who sang i'm gonna hire a wino to decorate our home
I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" is a song written by Dewayne Blackwell and recorded by American country music artist David Frizzell. It was released in April 1982 as the first single from the album The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine. "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" was David Frizzell's only number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks in country music's top 40.[1]
Rocky Top The song was officially adopted as the fifth Tennessee state song in 1982.[2][7] In the 1970s, the song achieved such popularity among bar crowds that the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based old-time band the Red Clay Ramblers' national tours included a crowd-pleasing satire informally titled "Play 'Rocky Top' (or I'll Punch Your Lights Out.)"[8][9] The Bryants' children currently own the rights to the song under the corporate name "House of Bryant,"[10] and the song's original sheet music is on display at the Rocky Top Village Inn in downtown Gatlinburg.[11]