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Last One Standing
- Released
- October 9, 2026
- Style
- Modern Bluegrass
- Record label
- Jackberry Jayne
- Year
- 2026
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About the Song
Last One Standing tells the story of Cleo Griffin, a man who refused to leave the home and land he loved when the TVA came to clear the way for what would become Land Between the Lakes. As the world around him changed, Cleo held his ground - becoming a symbol of the people, places and memories that could not simply be swept away. The song is a tribute to those who still carry the memories of a lost home long after it was gone.
Credits
- Songwriter
- Deanna Porterfield, Amanda Blankenship
- Lead Vocals
- Deanna Porterfield
- Harmony Vocals
- Amanda Blankenship
- Michael Cleveland
- Fiddle
- Scott Vestal
- Banjo
- Katie Blomarz
- Kimball - Upright Bass
- Tommy Norris
- Banjo
- Josh Matheny
- Dobro
- Cody Kilby
- Acoustic Guitar
Jackberry Jayne
Jackberry Jayne is a bluegrass duo rooted in telling and retelling stories where land and lives intertwine.
Jackberry Jayne is a bluegrass duo rooted in telling and retelling stories where land and lives intertwine. Formed by Deanna Porterfield and Amanda Blankenship, the project grew from a shared desire to honor the forgotten communities of Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes — places where churches, hollows, and family homes once stood before the landscape was changed forever.
Their debut album, Between the Rivers, weaves together songs of daily life, sacred spaces, displacement, and resilience. From the tolling grief of Bethel’s Bell to the spared stillness of Small White Chapel, from the steadfast voice of Last One Standing to the tender gratitude carried in Memories, Jackberry Jayne gives voice to those who left, and those who still remember. Together these songs form not an argument, but a witness. Jackberry Jayne does not seek to revive what was lost, but to remember it well — and to sing it forward.