: 27 Aug 2021
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Tobacco Road (La Calle del Tabaco)
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Tobacco Road (La Calle del Tabaco) · David Lee Roth
Eat 'Em And Smile
℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Background Vocals: Billy Sheehan
Lead Vocals: David Lee Roth
Drums: Gregg Bissonette
Background Vocals: Gregg Bissonette
Guitar: Steve Vai
Producer: Ted Templeman
Writer: John Loudermilk
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The British Group With An American Name.Brilliant Innovative Version Can You Hear Future Classic Rock In Here? What A Marvelous Record.These Guys Are Like 18 To...
The British Group With An American Name.Brilliant Innovative Version Can You Hear Future Classic Rock In Here? What A Marvelous Record.These Guys Are Like 18 To 19 What A Bad Record For Some Teens.You Guys Made A Materpiece
The British Group With An American Name.Brilliant Innovative Version Can You Hear Future Classic Rock In Here? What A Marvelous Record.These Guys Are Like 18 To 19 What A Bad Record For Some Teens.You Guys Made A Materpiece
1964.......#14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #6 UK Charts
Spectral stereo remix by MixerRog
"Tobacco Road" is a blues song written and first recorded by John D. Loude...
1964.......#14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #6 UK Charts
Spectral stereo remix by MixerRog
"Tobacco Road" is a blues song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in December 1959 and released in 1960. This song became a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.
The English group The Nashville Teens' garage rock/blues rock rendering was a bold effort featuring prominent piano, electric guitar, and bass drum parts and a dual lead vocal. Mickie Most produced it with the same tough-edged-pop feel that he brought to The Animals' hits. "Tobacco Road" was a trans-Atlantic pop hit in 1964, reaching number 6 on the UK singles chart and number 14 on the U.S. singles chart. While the Teens would have some further success in the UK, in the U.S. "Tobacco Road" became another one-hit wonder of the British Invasion.
Jefferson Airplane recorded a version of "Tobacco Road" on their first album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, in 1966. It was one of only two songs on their first album not written by a member of the band. Takes Off is the only album they recorded with their original lead singer Signe Anderson.
British psychedelic band Spooky Tooth recorded a version in 1968 for their debut album, It's All About.
1964.......#14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #6 UK Charts
Spectral stereo remix by MixerRog
"Tobacco Road" is a blues song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in December 1959 and released in 1960. This song became a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.
The English group The Nashville Teens' garage rock/blues rock rendering was a bold effort featuring prominent piano, electric guitar, and bass drum parts and a dual lead vocal. Mickie Most produced it with the same tough-edged-pop feel that he brought to The Animals' hits. "Tobacco Road" was a trans-Atlantic pop hit in 1964, reaching number 6 on the UK singles chart and number 14 on the U.S. singles chart. While the Teens would have some further success in the UK, in the U.S. "Tobacco Road" became another one-hit wonder of the British Invasion.
Jefferson Airplane recorded a version of "Tobacco Road" on their first album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, in 1966. It was one of only two songs on their first album not written by a member of the band. Takes Off is the only album they recorded with their original lead singer Signe Anderson.
British psychedelic band Spooky Tooth recorded a version in 1968 for their debut album, It's All About.
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Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road · Eric Burdon · WAR
Eric Burdon Declares War
℗ 1970 Far Out ...
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Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road · Eric Burdon · WAR
Eric Burdon Declares War
℗ 1970 Far Out Productions, Inc under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon & War
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Provided to YouTube by Avenue Records
Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road · Eric Burdon · WAR
Eric Burdon Declares War
℗ 1970 Far Out Productions, Inc under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon & War
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Tiltott gyümölcs 1988
VISSZA A GYÖKEREKHEZ
Tobacco Road (J.D.Loudermilk) magyar szöveg:Földes László
Hobo - ének
Póka Egon - basszusgitár, szólógitár, ének
Tót...
Tiltott gyümölcs 1988
VISSZA A GYÖKEREKHEZ
Tobacco Road (J.D.Loudermilk) magyar szöveg:Földes László
Hobo - ének
Póka Egon - basszusgitár, szólógitár, ének
Tóth János Rudolf - szólógitár, ének
Fuchs János - billentyűs hangszerek
Döme Dezső - dobok
A Tiltott gyümölcs album felvétele 1988. október 23-án és 30-án a Lágymányosi Közösségi Házban készült, kétszer 400 ember előtt. Az anyag eredetileg dupla LP-n és kazettán jelent meg. Érdekesség, hogy a dupla nagylemez játékideje hosszabb a kazetta változaténál.
Tiltott gyümölcs 1988
VISSZA A GYÖKEREKHEZ
Tobacco Road (J.D.Loudermilk) magyar szöveg:Földes László
Hobo - ének
Póka Egon - basszusgitár, szólógitár, ének
Tóth János Rudolf - szólógitár, ének
Fuchs János - billentyűs hangszerek
Döme Dezső - dobok
A Tiltott gyümölcs album felvétele 1988. október 23-án és 30-án a Lágymányosi Közösségi Házban készült, kétszer 400 ember előtt. Az anyag eredetileg dupla LP-n és kazettán jelent meg. Érdekesség, hogy a dupla nagylemez játékideje hosszabb a kazetta változaténál.
The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964....
The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 hit single, "House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-orientated album material and were part of the British Invasion of the US.
The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.
The original lineup of Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel reunited for a one-off benefit concert in Newcastle in 1968. They later had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983. There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 hit single, "House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-orientated album material and were part of the British Invasion of the US.
The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.
The original lineup of Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel reunited for a one-off benefit concert in Newcastle in 1968. They later had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983. There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Tobacco Road (La Calle del Tabaco) · David Lee Roth
Eat 'Em And Smile
℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Billy She...
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Tobacco Road (La Calle del Tabaco) · David Lee Roth
Eat 'Em And Smile
℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Background Vocals: Billy Sheehan
Lead Vocals: David Lee Roth
Drums: Gregg Bissonette
Background Vocals: Gregg Bissonette
Guitar: Steve Vai
Producer: Ted Templeman
Writer: John Loudermilk
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
Tobacco Road (La Calle del Tabaco) · David Lee Roth
Eat 'Em And Smile
℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Background Vocals: Billy Sheehan
Lead Vocals: David Lee Roth
Drums: Gregg Bissonette
Background Vocals: Gregg Bissonette
Guitar: Steve Vai
Producer: Ted Templeman
Writer: John Loudermilk
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The British Group With An American Name.Brilliant Innovative Version Can You Hear Future Classic Rock In Here? What A Marvelous Record.These Guys Are Like 18 To 19 What A Bad Record For Some Teens.You Guys Made A Materpiece
1964.......#14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #6 UK Charts
Spectral stereo remix by MixerRog
"Tobacco Road" is a blues song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in December 1959 and released in 1960. This song became a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.
The English group The Nashville Teens' garage rock/blues rock rendering was a bold effort featuring prominent piano, electric guitar, and bass drum parts and a dual lead vocal. Mickie Most produced it with the same tough-edged-pop feel that he brought to The Animals' hits. "Tobacco Road" was a trans-Atlantic pop hit in 1964, reaching number 6 on the UK singles chart and number 14 on the U.S. singles chart. While the Teens would have some further success in the UK, in the U.S. "Tobacco Road" became another one-hit wonder of the British Invasion.
Jefferson Airplane recorded a version of "Tobacco Road" on their first album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, in 1966. It was one of only two songs on their first album not written by a member of the band. Takes Off is the only album they recorded with their original lead singer Signe Anderson.
British psychedelic band Spooky Tooth recorded a version in 1968 for their debut album, It's All About.
Provided to YouTube by Avenue Records
Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road · Eric Burdon · WAR
Eric Burdon Declares War
℗ 1970 Far Out Productions, Inc under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
Vocals: Eric Burdon & War
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Tiltott gyümölcs 1988
VISSZA A GYÖKEREKHEZ
Tobacco Road (J.D.Loudermilk) magyar szöveg:Földes László
Hobo - ének
Póka Egon - basszusgitár, szólógitár, ének
Tóth János Rudolf - szólógitár, ének
Fuchs János - billentyűs hangszerek
Döme Dezső - dobok
A Tiltott gyümölcs album felvétele 1988. október 23-án és 30-án a Lágymányosi Közösségi Házban készült, kétszer 400 ember előtt. Az anyag eredetileg dupla LP-n és kazettán jelent meg. Érdekesség, hogy a dupla nagylemez játékideje hosszabb a kazetta változaténál.
The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 hit single, "House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-orientated album material and were part of the British Invasion of the US.
The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.
The original lineup of Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel reunited for a one-off benefit concert in Newcastle in 1968. They later had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983. There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
Tobacco Road (La Calle del Tabaco) · David Lee Roth
Eat 'Em And Smile
℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Background Vocals: Billy Sheehan
Lead Vocals: David Lee Roth
Drums: Gregg Bissonette
Background Vocals: Gregg Bissonette
Guitar: Steve Vai
Producer: Ted Templeman
Writer: John Loudermilk
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"Tobacco Road" is a song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960 that was a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.
Loudermilk original
Originally framed as a folk song, "Tobacco Road" was a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up in Durham, North Carolina. Released on Columbia Records, it was not a hit for Loudermilk, achieving only minor chart success in Australia. Other artists, however, immediately began recording and performing the song.
Their first — and biggest — hit even had an American-sounding title, "TobaccoRoad." ... Left me here to die or grow in the middle of Tobacco Road." ... "Tobacco Road" is a song written by American country music songwriter John D.