who was the original recorder of tobacco road.?

Answer 1

"Song originally was done as a folk song. Loudermilks first Columbia-version still is one of the best performances of the song. Strong and sober. But the 45 didn't sell. Only place in the world where the record sold a little was Brisbane, Australia, where it reached a #27 position on the charts in 1960, though the flip Midnight Bus was chosen as the A-side at the time.

Loudermilk later re-recorded the song for his RCA and WB albums in a more country way."
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Answer 2

John D. Loudermilk would be my guess, since he is the one who composed it..