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List Of People From Tennessee
The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of Tennessee, live (or lived) in Tennessee, or for whom Tennessee is significant part of their identity: A *Roy Acuff (1903–1992), musician; born in Maynardville, Tennessee, Maynardville *Charlie Adams (drummer), Charlie Adams, drummer *Calpernia Addams (born 1971), transgender actress; born in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville *James Agee (1909–1955); Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, poet, critic; born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville *The Aldridge Sisters, singing duo on ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' (1977–1982) *Jessi Alexander (born 1976), singer-songwriter; born in Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson *Lamar Alexander (born 1940), lawyer and U.S. senator; born in Maryville, Tennessee, Maryville *Mo Alexander (born 1970), comedian; born in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis *Duane Allman (1946–1971), guitarist; born in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville *Gregg Allman (1947–2017), singer-son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Tennessee
The flag of Tennessee is the US state flags, official flag of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The flag displays an emblem on a Field (heraldry), field of red, with a strip of blue bordered by white on the Glossary of vexillology#fly, fly. The emblem in the middle consists of three white Star (heraldry), stars on a blue circle also with a white border. The central emblem portion of the flag has been adopted as the state's unofficial logo, and appears in the logos of some Tennessee-based companies and sports teams. Examples include the First Horizon Bank and the Tennessee Titans. In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 U.S. state, territorial, and Canadian provincial flags and ranked the Tennessee flag 14th. History In 1897, Tennessee adopted a red, white, and blue Tricolour (flag), tricolor. The three bars were deliberately slanted in an effort to represent the geographically distinct regions of Tennessee. The flag inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Alexander
Mo Alexander (born November 7, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian and actor originally from Memphis, Tennessee. He has been headlining in comedy clubs and festivals since the mid-1990s. He has released six comedy albums, including 2022's ''Mo' Possum Blues'' on Stand Up! Records. Donnie Snow of the Memphis Commercial Appeal called him "as funny and fearless a stand-up as the Mid- South ever produced." Early life Alexander was born in south Memphis, near Stax Records, and raised by his mother (a grade-school teacher) and his grandmother. He grew up Catholic and attended Memphis Catholic Middle and High School; he later described himself as a "computer/theater nerd who also played sports", including performing as a cheerleader and school mascot. He attended the University of Memphis as a physics major and theater minor. Career Alexander is known for his dark comedy, which often takes on issues of racism and American politics. His influences include Sinbad, George Carlin, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lillian Hardin Armstrong (née Hardin; February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s. Her compositions include "Struttin' with Some Barbecue", "Don't Jive Me", "Two Deuces", "Knee Drops", "Doin' the Suzie-Q", "Just for a Thrill" (which was a hit when revived by Ray Charles in 1959), "Clip Joint", and " Bad Boy" (a hit for the Jive Bombers in 1957). Armstrong was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Background Lil's grandmother, Priscilla Martin, was a former slave from near Oxford, Mississippi. Martin had a son and three daughters, one of whom was Dempsey, Lil's mother. Priscilla Martin moved her family to Memphis to escape from her husband, a trek the family made by mule-drawn wagon. Dempsey married Will Harden, and Lillian Hardin was born on February 3, 1898. She grew up in a household with he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, mostly in Washington County. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 71,046, making it Tennessee's eighth-most populous city. Johnson City is the principal city of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Carter, Unicoi, and Washington Counties and had a population of 207,285 as of 2020. The MSA is also a component of the Tri-Cities region. This CSA is Tennessee's fifth-largest, with a population of 514,899 as of 2020. History William Bean, traditionally recognized as Tennessee's first white settler, built his cabin along Boone's Creek near Johnson City in 1769. In the 1780s, Colonel John Tipton established a farm (now the Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site) just outside what is now Johnson City. During the State of Franklin movement, Tipton was a leader of the loyalist faction, residents of the region who wanted to remain part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Andrews
Jill Ellen Andrews (born ) is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. She co-founded the indie folk/alt-country band The Everybodyfields, leaving in 2009 to pursue a solo career. In 2018, she co-founded the duo Hush Kids with Peter Groenwald. Songs by Andrews have been featured in several television series, among them: "Tell That Devil", co-written with Emery Dobyns and Matthew Mayfield, was performed by Hayden Panettiere in ''Nashville'' and is the theme song for '' Wynonna Earp''; "Lost It All", co-written with Matthew Bronleewe, was included in ''Teen Wolf'' and '' The Originals''; and "Rust or Gold", co-written with Elise Hayes, in ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' Beauty & the Beast''. "Rust or Gold" was released as a single concurrent with its debut on ''Grey's Anatomy'' and within two days ranked in the top ten of iTunes' Singer/Songwriter chart. Early life Andrews was born in Normal, Illinois and brought up in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is an alumna o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Andrews
Jessica Danielle Andrews Chagnon (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album '' Heart Shaped World'', released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. Andrews had her biggest chart success in 2001 with the song " Who I Am", a No. 1 country hit and the title track of her second studio album, which was certified gold in the United States. A third album, ''Now'' was released in 2003 to lower sales, while a fourth album (tentatively titled ''Ain't That Life'') was never released due to DreamWorks' closure. In late 2008, Andrews signed to Carolwood Records, an imprint of Lyric Street Records, however, she was dropped from the label in 2009 without issuing an album. Andrews has been married to Marcel, a singer-songwriter and music video director, since 2011. Early life Jessica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lona Andre
Lona Andre (born Launa Anderson; March 2, 1915 – September 18, 1992) was an American film actress, golfer, and businesswoman. Biography Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Andre attracted attention with her first films in Hollywood and was named as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1932. In 1934, she was part of the cast of ''School For Girls'' along with Toby Wing, Lois Wilson, Sidney Fox, and Dorothy Lee. In 1936 she appeared alongside Laurel and Hardy in their feature film '' Our Relations''. Marriages In June 1935, Andre eloped to Santa Barbara, California to marry MGM actor Edward Norris, then filed for an annulment action four days after her marriage in Tijuana, Mexico. When she worked with Buster Keaton for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s, she enjoyed his company and they were often seen nightclubbing. In October 1942, she married Richard E. Patton. She was later married to salesman, James T. Bolling, and was divorced from him in March 1947. (An Associated Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys County, Tennessee
Humphreys County is a county located in the western part of Middle Tennessee, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,990. Its county seat is Waverly. The county is named after American jurist and politician Parry Wayne Humphreys. It was established in 1809 from the southern portion of Stewart County. History Humphreys County was established in 1809 from parts of Stewart County, and named for Parry Wayne Humphreys, a young Justice of the State Supreme Court, who was later elected as US Congressman from this area. The county seat was initially located at Reynoldsburg, near the mouth of Dry Creek. When the western half of the county was taken to form Benton County to the west in 1835, the seat of Humphreys was newly designated as Waverly, a town that was more centrally located in the redefined jurisdiction. During the Civil War, the Battle of Johnsonville was fought for two days in the western half of the county in November 1864. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (naval Officer)
William Robert Anderson (June 17, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was an officer in the United States Navy, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1973. Early life and naval career Anderson was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee in the rural community of Bakerville, south of Waverly. He attended primary school in Waynesboro, Tennessee where his father ran a sawmill. He graduated from the former Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee in 1939, and from the United States Naval Academy in 1942. Anderson's service in World War II was distinguished. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and participated in a total of eleven combat submarine patrols. USS ''Nautilus'' Anderson was selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to be the second commanding officer of the first nuclear submarine to be placed into service, the USS ''Nautilus'' and was its commander from 1957 to 1959. Anderson and his crew received international notice when the ''Nautilus'' became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe Dunaway Anderson
Monroe Dunaway Anderson (1873–1939) was a banker and cotton trader from Jackson, Tennessee. With William L. Clayton, Anderson built Anderson, Clayton and Company (formed in 1904 by his brother Frank E. Anderson and Frank's brother-in-law, William L. Clayton) into the world's biggest cotton company. In the event of one of their deaths, the partnership would lose a large amount of money to estate taxes and might be forced to dissolve. In order to avoid this, Anderson created the M.D. Anderson Foundation with an initial sum of $300,000 (). In 1939, after Anderson's death the foundation received an additional $19 million (equivalent to $ million in ). In 1941, the Texas Legislature appropriated $500,000 to build a cancer hospital and research center. The M.D. Anderson Foundation agreed to match the state funds if the hospital were located in Houston at the Texas Medical Center (another project of the Anderson Foundation), and named after Anderson. Using surplus World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee's List of municipalities in Tennessee, fourth-most populous city and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee, along with Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville. It anchors the Chattanooga metropolitan area, Tennessee's fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area, as well as a larger three-state area that includes southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, and northeastern Alabama. Chattanooga was a crucial city during the American Civil War due to the multiple railroads that converge there. After the war, the railroads allowed for the city to grow into one of the Southeastern United States' largest heavy industrial hubs. Today, major industry that drives the economy includes automotive, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod Alonge
Jarrod Michael Alonge (born March 25, 1993) is an American comedian, songwriter and media producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within alternative music. His three independent full-length comedy albums ''Beating a Dead Horse'', ''Friendville'' and '' Awkward & Depressed'' all reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Comedy Albums chart. Alonge is the owner and founder of Boketo Media, a digital media and production company which launched in March 2019. He is also the lead songwriter and guitarist of post-hardcore supergroup CrazyEightyEight. Personal life Alonge studied biology at Tennessee Technological University and graduated with a BS degree in 2014, having originally planned to attend medical school. He currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife Rachel and daughter Eleanor. Discography Studio albums Singles and EPs Music videos Awards and nominations , - , 2014 , , Jarrod Alonge , , Kerrang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
