"Tennessee Wig Walk" (also "The Tennessee Wig-Walk") is a

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by the American composer Larry Coleman, with lyrics by

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. The sheet cover was published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. in 1953. The lyrics include the refrain "Doin' the Tennessee wig walk" and the song was used as dance music. The song was recorded by

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in 1953 under the Parlaphone record label. The recording was in ''

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'' Top Country & Western Records US ''National Best Sellers'' top ten list during 1953, reaching number 6. In the same year, it was released as a single on the

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label by the American big band Russ Morgan And His Orchestra "Music In The Morgan Manner"* as "The Tennessee Wig-Walk". Later,

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included the song on her second album (''

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'', 1974) and third album ('' Lena Zavaroni in South Africa'', 1975). The song was re-released on a CD compilation album of

songs entitled "Doin' The Tennessee Wig Walk: The Best Of The King Years" in 2000 on the Westside label.

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* * * 1953 songs 1953 singles Country pop songs Songs with music by Larry Coleman Songs about Tennessee Bonnie Lou songs Parlophone singles Decca Records singles {{pop-song-stub

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