Some Of My Favorite Country & Bluegrass Songs

[gsmith7158]

[gsmith7158]

[carrmillus]

...two good ones, greg!!!!............ ............

[gsmith7158]

[gsmith7158]

[gsmith7158]

...two good ones, greg!!!!............ ............

Tommy she just knocks my socks off!

[gsmith7158]

[Old Folder]

Country's been quiet for a while.
Wake up with:
Oak Ridge Boys "Fancy Free" 1981
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUT_yMKxtc

And Waylon Jennings "Waltz Me To Heaven" 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3izXATQ_QIo

[Mumbleypeg]

Here’s one I like from a local guy, in the Texas singer/songwriter tradition. When my wife was teaching first grade several years ago Max’s nephew was one of her students. He brought his Uncle Max to school for show and tell one day.

Ken

[Old Folder]

I like him Ken
And his entire group.

[jerryd6818]

Country's been quiet for a while.
Wake up with:
Oak Ridge Boys "Fancy Free" 1981

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And Waylon Jennings "Waltz Me To Heaven" 1984

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[jerryd6818]

Here’s one I like from a local guy, in the Texas singer/songwriter tradition. When my wife was teaching first grade several years ago Max’s nephew was one of her students. He brought his Uncle Max to school for show and tell one day.

Ken

Where I come from we "stayed till the last dog died".

[Mumbleypeg]

Max says the saying originated in early Texas, when a “circuit-riding” court judge would come to the county seat once every few months to preside over trials and hangings. The criminals to be hanged were referred to by the public as “dogs” and in those days sometimes there were sometimes several dogs to be hung.

BTW the fiddle player in his band is his wife, Heather. She is amazing, also plays guitar and sings and sometimes steals the show, much to Max’s delight. If you’re interested his (Max Stalling) music can be found on iTunes and YouTube.

Ken

[jerryd6818]

I couldn't tell you where our version of it came from. There were so many "sayings" in Southern Illinois and they were just part of the everyday language, passed down through the generations so no one questioned their source. Quite possibly many of them traveled with the folks that migrated there from North & South Carolina/Eastern Kentucky/Eastern Tennessee. Hard to say.

[Stanwade]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dFb1lGMvS3I

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qVpqrnDonto

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4b8tJnRNvp8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zprRZ2wFQD4

Some of my favorites..

[Stanwade]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOUuGWRryS0

[Old Folder]

Great song Ryan
First time I have heard it, thanks for sharing.

[Mumbleypeg]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOUuGWRryS0

Anything by the late great Guy Clark is outstanding! He wrote that song after he was fed up with trying to make it in the LA rat race music industry. Packed up and moved back to Texas. BTW that video is just part of the complete song.

Ryan, go to AAPK Tips and Tricks, and see jerryd’s school of YouTube posting!

Ken

Here’s the rest of it.

[Stanwade]

Thanks Ken! I’ll check that out So I can post videos better… Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt are two of my favorite old-school singer songwriters, so is Billy Joe Shaver....Did you ever see the full movie “Heart Worn Highways” with all those guys? It’s pretty awesome if you can come across it… Most of it is on YouTube pieces at a time but I actually bought the DVD for a friend a few years back for Christmas and we like watching it from time to time and having a few beers…OC—Check out more of his old videos and Townes Van Zandt… Both were true songwriting geniuses…

[TPK]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOUuGWRryS0

Cool song! Never heard that before.

[Mumbleypeg]

Ryan I haven’t seen that movie. I’ll have to look for it. I think I probably have every song Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt ever wrote. I’m also a big fan of Rodney Crowell. BTW they’re all Texans. I saw Guy Clark years ago at a small club in Dallas (Poor David’s Pub). Just him and another guitarist for several hours playing requests and conversing with the audience, just like as if it was in your living room.

If you don’t have it try to get a copy of the CD Together at the Bluebird Cafe - Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark.

Ken

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 037008FABB[/youtube]

[Stanwade]

Ken—..Rodney Crowell is one of my favorites also! U can buy the dvd of “Heart Worn Highways” on eBay, but it’s expensive as it’s out of print.. it’s as lo on YouTube in 5-10 minute videos at a time like I said in my other post.. Guy, Townes and Guy’s wife Susanne were (? spelled right) best friends for years.. I’ve seen Guy give some interviews talking about all of their shenanigans over the years, good stuff!!

[Mumbleypeg]

Speaking of their shenanigans, if you listen to nothing else from that link I posted, listen to Townes’ story about “the interfaith dental clinic”.

Ken

[Stanwade]

Ryan I haven’t seen that movie. I’ll have to look for it. I think I probably have every song Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt ever wrote. I’m also a big fan of Rodney Crowell. BTW they’re all Texans. I saw Guy Clark years ago at a small club in Dallas (Poor David’s Pub). Just him and another guitarist for several hours playing requests and conversing with the audience, just like as if it was in your living room.

If you don’t have it try to get a copy of the CD Together at the Bluebird Cafe - Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark.

Ken

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 037008FABB[/youtube]

Ken—I’m willing to bet the other guitarist was Verlon Thompson??…Guy’s sidekick for The latter part of his career (Maybe his whole career off and on)…He’s another song writing genius and guitar virtuoso…He still does small concerts at tiny venues and does private shows by request I believe

Here’s Guy and Verlon Paying tribute to Townes..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcjWeBpIbSE

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