On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain is a song written by Hank Williams and Ramona Vincent. It was the singer's second single on MGM Records, released in September 1947. According to biographer Colin Escott, Ramona Vincent, a crippled woman, wrote the words of the song as a poem and sent it to Williams, who put a melody to it. The song was paired with Fred Rose's novelty "Fly Trouble," resulting in perhaps the oddest single the singer ever released. The song was recorded at Castle Studio in Nashville on August 4, 1947
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park Soddy-Daisy. Volunteers from all over the US and several volunteer hiking organizations are also actively working under direction of the Tennessee State Parks in building new trail. A number of private organizations support the Cumberland Trail financially and with volunteer efforts. The list of supporters is long. Wild Trails, the Chattanooga nonprofit that directs money to building and maintaining wilderness path projects through the region; Break Away: the Alternative Break Connection; Cumberland Trail Volunteers; Lyndhurst Foundation; Anne Potter Wilson Foundation; the Cumberland Trails Conference (CTC); and the Friends of the Cumberland Trail are most active in the private sector funding,