Mountain Dew, the soda pop, originally had a cartoon mascot named "Willie the Hillbilly" who always had his jug of good ol' Mountain Dew. Tag line: "It'll tickle yer innards"
He’s not plucking he’s flat picking. The amount of great musicians in Blue Grass is astounding. The vocal harmonies are also amazing. Good reaction you two. 🕊️❤🎼
Patty was from eastern KY and like Loretta Lynn was a coal miner's daughter. I think they were even distantly related. Her dad got black lung and they moved to Louisville for his medical treatments. I think she went to Fairdale high school if I'm not mistaken.
Everything Patty does is great. I didn't know how lucky i was to hear her on the radio all the time in the 90s. One of the few female Country artists that don't sound shrill to my ear. Love her.
Funny you should mention “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” Ralph Stanley (banjo picker) sang an a cappella version of “O Death” on it for which he received a Grammy in 2002, when he was about 75.
Kathie says… going waaaaaay back to the late 20’s through the mid 30s Very Early Country Music, The Carter Family singing CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN will be a great one to listen to. (grab a hankie). It is a treasure!
Molly Tuttle is an amazing current Bluegrass, Blues & Country Singer & Guitar Player... her flat-picking is out of this world. Also, her jam sessions with Tony Emmanuel was awesome.
look up Man if constant sorrow on google, The Stanley bros released the song in 1951. One of the Stanley bros sons worked on the version in the movie in 2000. @darkomtobia
My people are from the Blue ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia and western North Carolina, and made moonshine for many generations! My 5th great grandpaw was a Revolutionary War soldier who made whiskey through the latter half of the 1700's and early 1800's in North Carolina. The Cherokee nicknamed him "Little Jug", because of his short stature and his homemade whiskey.
So glad y’all have discovered the Stanley brothers. They’re legends in the blue grass genre. Try LESTER FLATT AND EARL SCRUGGS : “You are my flower “ and Rob you gotta get a pair of Tony Llama cowboy boots.
Did you know that Mountain Dew (Moonshine) runners were what started NASCAR? Check out that story. They would have fast cars to outrun the police and sometimes get together to race and see who had the fastest car.
Loads of Fun! PS-J back in the '60s & '70s, Mountain Dew Soda packaging/cans included a Hillbilly holding a jug with a cork shooting off through his hat! :)
you all are taking me back to my childhood listening to the radio in East Tennessee. Thank you so much. You all are awesome. LOL spin your partner around??? that's the Dosie doo LOL
The Stanley Brothers were highly influential in country music, specifically bluegrass music. Other hits include: "Worried Man Blues", "Finger Poppin' Time" amd "The Rank Stranger".
My cousin is Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs who, as a child star, performed in the Stanley Brothers' backing band. BTW, Bluegrass music cames from Appalachia - think Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, western North Carolina and Tennessee.
Was lucky enough to meet Ralph Stanley a few times as a teenager in his later years since Ralph lived a couple of towns over. He was an incredible player and one of the foundational artists of the bluegrass genre.
Roy Clark - Malaguena (The Odd Couple) Not bluegrass, but some mindblowing acoustic guitar work by an absolute master. Performed in front of a live audience on the set of the TV show The Odd Couple. They reference this song in the skit.
Appalachian Hillbilly music. Ralph Stanley is a legend. There used to be a program on the radio on Sunday mornings called stained glass Bluegrass. Good memories.
You should check out Marty Stuart... He encompasses Country, Bluegrass, and general historian/ambassador of music... You have seen him in one of your videos... Earl Scruggs and Friends.. Foggy Mountain Breakdown... The one where you "Discovered" Vince Gill and Steve Martin... Marty plays the guitar and mandolin... Check out Marty Stuart, Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs - Bluegrass Breakdown [Live]... For Country Marty Stuart... I suggest "Tempted"...
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys and Flatt and Scruggs are two of the greatest bluegrass bands of all time in my opinion. They are some of the originators of bluegrass. Also if you like this Stanley Brothers song, The Stanley Brothers did a great song called Rank Stranger that I think you guys might like!
Jay and Amber, actually, the banjo was not featured in this particular track. Interestingly, the banjo isn't being played at all in this. It's just a guitar and bass you hear being played on this track.
I remember Grandpa Jones singing this on The Grand Ole Opry. Forgive me for promoting my heritage, but The Balfa Brothers singing La Danse de Mardi Gras is a song in Cajun French that I think you guys would love. I only heard it for the first time a few years back, but I absolutely love it! It's in French, so you probably won't know what they are talking about, but it just encapsulates everything about our culture!
Definitely..... Roy Clark is someone you guys would love! He's an amazing musician. Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle... He could play it all! You've got to do the live so you can see him, he's such an entertainer! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My dad used to do this song. Both my parents sang and played guitar and were the entertainment at most family gatherings. They also had a couple of iteratioins of a "family band," the second of which I played bass for. Thanks for reminding me of those good times from my youth.
My grandpa used to love listening to the Stanley Brothers. I’ve always like the song Papa Don’t Whip Little Benny. Brings back so many memories of my grandpa ❤❤
Bluegrass comes from the old Irish reels. Many Irish people in the old pioneer days found themselves in the green hills of Kentucky and it reminded them of home so they stayed. Those reels were passed down from generation to generation and by the early 20th century evolved into what we now know as Bluegrass music. My ancestors have been in KY since before KY was a state so my roots here are deep and I love the old Celtic music as well as Bluegrass but I do like a bit more of the progressive Bluegrass than the traditional. One band that was great at both was New Grass Revival who formed in my hometown of Louisville. They had influences from the blues, jazz, and country/rock as well as traditional bluegrass and they fused all of that into some really great sounds.
You've heard the harmony singer, Ralph Stanley, before. Remember in "O Brother Where Art Thou", the creepy song about death that was sung at the Klan rally? That's him. Next Stops, Bluegrass Edition: The Stanley Brothers, "Rank Stranger" Claire Lynch, "Sweetheart Darlin' of Mine" (perfect for Female Friday) Alison Krauss and Union Station, "Choctaw Hayride" (instrumental)
Molly Tuttle and Billie Strings are incredibly talented. They are the future of bluegrass. Check them out, together or with their own bands. They will blow you away with their talent!!!
You should react to the video of Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Earl Scruggs and Friends. I've always liked the tune whether played solo or duet, but I love this version and the notable people playing - including one of Jay's favorite Oklahomans.
Ralph Stanley was my Mother's favorite bluegrass musician! I love his "Old Time Pickin'" collection. If y'all want to hear some progressive and awesome bluegrass, give Billy Strings a listen. ♥
K ART H Whitley WHI Tl EY Keith Whitley? Hey, does that sir miss me when will hold on? I am going horribly breaks it down. Good dare miss me when i'm gone back keith sweetly all right question mark
I'm hoping that if you're welcome at your walking software W IA OK softly. So FTL y that'll be the song. The video is so good it's kentucky headhunters they do walk softly the videos x
Ralph and Carter Stanley were pioneers of bluegrass. If you really want to hear something beautiful, check out their version of "O Beautiful Star of Bethlehem". That was Ralph Stanley singing "O Death" in "O Brother Were Art Thou?" Check out Grandpa Jones version of "Good Old Mountain Dew".
I saw Ralph Stanley live way back when. I remember him saying that what people refer to as blue grass is what he knows as mountain music. It was like blue grass was a relatively new term to him.
There’s a Ralph Stanley Museum in a little town, Clintwood, in the western corner of Virginia. That area of Virginia and Kentucky was home to the Hatfields and McCoys of the famous feud.
Stringbean was more folk/country than bluegrass. He played banjo in the old clawhammer style rather than the Earl Scruggs three-finger style most often heard in bluegrass.
The Stanley Brothers were right after the Monroe Brothers in the first generation of bluegrass. Carter Stanley was a flatpicker on guitar. Appalachian guitarists were famous for amazing fast flatpick leads.
They could also check out a group like the Mills Brothers. A black jazz quartet who had their own radio program in 1930. Some songs to check out would be Paper Doll, You Always Hurt the One You Love, Glow Worm, Up A Lazy River.
I love the performance at the Carnegie Hall jazz concert in 1938. It is a bit long ( almost 10 minutes) but worth every second of it. Each type of instrument was given its own solo but they all complimented each other. Gene Krupa on drums introduced each section. I would like to have heard more of him. Big fan. I think I'll find my copy and swing to it tonight.
It was in the news today that the amazing banjo player Roni Stoneman of The Stonemans family band died this week. She got famous on the 70s TV show “Hee Haw“- I didn’t know that was her! Good songs are “Goin’ Up Cripple Creek” by the Stonemans or Roni Stoneman’s “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” & “Lonesome Road Blues”
'Those that refuse it are few'. Lemme tell ya, when I was in the Navy there was this Chief Petty Officer who was from W. Virginia, and every time he went home on leave, he'd come back with a few jugs of moonshine. That stuff was smoooooooooooooooooth........but strooooooooooong!!!!
Appalachian Blue Grass!!! I'm from Missouri, I'm 54 now but when i was a kid, my grandmother along with her sister and two brothers used to play this song along with many other old blue grass tunes every Wednesday night, took turns at each others house each week. You Brought back so many good memories, Thanks Love You Both!!!
The Stanleys grew up one "holler" over from the Carter family... A.P., Sara, Maybelle, and June. Western Virginia, the crucible of both country and bluegrass music, is absolutely full of music history. I was fortunate enough to see Ralph... and am so blessed to have had that opportunity.
Believe it or not, Steve Martin, comedian/actor, plays a hell of a banjo. He used to incorporate it into his standup act. He is a very good banjo player.
Back in the mid '80s there was a little bar in Columbus called the Bluegrass Palace, and it was directly across the street from a biker bar. There was a band that we would go to see that alternated their sets, first rock and roll, then country & western mixed with bluegrass. During the C&W sets, biker couples would come over to dance, then go back across the street when the set was over. This song always got played, and I loved to watch them clogging in their boots. ❤
Patty Loveless and Ricky Skaggs’ “Daniel Prayed” is excellent!!! Also echo others’ suggestions of Patty and Ralph Stanley “Pretty Polly” and Patty’s “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”. All are fantastic!
Ok, if you want to see some fast licks in Bluegrass you have to check out Country Boy by Ricky Skaggs. Do the video which features Bill Monroe who is known as the Father of Bluegrass. He basically invented the genre out of the hills of Kentucky. The video even features Break Dancers which was huge at the time the song came out. It will make you SMILE.
Check out Fogelberg's bluegrass album "High Country Snows." He went to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival once and Herb Peterson missed his airplane. "So the guys looked at me and said, 'You're in the band.' I told them I hadn't played any of that stuff since Nashville but they insisted so we went in a trailer and worked up some tunes. The crowd loved it and it was so-much-fun. I knew I had to make a bluegrass album. So I gave my secretary a list of guys that would be my dream band and they all said they'd do it." It gave a young rising talent named Vince Gill a lot of exposure and guys like Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs and Flux Douglas already ruled the genre. Maybe check out the cuts "Down The Road/Mountain Pass" and "Go Down Easy."
I'm a huge fan of Gillian Welch and her partner David Rawlings. I saw them live about 20 years ago and they were amazing. A mix of bluegrass, Appalachian, country, and Americana. "Caleb Meyer" and "Tear My Stillhouse Down" are a couple of suggestions. Gillian also sang two songs and was an associate producer on the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack.
Another two great band from my neighborhood in East Tennessee; 'Frauline' The Tennessee Bluegrass Band! And the Empty Bottle Stringband; 'Stop Kickin My Dog Around" :) What actual Bluegrass musicians wear, suits and ties & regular clothes!!
Wow reminds me of my Dad he loved bluegrass music the Stanley Brothers was my father's distant cousins my dad was from mountains of southwest VA a town called Coeburn
Hey guys. I am a descendant of Ralph and Carter Stanley. You mentioned Soggy Bottom Boys. Carter wrote Man of Constant Sorry. Ralph performs the song Oh Death in the movie. Big fan of the channel
They missed the best line of the song. I don't remember who sang it but the version I remember had a line in it "My Uncle Bill had a still on the hill to brew up a gallon or two, now the buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can't fly from smelling that good old mountain dew.
If the both of you want to react to some more banjo music, please react to the music and TV performances of Grandpa Jones. He was from Boston, Massachusetts, but Jones was a “traditionalist” when it came to Country music. That did not mean that his music did not have an edge to it in the late-1940s and early-1950s. In 1951, Grandpa Jones put his music career on the line, and recorded “I’m No Communist”. By modern standards, the song was many years ahead of its time. Another good song by Grandpa Jones is “Old Rattler”, which to some listeners, may be a veiled reference to an interracial relationship. Grandpa Jones also has a legitimate case of being an “early influence” on Rock music, with his song, “Grandpa’s Boogie”.
Jay abd Amber, this New Jersey girl never heard a lick of Blue Grass till I met my then husband. He introduced me this wonderful sound. It's a part of American history and how this music came from Ireland. Ralph and Carter Stanley are American treasures.
Flatt and Scruggs is a great bluegrass group "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" from the Bonnie and Clyde movie is the best version and "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is another one to check out
*VIRGINIA PROUD!!!* The Stanley Brothers are from Dickenson County, VA. That is about as far west you can go in Virginia without stepping foot in Kentucky...LOL
For female Friday checkout Molly Tuttle. She's been the bluegrass guitarist of the year a couple times, first female to win the award. She won a Grammy this year for her album Crooked Tree. Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, I think you guys would love it.
It is so great to see you featuring Bluegrass Music, I could come up with dozens of suggestions, but I do see another lister has suggested Allison Krauss and Union Station. Two of my favorites from them is "Tiny Broken Heart", and "Bright Sunny South". I strongly recommend them.
Won't say where, but I knew where you could drive up the mountain in east Tennessee, put a fiver on the stump, come back a half hour later and pick up your half gallon of that good old mountain dew. Quality stuff.
You should check out J.J. Cale. According to Wikipedia "he is one of the originators of the Tulsa sound." (as in Tulsa Oklahoma of course!). What is the Tulsa sound? "The Tulsa sound is a popular musical style that originated in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the second half of the twentieth century.[1] It is a mix of blues, blues rock, country, rock and roll and swamp pop sounds of the late 1950s and early 1960s." A few of my favourites from JJ Cale are 'Call Me the Breeze' (covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd) "Clyde', 'Crazy Mama' and 'After Midnight' (covered by Eric Clapton).
Another great Brothers group are the Statler Brothers. Check out their big hits Flowers on the Wall and Do You Remember These. Frequently performed with Johnny Cash and the Carter Family. Great harmonies.
You guys should check out Grandpa Jones' original version of this song. Amber, he plays the banjo and is a Grand Ole Opry Legend and Country and Western Pioneer.
Hello Jay & Amber, I'm so glad You enjoyed listening to The Stanley Brothers. I felt sure Amber would find a little nostalgia listening to this tune, because of growing up listening to bluegrass music. And since you've asked for more, I'd like to suggest another artist to give a listen, if interested. *"Earl Scruggs, Skaggs, Kraus, Gill, Marty Stuart, Roy Huskey" (by the channel: Jan Johansson Acoustic Music)* --Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Kraus, Marty Stuart, and Roy Huskey shared their musical prowess on the iconic stage of the "Grand Ole' Opry". Their collaboration was a harmonious blend of bluegrass, country and folk music. These remarkable artists left an indelible impact on the Opry and continue to inspire generations of music lovers. This was a beautiful walk down memory lane for me as well. So, thanks for sharing and we appreciate you two. peace out~
Guys, be patient, Jay/Amber are doing a great job, with love & respect. Plz respect them as well. Been watching since A joined, love this sweet family! God Bless❤
As a descendant of the The Stanley Brothers I sincerely appreciate the positive reaction.
Nothing like them, irreplaceable ❤
That’s some nice genes you got there. ✌️
My father Bobby Stanley was a distant cousin of the Stanley Bros. Love this music nothing else like it
what did you like best - how he mocked country people? How he ignored that amazing guitaring so he could mock?
Same, as a cousin of Doc Watson.
Mountain Dew, the soda pop, originally had a cartoon mascot named "Willie the Hillbilly" who always had his jug of good ol' Mountain Dew. Tag line: "It'll tickle yer innards"
If you're old enough to remember that, I loved the original taste, not so much in a long time.
My cousin Nina Musen designed the bottle graphic for Mountain Dew.
Flatt and Scruggs are a fantastic bluegrass band!
Ballad Of Jed Clampett aka theme song of the t.v. show Beverly Hillbillies
Pike County Breakdown
I could stand to hear some Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Flatt & Scruggs right NOW!
Check out foggy mountain breakdown by Flatt and Scrugs.
They've already reacted to Foggy Mountain Breakdown though Scruggs performing with Steve Martin.
He’s not plucking he’s flat picking. The amount of great musicians in Blue Grass is astounding. The vocal harmonies are also amazing. Good reaction you two. 🕊️❤🎼
TENNESSEE STUD - Doc Watson
He preferred to call his music “Ol’ Timey” as opposed to Bluegrass. Great storyteller. Legendary
Preferably his performance on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album, "The Circle"
Patty Loveless "You'll Never leave Harlan Alive" . This is one of the best bluegrass songs I've ever heard! About the mines in Kentucky.
Patty was from eastern KY and like Loretta Lynn was a coal miner's daughter. I think they were even distantly related. Her dad got black lung and they moved to Louisville for his medical treatments. I think she went to Fairdale high school if I'm not mistaken.
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Agreed!! The live version she performed at Merlefest in NC will absolutely haunt you it is so emotionally charged and beautiful!!
Everything Patty does is great. I didn't know how lucky i was to hear her on the radio all the time in the 90s. One of the few female Country artists that don't sound shrill to my ear. Love her.
Give Allison Krauss and Union Station a listen. Allison has won 25 Grammy awards if I’m not mistaken. They were featured quite a bit in Oh Brother.
YES!!!
Definitely
"So Long, So Wrong" please.
Ralph sang the red KKK part
"Every Time You Say Goodbye" is very early Alison Krauss. Saw her live back in the late 80s with her band Union Station.
Roy Clark is amazing, he is a master with any stringed instrument. Can you please get some of his videos?
Malagueña
I’ve been suggesting Roy Clark for 2 years! I think they are the only reactors on RUclips that haven’t done any of his music.
Yes please. Master guitarist.
@@elizabethfranco1284 Yes, Roy Clark's performance of "Malaguena" on "The Odd Couple."
@@kevinhouse4376 This is the best performance as he is doing on a steel stringed acoustic guitar..... the speed is mind numbing....
Funny you should mention “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” Ralph Stanley (banjo picker) sang an a cappella version of “O Death” on it for which he received a Grammy in 2002, when he was about 75.
Kathie says… going waaaaaay back to the late 20’s through the mid 30s Very Early Country Music, The Carter Family singing CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN will be a great one to listen to. (grab a hankie). It is a treasure!
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Molly Tuttle is an amazing current Bluegrass, Blues & Country Singer & Guitar Player... her flat-picking is out of this world. Also, her jam sessions with Tony Emmanuel was awesome.
I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow and O Death, both from O Brother, were done by the Stanley Brothers way back when. Check em out.
Or just do the movie :)
Dan Tyminski did Man Of Constant Sorrow.
look up Man if constant sorrow on google, The Stanley bros released the song in 1951. One of the Stanley bros sons worked on the version in the movie in 2000. @darkomtobia
My people are from the Blue ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia and western North Carolina, and made moonshine for many generations! My 5th great grandpaw was a Revolutionary War soldier who made whiskey through the latter half of the 1700's and early 1800's in North Carolina. The Cherokee nicknamed him "Little Jug", because of his short stature and his homemade whiskey.
So glad y’all have discovered the Stanley brothers. They’re legends in the blue grass genre. Try LESTER FLATT AND EARL SCRUGGS : “You are my flower “ and Rob you gotta get a pair of Tony Llama cowboy boots.
Don't sleep on the speed and precision of the guitar playing. Metal players owe a great deal respect to bluegrass players
Flat picking is insane....I'm currently learning to do it. Very difficult and the precision needed...
Many unsung guitarist went unrecognized.
I always considered bluegrass to be the speed metal of country.
Yep if your a player you've got apricate the skill level.
Did you know that Mountain Dew (Moonshine) runners were what started NASCAR? Check out that story. They would have fast cars to outrun the police and sometimes get together to race and see who had the fastest car.
But this picture is of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs I believe.(Beverly Hillbillies)
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys should be next on your list, they are awesome!
The King Of Western Swing!
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You folks need to look up Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Go all the way back to 1947 and listen to Roly Poly or Take Me Back to Tulsa.
Bob Wills was known for starting the Texas Swing music
Nothing makes me feel better than some Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys!
The King Of Texas and Western Swing!
Loads of Fun! PS-J back in the '60s & '70s, Mountain Dew Soda packaging/cans included a Hillbilly holding a jug with a cork shooting off through his hat! :)
you all are taking me back to my childhood listening to the radio in East Tennessee. Thank you so much. You all are awesome. LOL spin your partner around??? that's the Dosie doo LOL
"Pretty Polly" by Ralph Stanley and Patty Loveless live version is superb!
My favorite 😍
Yes I wish they do that version its great!
The Stanley Brothers were highly influential in country music, specifically bluegrass music. Other hits include:
"Worried Man Blues", "Finger Poppin' Time" amd "The Rank Stranger".
I love "Rank Stranger" I second your suggestion.
My cousin is Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs who, as a child star, performed in the Stanley Brothers' backing band. BTW, Bluegrass music cames from Appalachia - think Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, western North Carolina and Tennessee.
I've seen RUclips clips of Ricky performing with Flatt and Scruggs too age 7.
Someone else suggested Allison Krauss and I definitely second that. Billy Strings and Marcus King are both great too.
Was lucky enough to meet Ralph Stanley a few times as a teenager in his later years since Ralph lived a couple of towns over. He was an incredible player and one of the foundational artists of the bluegrass genre.
Roy Clark - Malaguena (The Odd Couple)
Not bluegrass, but some mindblowing acoustic guitar work by an absolute master. Performed in front of a live audience on the set of the TV show The Odd Couple. They reference this song in the skit.
Yes! This!
Growing up in Georgia, I heard singing like this a lot growing up. I absolutely love it. 😍
Same here....I was born and raised in northeast Georgia and heard a lot of these old tunes.
Appalachian Hillbilly music. Ralph Stanley is a legend. There used to be a program on the radio on Sunday mornings called stained glass Bluegrass. Good memories.
Ralph Stanley and Patty Loveless singing Pretty Polly
I’m a huge Stanley Brothers and Ralph with the Clinch Mountain Boys and agree,, Pretty Polly is one of my favorites, that duet is fantastic.
You should check out Marty Stuart... He encompasses Country, Bluegrass, and general historian/ambassador of music... You have seen him in one of your videos... Earl Scruggs and Friends.. Foggy Mountain Breakdown... The one where you "Discovered" Vince Gill and Steve Martin... Marty plays the guitar and mandolin... Check out Marty Stuart, Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs - Bluegrass Breakdown [Live]...
For Country Marty Stuart... I suggest "Tempted"...
Ricky Skaggs! The god of string instruments! 🔥
@@seanswinton6242 Yep... He was the main reason I chose that one... Plenty more of them together too...
Love Marty!
Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys and Flatt and Scruggs are two of the greatest bluegrass bands of all time in my opinion. They are some of the originators of bluegrass. Also if you like this Stanley Brothers song, The Stanley Brothers did a great song called Rank Stranger that I think you guys might like!
Also Bill Monroe has become known as the Father of Bluegrass Music. Blue Moon of Kentucky is a classic.
@@rayj1011 I agree. Blue Moon of Kentucky is an American treasure of a recording.
Roy Clark played banjo and any thing with strings,including guitar and fiddle.He was on Hee Haw,you would be amazed at his skill!
The Dillards There Is A Time. Beautiful bluegrass song.
Oh yes.
I always call them The Darlings. Dooley!
Jay and Amber, actually, the banjo was not featured in this particular track. Interestingly, the banjo isn't being played at all in this. It's just a guitar and bass you hear being played on this track.
Grandpa Jones' Original Version of this song is the one that features the banjo.
I remember Grandpa Jones singing this on The Grand Ole Opry. Forgive me for promoting my heritage, but The Balfa Brothers singing La Danse de Mardi Gras is a song in Cajun French that I think you guys would love. I only heard it for the first time a few years back, but I absolutely love it! It's in French, so you probably won't know what they are talking about, but it just encapsulates everything about our culture!
Definitely..... Roy Clark is someone you guys would love! He's an amazing musician. Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle... He could play it all! You've got to do the live so you can see him, he's such an entertainer! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My dad used to do this song. Both my parents sang and played guitar and were the entertainment at most family gatherings. They also had a couple of iteratioins of a "family band," the second of which I played bass for. Thanks for reminding me of those good times from my youth.
Just for giggles, a lot of Blue Grass music refer to moonshine as mountain dew. Mostly to fool the feds who looking for their still.
My grandpa used to love listening to the Stanley Brothers. I’ve always like the song Papa Don’t Whip Little Benny. Brings back so many memories of my grandpa ❤❤
Bluegrass comes from the old Irish reels. Many Irish people in the old pioneer days found themselves in the green hills of Kentucky and it reminded them of home so they stayed. Those reels were passed down from generation to generation and by the early 20th century evolved into what we now know as Bluegrass music. My ancestors have been in KY since before KY was a state so my roots here are deep and I love the old Celtic music as well as Bluegrass but I do like a bit more of the progressive Bluegrass than the traditional. One band that was great at both was New Grass Revival who formed in my hometown of Louisville. They had influences from the blues, jazz, and country/rock as well as traditional bluegrass and they fused all of that into some really great sounds.
You've heard the harmony singer, Ralph Stanley, before. Remember in "O Brother Where Art Thou", the creepy song about death that was sung at the Klan rally? That's him. Next Stops, Bluegrass Edition:
The Stanley Brothers, "Rank Stranger"
Claire Lynch, "Sweetheart Darlin' of Mine" (perfect for Female Friday)
Alison Krauss and Union Station, "Choctaw Hayride" (instrumental)
O Death, I would call a heartfelt plea.
Molly Tuttle and Billie Strings are incredibly talented. They are the future of bluegrass. Check them out, together or with their own bands. They will blow you away with their talent!!!
Absolutely! They both need to be on your list. Both incredible!
You should react to the video of Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Earl Scruggs and Friends. I've always liked the tune whether played solo or duet, but I love this version and the notable people playing - including one of Jay's favorite Oklahomans.
They already have.
Ralph Stanley was my Mother's favorite bluegrass musician! I love his "Old Time Pickin'" collection. If y'all want to hear some progressive and awesome bluegrass, give Billy Strings a listen. ♥
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K ART H Whitley WHI Tl EY Keith Whitley? Hey, does that sir miss me when will hold on? I am going horribly breaks it down. Good dare miss me when i'm gone back keith sweetly all right question mark
I'm hoping that if you're welcome at your walking software W IA OK softly. So FTL y that'll be the song. The video is so good it's kentucky headhunters they do walk softly the videos x
Billy Strings is my obsession for the past 3 years lol....can't get enough
Mumford and sons "I will wait", Band from across the pond playing Blue Grass. Allison Krauss and union Station "When You Say Nothing At All."
Im from VA, I had a friend in high school whose dad was repeatedly arrested for making that 'good ol' mountain dew.
Ralph and Carter Stanley were pioneers of bluegrass. If you really want to hear something beautiful, check out their version of "O Beautiful Star of Bethlehem". That was Ralph Stanley singing "O Death" in "O Brother Were Art Thou?" Check out Grandpa Jones version of "Good Old Mountain Dew".
I saw Ralph Stanley live way back when. I remember him saying that what people refer to as blue grass is what he knows as mountain music. It was like blue grass was a relatively new term to him.
A minute of the Stanley Brothers and yer gal's mountain accent is right out there front and center!
There’s a Ralph Stanley Museum in a little town, Clintwood, in the western corner of Virginia. That area of Virginia and Kentucky was home to the Hatfields and McCoys of the famous feud.
My suggestion for bluegrass is a man known as Stringbean…he might not have been the father of the genre but he can sure pick a mean banjo
Stringbean was more folk/country than bluegrass. He played banjo in the old clawhammer style rather than the Earl Scruggs three-finger style most often heard in bluegrass.
Boy, I remember him! Always had those saggy drawers.😂
The Stanley Brothers were right after the Monroe Brothers in the first generation of bluegrass. Carter Stanley was a flatpicker on guitar. Appalachian guitarists were famous for amazing fast flatpick leads.
Another genre you haven’t done is Big Band from the 1930s & 1940s. Try Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman.
They could also check out a group like the Mills Brothers. A black jazz quartet who had their own radio program in 1930. Some songs to check out would be Paper Doll, You Always Hurt the One You Love, Glow Worm, Up A Lazy River.
Great suggestion!
I love the performance at the Carnegie Hall jazz concert in 1938. It is a bit long ( almost 10 minutes) but worth every second of it. Each type of instrument was given its own solo but they all complimented each other. Gene Krupa on drums introduced each section. I would like to have heard more of him. Big fan. I think I'll find my copy and swing to it tonight.
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Then they could do The Glen Miller Story on the other channel.
It was in the news today that the amazing banjo player Roni Stoneman of The Stonemans family band died this week. She got famous on the 70s TV show “Hee Haw“- I didn’t know that was her!
Good songs are “Goin’ Up Cripple Creek” by the Stonemans or Roni Stoneman’s “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” & “Lonesome Road Blues”
'Those that refuse it are few'. Lemme tell ya, when I was in the Navy there was this Chief Petty Officer who was from W. Virginia, and every time he went home on leave, he'd come back with a few jugs of moonshine. That stuff was smoooooooooooooooooth........but strooooooooooong!!!!
Appalachian Blue Grass!!! I'm from Missouri, I'm 54 now but when i was a kid, my grandmother along with her sister and two brothers used to play this song along with many other old blue grass tunes every Wednesday night, took turns at each others house each week. You Brought back so many good memories, Thanks Love You Both!!!
The Stanley Brothers are iconic. They are pickin' and grinnin'.🙂
Ralph Stanley, " God saves old sinners" touches my heart and soul. Especially now.
We used to sing this song at summer camp back during the 1970's
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The Stanleys grew up one "holler" over from the Carter family... A.P., Sara, Maybelle, and June. Western Virginia, the crucible of both country and bluegrass music, is absolutely full of music history. I was fortunate enough to see Ralph... and am so blessed to have had that opportunity.
Believe it or not, Steve Martin, comedian/actor, plays a hell of a banjo. He used to incorporate it into his standup act. He is a very good banjo player.
Back in the mid '80s there was a little bar in Columbus called the Bluegrass Palace, and it was directly across the street from a biker bar. There was a band that we would go to see that alternated their sets, first rock and roll, then country & western mixed with bluegrass. During the C&W sets, biker couples would come over to dance, then go back across the street when the set was over. This song always got played, and I loved to watch them clogging in their boots. ❤
Stanley Brother songs were a major part of the O Brother soundtrack
Patty Loveless and Ricky Skaggs’ “Daniel Prayed” is excellent!!! Also echo others’ suggestions of Patty and Ralph Stanley “Pretty Polly” and Patty’s “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”. All are fantastic!
Ok, if you want to see some fast licks in Bluegrass you have to check out Country Boy by Ricky Skaggs. Do the video which features Bill Monroe who is known as the Father of Bluegrass. He basically invented the genre out of the hills of Kentucky. The video even features Break Dancers which was huge at the time the song came out. It will make you SMILE.
Good choice!
Check out Fogelberg's bluegrass album "High Country Snows." He went to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival once and Herb Peterson missed his airplane. "So the guys looked at me and said, 'You're in the band.' I told them I hadn't played any of that stuff since Nashville but they insisted so we went in a trailer and worked up some tunes. The crowd loved it and it was so-much-fun. I knew I had to make a bluegrass album. So I gave my secretary a list of guys that would be my dream band and they all said they'd do it." It gave a young rising talent named Vince Gill a lot of exposure and guys like Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs and Flux Douglas already ruled the genre. Maybe check out the cuts "Down The Road/Mountain Pass" and "Go Down Easy."
Yay! My Kin. RIP Ralph Stanley.
Listen to "Oh Death", "Rabbit in a log", and "Angel Band"
I'm a huge fan of Gillian Welch and her partner David Rawlings. I saw them live about 20 years ago and they were amazing. A mix of bluegrass, Appalachian, country, and Americana. "Caleb Meyer" and "Tear My Stillhouse Down" are a couple of suggestions. Gillian also sang two songs and was an associate producer on the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack.
Wearin' cowboy boots makes you feel like you could kick everyone's ass! YEEHAW!😂🤣❤️✌️
What can get lost in all this is the incredible talent that it takes to flatpick the guitar like that - and the flawless harmony...!
Another two great band from my neighborhood in East Tennessee; 'Frauline' The Tennessee Bluegrass Band! And the Empty Bottle Stringband; 'Stop Kickin My Dog Around" :) What actual Bluegrass musicians wear, suits and ties & regular clothes!!
Toe tapping good! My feet had a mind of their own from the first note. Thanks
That's some knee slapping music right there love it guys wow, ✌️❤️🌎🙂
Wow reminds me of my Dad he loved bluegrass music the Stanley Brothers was my father's distant cousins my dad was from mountains of southwest VA a town called Coeburn
Hey guys. I am a descendant of Ralph and Carter Stanley. You mentioned Soggy Bottom Boys. Carter wrote Man of Constant Sorry. Ralph performs the song Oh Death in the movie. Big fan of the channel
They missed the best line of the song. I don't remember who sang it but the version I remember had a line in it "My Uncle Bill had a still on the hill to brew up a gallon or two, now the buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can't fly from smelling that good old mountain dew.
If the both of you want to react to some more banjo music, please react to the music and TV performances of Grandpa Jones. He was from Boston, Massachusetts, but Jones was a “traditionalist” when it came to Country music. That did not mean that his music did not have an edge to it in the late-1940s and early-1950s. In 1951, Grandpa Jones put his music career on the line, and recorded “I’m No Communist”. By modern standards, the song was many years ahead of its time.
Another good song by Grandpa Jones is “Old Rattler”, which to some listeners, may be a veiled reference to an interracial relationship.
Grandpa Jones also has a legitimate case of being an “early influence” on Rock music, with his song, “Grandpa’s Boogie”.
My great grandpa used to make his own moonshine, and he lived in Oklahoma, lol.
Jay abd Amber, this New Jersey girl never heard a lick of Blue Grass till I met my then husband. He introduced me this wonderful sound. It's a part of American history and how this music came from Ireland. Ralph and Carter Stanley are American treasures.
Flatt and Scruggs is a great bluegrass group "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" from the Bonnie and Clyde movie is the best version and "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is another one to check out
*VIRGINIA PROUD!!!* The Stanley Brothers are from Dickenson County, VA. That is about as far west you can go in Virginia without stepping foot in Kentucky...LOL
Oh my gosh I LOVE BLUEGRASS!! It always makes you want to dance!
I have to commend Rob Squad for reacting to a wide variety of music styles. Not what I'd expect from a Millennial couple. 😊
Might not believe it, but, there wouldn't be any rock and roll without the forerunner of blue grass.
ANYTHING by Flatts and Scruggs!
Cripple Creek!!
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For female Friday checkout Molly Tuttle. She's been the bluegrass guitarist of the year a couple times, first female to win the award. She won a Grammy this year for her album Crooked Tree. Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, I think you guys would love it.
It is so great to see you featuring Bluegrass Music, I could come up with dozens of suggestions, but I do see another lister has suggested Allison Krauss and Union Station. Two of my favorites from them is "Tiny Broken Heart", and "Bright Sunny South". I strongly recommend them.
The musicianship is astonishing.
They have a lot of great music.
Now I love classic country, this is great banjo, guitar picking & harmonising. I love this music. Looks like you too. Thanks
Won't say where, but I knew where you could drive up the mountain in east Tennessee, put a fiver on the stump, come back a half hour later and pick up your half gallon of that good old mountain dew. Quality stuff.
You should check out J.J. Cale. According to Wikipedia "he is one of the originators of the Tulsa sound." (as in Tulsa Oklahoma of course!). What is the Tulsa sound? "The Tulsa sound is a popular musical style that originated in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the second half of the twentieth century.[1] It is a mix of blues, blues rock, country, rock and roll and swamp pop sounds of the late 1950s and early 1960s." A few of my favourites from JJ Cale are 'Call Me the Breeze' (covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd) "Clyde', 'Crazy Mama' and 'After Midnight' (covered by Eric Clapton).
Mountain Dew was one of the names for whiskey/moonshine. The original Mountain Dew soft drink was made to be used as a mixer.
Another great Brothers group are the Statler Brothers. Check out their big hits Flowers on the Wall and Do You Remember These. Frequently performed with Johnny Cash and the Carter Family. Great harmonies.
You guys should check out Grandpa Jones' original version of this song. Amber, he plays the banjo and is a Grand Ole Opry Legend and Country and Western Pioneer.
Hello Jay & Amber, I'm so glad You enjoyed listening to The Stanley Brothers. I felt sure Amber would find a little nostalgia listening to this tune, because of growing up listening to bluegrass music. And since you've asked for more, I'd like to suggest another artist to give a listen, if interested. *"Earl Scruggs, Skaggs, Kraus, Gill, Marty Stuart, Roy Huskey" (by the channel: Jan Johansson Acoustic Music)* --Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Kraus, Marty Stuart, and Roy Huskey shared their musical prowess on the iconic stage of the "Grand Ole' Opry". Their collaboration was a harmonious blend of bluegrass, country and folk music. These remarkable artists left an indelible impact on the Opry and continue to inspire generations of music lovers. This was a beautiful walk down memory lane for me as well. So, thanks for sharing and we appreciate you two. peace out~
Love blue grass!
Guys, be patient, Jay/Amber are doing a great job, with love & respect. Plz respect them as well. Been watching since A joined, love this sweet family! God Bless❤
Love these guys so much.
Jay is thinking of square dancing. That’s where you swing your partner Do Si Do