Lisa McClendon

A man and his horse ... 'Rode' draws inspiration from Jimmy Driftwood song

"RODE." By Thomas Fox Averill. University of New Mexico Press. $24.95.

More than a half-century ago, Jimmy Driftwood wrote a song about a man and his horse, "Tennessee Stud," that told the story of a man's lost love, travels and adventures with the horse, and eventual happy ending with his sweetheart.

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