Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 - February 25, 1983), better known by the nickname Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright of the twentieth century who received many of the top theatrical awards for his work. He moved to New Orleans in 1939 and changed his name to "Tennessee," the state of his father's birth. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. In addition, The Glass Menagerie (1945) and The Night of the Iguana (1961) received New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. His 1952 play The Rose Tattoo (dedicated to his lover, Frank Merlo), received the Tony Award for best play.
"Tennessee" is the title of a number-one R&B single by alternative hip hop group, Arrested Development, from their album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of.... The song contains a sample of Prince's "Alphabet Street". The music video for the song was directed by Milčo Mančevski.
"Tennessee" is the fourth promotional single from Bob Sinclar's album Western Dream. It was confirmed on the Bob Sinclar official website http://www.bobsinclar.com/ . The full CD release of the single was cancelled in March 2007 in favour of the new song, "Sound Of Freedom".
"Tennessee" is the third single from The Wreckers' debut album, Stand Still, Look Pretty. Country Universe gave the song a B+, calling it "...a very good song, a sentimental but not sappy look back on the one that got away."
