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Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” slips into double-diamond country
Chris Stapleton’s version of “Tennessee Whiskey”—a slow-burning torch song dipped in soul and smoky bourbon—has quietly joined an elite club. The track earns a double-diamond certification from the RIAA, making it just the third single to ever pull off this statistical sleight of hand.
A reinterpretation of a standard already retooled by George Jones and David Allan Coe, Stapleton’s silky baritone and gospel-tinged arrangement nudge it squarely into crossover territory without ever asking permission.
