Gimme Three Steps: The Chieftains with Tom Jones and "The Tennessee Waltz"

The Chieftains bring us today's random tune, with a little help from Tom Jones. The Chieftains are an Irish ensemble, formed in 1962 in Dublin, who helped introduced the wider world to Irish music. They made a new and unique sound for themselves by playing their music primarily around the distinctive sound of uileann pipes. Besides releasing several critically acclaimed albums, they are just as well known for their collaborations with such artists as Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Sinead O'Connor and Roger Daltry. Tom Jones is a Welsh singer, known for his robust baritone, who became famous with a string of hits in the 1960s and through his performances in Las Vegas. You can find this song, The Tennessee Waltz, on The Chieftains 1995 album The Long Black Veil. A popular country music song first recorded by Patti Page, the song is one of loss as the narrator introduces his or her sweetheart to someone else, who waltzes away with him or her.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chieftains; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Jones_(singer)