KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The renowned night club and line dance destination Cotton Eyed Joe is giving customers a chance to design a new sign for their 30th anniversary.September 1 marks 30 years that ...

We may never know what became of Cotton Eye Joe, but the song named after him has a rich history. “Cotton Eye Joe” began as a folk song that circulated through the American South in the 1800s.

It's not his first brush with viral fame. A video of him dancing to Jennifer Lopez's "Let's Get Loud" with his husband was shared by JLo herself.

Al Dean and his All Stars of “Cotton-Eyed Joe” fame in a 1980 publicity photo: Clockwise from top left, Galen Dean, Al, Gary and Maxine. The Rangers were already playing it when he came in 1983.