The Song Continues To Be A Mainstay On Tanya Tucker’s Setlist
Written by rockabilly artist Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey, “Delta Dawn” tells the story of a 41-year-old former Southern belle who wanders the streets of Brownsville, Tennessee, looking for her lost lover.
The song first appeared on Harvey’s eponymous album, released in 1971. Since then, a number of country acts have recorded “Delta Dawn” – this includes Bette Midler, whose soulful rendition at The Tonight Show prompted Nashville-based producer Billy Sherrill to cut the song with Tanya Tucker.
Half a century later, the classic ballad remains to be one of the most essential tracks in Tucker’s setlist. In fact, she credits it as the song that “started everything off for me and has kept me going ever since.”
“My life would have been so different without the iconic ‘Delta Dawn,’” Tucker said.
Make sure to listen to “Delta Dawn” by Tanya Tucker in the video below.