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Jimmy Fallon 'almost started crying' when Thad Cockrell's song Swingin' hit No. 1
It's been quite the week for musician Thad Cockrell, who was on the verge of looking for a new career before Jimmy Fallon discovered his song Swingin, which is now No. 1 on the iTunes charts.Fallon discovered the song while he was atWainscott Hardware in Wainscott, New York, while he was still shooting The Tonight Show from home.He decided to take a chance and book Cockrell, 48, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, which lead to Swingin' reaching the top of the iTunes charts, with Fallon telling People he 'almost started crying' upon hearing the news.