Alabama Waltz/ Wolves A-Howlin’
I may have paired this song and tune(s) because of the Alabama connection. The instrumental after the song is a medley of two somewhat similar tunes with identical titles that were played and recorded by an…
Read moreAlabama Waltz/ Wolves A-Howlin’
I may have paired this song and tune(s) because of the Alabama connection. The instrumental after the song is a medley of two somewhat similar tunes with identical titles that were played and recorded by an…
Read moreRed Rocking Chair
I had been hearing, singing, and playing this song ever since I started playing guitar at age 11. When I was in my late twenties I heard a version by Lily May Ledford, singing and playing a…
Read more
A SONG THAT WILL LINGER
Kate and I began giving duet concerts in the early 1980s. Everywhere we sang people would ask us if we had any recordings. Requests for a duet recording got more frequent so in 1988 we…
Read moreA recording engineer I worked with had a hard time adjusting to the fact that the real words to the first line of the chorus of Bill Harrel's song “Eatin' Out Your Hand” were
Eatin' out of your hand
You…
“Where The Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way” has been recorded in several musical styles. I’ve heard a number of bluegrass and old-time versions. The first time I heard it I was taken aback by the chorus. The real words are
…
Read moreContinuing on with Sacred Mondegreens:
Ralph Stanley recorded “Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures” several times. I particularly like the rendition where Ralph sings tenor to Roy Lee Centers and Jack Cooke sings the baritone.
There’s another version…
Read moreDo bluegrass and old-time singers mumble more when singing religious songs? Or are listeners more prone to get it wrong when hearing hymns and gospel songs? Either way I’m aware of more sacred mis-hearings than with songs with other themes.
…
Read moreBluegrass Mondegreens
Part 1
My 80th birthday is coming right up. As a present to myself and maybe, just maybe, to potential readers, I’ve taken the advice of friends and created a blog. I was resistant at first. I dislike…
Read more