East Tennessee

==In popular culture==
East Tennessee culture has been represented in several songs, television shows, and films. ''[[The Ford Show]]'', which ran on [[NBC]] from 1956 until 1961, was hosted by [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]] from [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]]. [[Christy (TV series)|''Christy'']], a 1990s [[CBS]] television series, was based on village life in 1910s East Tennessee.<ref name="events">"One Week Out: Events coming next weekend," ''The Daily Times'' (Maryville, TN), June 13, 2008, Weekend section: ''"Although Cutter Gap does not exist, it is widely believed that Marshall based the village on the real community of Morgan Branch in nearby Cocke County. [[Townsend, Tennessee|Townsend]] served as Cutter Gap for the popular CBS television series 'Christy' in the mid-1990s."''</ref> The show, which was later developed into a television
[[Christy: Return to Cutter Gap|movie series]], featured traditional mountain music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0540932/|title=Amazing Grace|date=May 5, 1994|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJDWOktGHJQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LJDWOktGHJQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=JUDY COLLINS – "Christy" TV Series, "Down In the Valley"|last=Beta Hi-Fi Archive|date=September 29, 2009|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "ChristyFest", held each summer, is dedicated to the [[Christy (novel)|novel]], musical,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigwalnutproductions.com/christy-the-musical.html|title=Christy, the Musical|website=Big Walnut Productions|access-date=November 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221150/http://www.bigwalnutproductions.com/christy-the-musical.html|archive-date=October 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> TV series, and movies, and includes live folk music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncnovels/index.php/category/genre/religiousinspirational/|title=Religious/Inspirational – Read North Carolina Novels|website=blogs.lib.unc.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americantowns.com/tn/townsend/organization/christy-fest|title=Christy Fest – Townsend, TN|website=www.americantowns.com}}</ref> The television film ''[[Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors]]'' aired on NBC in 2015. The film was inspired by her 1971 [[Coat of Many Colors (song)|song]] and [[Coat of Many Colors|album]] of the same name, and recounts her childhood in the mountains of East Tennessee. The film was generally praised by critics, and received the Tex Ritter Award from the [[Academy of Country Music]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dolly-parton-katy-perry-to-duet-on-acm-awards-20160321|title=Dolly Parton, Katy Perry to Duet on ACM Awards|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 21, 2016}}</ref>

The folk hero [[Daniel Boone]], who helped explore East Tennessee, was honored in the soundtrack for the television series [[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)#Soundtrack|''Daniel Boone'']], which ran from 1964 until 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/d/danielboone.shtml|title=DANIEL BOONE – Lyrics – International Lyrics Playground|website=lyricsplayground.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/22152238|title=Daniel Boone Theme Song|website=Vimeo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwqdQ0SkjQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8hwqdQ0SkjQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Daniel Boone Theme Song 1964|last=ScrambledEggs1969|date=October 10, 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The last of three versions of the theme song was sung by [[The Imperials]], a Grammy-winning [[Christian music]] group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danielboonetv.com/index.php?page=theme_song_lyrics |title=Daniel Boone Theme Song |access-date=March 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305071819/http://www.danielboonetv.com/index.php?page=theme_song_lyrics |archive-date=March 5, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edames.net/mingo.html|title=Mingo|date=June 28, 2008|access-date=March 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529180903/http://edames.net/mingo.html|archive-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref> [[The Ballad of Davy Crockett]] helped to popularize the 1955 film ''[[Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier]]''. First recorded and introduced on the television series ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|Disneyland]]'' in 1954, it has been covered by a number of artists, most notably [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]]. The song's lyrics say [[Davy Crockett]] was "born on a mountaintop in Tennessee", but his actual birthplace was in [[Limestone, Tennessee]], the location of [[Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/theballadofdavycrockett.shtml|title=THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT – Lyrics – International Lyrics Playground|website=lyricsplayground.com}}</ref> In addition to his renowned frontier exploits and military service, Crockett served Tennessee as a state legislator and Congressman.