Country singer David Allan Coe released Tennessee Whiskey in 1981. The song gained popularity after Chris Stapleton covered it in R&B on his debut album, Traveller (2015). Country Thang Daily reports that this started a social-media trend of covering Stapleton’s rendition over backing recordings.
The 2017 Home Depot carpark cover of Kris Jones singing Tennessee Whiskey is the most popular. Dayla, his daughter, requested the song to demonstrate his singing skills to her friends. Country Music Family believes the video had 70 million social media views in 14 months.