# Walmart yodeling boy (Mason Ramsey)

> A Walmart yodeling clip’s Twitter repost drew more than 50,000 retweets.

- Owner: Mason Ramsey (performer); Dana Tanner (original video)
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2018-03-24
- Milestone date: 2018-04-13
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 47 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Maker origin, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Dana Tanner posted Ramsey’s Walmart performance to Facebook. Licensed reposts, Twitter jokes and remixes preceded Ellen and a sponsored Coachella visit. A record deal followed; his separate single Famous debuted at No. 4 on Hot Country Songs.

## Timeline

- 2018-03-24 — Dana Tanner (Facebook) — Dana Tanner posted her video of Mason Ramsey singing Lovesick Blues in a Harrisburg Walmart.
- 2018-03-26 — ViralHog (YouTube) — ViralHog uploaded the performance after licensing Tanner’s video.
- 2018-03-27 — @dumbassvegan (X) — A Twitter user paired the clip with a joke about asking a Walmart employee for light bulbs.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/walmart-yodel-boy

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Walmart yodeling boy (Mason Ramsey).” Case HIS-01409. Spread Score v1.2: 47/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01409