You Need To Hear This Dad's Take On 'Tennessee Whiskey'

Aug 28, 2018 by apost team

Long ago, people had to try out their singing skills through auditions. If they were very lucky, a music producer might notice them and give them a record contract. Now, no one has to audition at all. They just have to post a video on YouTube and Facebook to go viral. 

One dad from Texas ended up getting 25 million views of his singing video. Kris Jones did a rendition of “Tennessee Whiskey” that quickly went viral. While Jones does not post things online himself, his daughter ended up sneaking his video on social media.

They were just driving around in the car when Jones started singing. His daughter began secretly filming Jones without telling him. 

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In the video, you can hear the instrumental version of “Tennessee Whiskey” start to play. His daughter giggles in the background as she secretly films her dad. While her father belts out some amazing vocals, his daughter mimes the words with him.

He has no clue that his daughter is filming as he hits each high note in the song.

The 38-year-old dad had no idea that he was about to be famous because of the Facebook Live video. Like most parents, he had a sneaking suspicion that something was going on. While he guessed that his daughter was filming him, he did not realize that she had posted the video to her YouTube channel, Daylafulla.

When the song went viral, Jones was completely stunned.

Many of the video's viewers told Jones that he should start auditioning for singing competitions. After getting so much encouragement, he tried out for “The Voice,” but he was rejected. Now that he has received so much encouragement online, Jones has posted two more videos. He performed “Simple Man” and “Whiskey and You.” Both of the videos have hundreds of thousands of views already. 

While Jones was born with a great voice, he spent a lot of time training his vocals. As a child, he was a member of his church's choir and performed songs like “Amazing Grace.” While he started out singing gospel music, he developed a love of country music. His favorite performers are classic singers like Sam Cooke. He also appreciates music by country legends like Keith Urban and Garth Brooks.

His new videos might be amazing, but his rendition of “Tennessee Whiskey” is exceptionally wonderful. With such a talented performance, Jones has out-performed the original singer.

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