what a great stank face as soon as she started singing. To me she is the greatest female country singer of all time. her version of this song with Chris and Morgane Stapleton is amazing. this is one of the greatest story songs of all time n country music and was chosen as the closing song each season for the great show Justified.
My Daddy wasn't a coal miner but he drove Coal trucks and also was a mechanic on the coal trucks. He would come back home and get me after he went and got his truck in the mornings when school was out for Holidays and in the summer. He gave me a CB handle.
I live in Norway now but Im from Leslie which is the next county over from Harlan. My daddy and both brothers are all coal miners. This is absolutely eastern Kentucky still to this day. I may be thousands of miles away but that holler I grew up in is still home.
Patty is from Kentucky. She is a cousin of Loretta Lynn who is also from Ky. The. Cumberland Mointains run through Kentucky. Harlan is a mining town in Eastern Ky. It has a brutal history, also known as bloody Harlan. That Bluegrass sound can touch the soul like no other!
@Missyzoogal I never claimed this song was written by Chris Stapleton. Reread what I wrote. I was making a point about how far their professional relationship goes back. "Higher than the Wall" was wriiten by Chris Stapleton in 2001 and released by Patty Lovelace in 2003.
I’m from eastern Kentucky. Both of my grandfathers were coal miners. One died from black lung and the other had a steel rod in his leg and a limp until he died from being in a mine shaft collapse. The only advice my mother’s dad gave to my dad when my parents got married was to stay the hell out of the mines.
I have been a fan of Patty's since she released her first CD. She is the last of the Appalachian queens. Her place is among other greats like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.
Harlan is deep in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. The mountains between Tennessee and Kentucky is the Cumberland Gap. Patty was born in Pikeville, KY.
IMO this is the best performance of this great song. Respect to its creator, Darrell Scott. It was a dream come true when Chris Stapleton asked Loveless to perform it with him at the 2022 CMA Awards. And Stapleton, being the quality human being he is and always honoring the music, had Darrell Scott with them on that stage.
Harlan is in Kentucky. My great grandmother came from the Cumberland Mountains. My Daddy died from black lung. Patty, I love you. Proud Kentuckian here. ❤️
"Justified" with Timothy Olyphant as Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens and Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowderwas an amazing series set in eastern Kentucky. Phenomenal show! They use this song several times. Excellent, excellent series. Well written and acted showing the some of the culture of that region. Of course there are plenty of outlaws. Great reaction!!
@@pamela1144 It's been a while since I watched it but I recall being amused by how fast they seemed to be able to travel between Lexington and Harlan. I am from Kentucky. That is a pretty substantial drive 😊
@@katrinaprescott5911 Yes, that would be funny knowing what you know. I hated all the killing, I really did, but the story and the characters were so rich, I couldn't stop watching. Mags was so good. The dance between Raylon and Boyd was something else. Couldn't stand Winona!
@@pamela1144 my whole family is from Eastern Kentucky. They did a pretty good job with the details with one notable exception: every single actor had straight, dazzlingly white teeth. That, uh, didn't fit. 🤣 It was so obvious to me that it was really distracting. Every time somebody opened their mouth I noticed those gleaming choppers.
My great uncle passed from black lung from working the eastern ky coal mines. Harlin is a small town in the eastern ky mountains. My family is from there, this song is the story of many people from the region.
She was a cousin of Loretta Lynn’s. Some of her other songs are “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am”, “Pretty Polly”, with Ralph Stanley, and “How Can I Help You Say Goodbye”. She’s one of my favorite female singers
The family's in those areas struggle more now that the work is gone and when you go into small towns like that you have stepped back in time where respect and honor is a way of life love my mountain family may bless and keep you all
A magnificent musical tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by countless Americans in their attempt to contribute stark, honest and withering resolve , for not only their families , but indeed for this magnificent country itself . This extraordinary artist took us beyond beauty ..... a place so seldom visited .
You asked to hear more from Patty when you watch her sing with Vince Gill at George Jones funeral. She has a wonderful catalog of music. You would probably love her singing with Chris Stapleton. They did a wonderful job performing her song You Don’t Even Know Who I Am.
Harlen, Kentucky, major coal mining area. You did Vince Gill when he did the George Jones Memorial, "Go rest High on that Mountain." This is the same Patty Loveless that sang with Vince when he had a hard time getting thru it. She is one of the queens of country music, for sure.
Both of my grandfathers mined coal in the Appalachian mountains. One was injured working underground and the other died of Black Lung (emphysema) due to inhaling coal dust for years. Patti's version of this classic always brings me to tears.
You have heard Patty sing with Vince Gill on Go Rest High on This Mountain and When I Call Your Name. Rolling Stine magazine named her #177 on it's list of the best 200 singers of all time.
Went to Harlan twice this past year. Most beautiful place, and the people are so kind. My Mother was born there and my Grandfather a coal miner. This song and Patty’s version is my favorite song ever.
Such great story telling with beautiful music and vocals that r pure fire. Patti is unmatched. Thank u so much for getting to this song. She has a great catalog of music.
Cumberland in Southeastern Kentucky, A waterfall on the Cumberland River is better known as the Cumberland Falls, A beautiful place! All of Kentucky is beautiful!
Patty is a true artist. You must check out more of her tracks! Also noteworthy here is the fantastic Carmella Ramsey providing perfect harmonies and slaying the fiddle. The honesty and authenticity that comes with Patty's bluegrass career is incomparable.
Coal dust is very hard to filter out. They pay well but you know your trading time off your life was well. I have to set up machinery in mines, it took weeks to cough up that dust.
Cumberland Mountains are near Harlan County Kentucky. The Cumberland Gap was used by Daniel Boone to bring settlers into what was then the western frontier.
My family is from Kentucky as well as myself. Grew up with the Cumberland Mtns as my backyard. My grandpa was president of the United Mine Workers in KY. My dad worked in the mines. Died from black lung disease. It's a terrible death where your body smothers itself. One of my brothers has it now. You really do go to work knowing it's one day going to kill you. This song rings true and hurts my soul each time I hear it.
The Cumberland reference may be the Cumberland gap, on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, a gap between the mountains where people could travel through. Or there is a small town near Harlan called Cumberland. The coal mine owners were all out-of-state, wealthy business men. Most of the workers were either immediately local or from throughout the region. There were always worker/owner conflicts and there were numerous battles to unionize. My people were from that region.
The "Cumberlands" refers to the Cumberland Mountain range of the Appalachian Mountains. It runs through Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and part of West Virginia. The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the Cumberlands about where the tri- borders of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet.
@@teresadavidson3706 The winding creeks that formed the steep, narrow valleys ("hollers" -- or "hollows") in that area all flow into the Cumberland River. So, the "Cumberland Mountains" describe that part of the Appalachians in the Cumberland River drainage.
Years ago, mountain folk didn't know what mineral rights were and therefore, sold their rights to the minerals sitting right under their 'feet'. Many thought they were keeping their homes and land. Too late, they found out they "sold" their futures for a few hundred dollars and ended up losing just about everything anyway.
You also had people lost everything they had when the US government condemned their land for the TVA or the National Park Service in the depression. Stole their land that had farms and orchards that they made a living on. They were paid very low for it or exchanged for land that was no good for farming.
Cumberland Gap, it's near where Kentucky,Virginia and Tennessee meet. Daniel Boone cut the wilderness road through that pass to extended to the new territories out of the 13 colonies.The gap was very strategic during the civil war.
Proud coalminers daughter from Harlan Ky. To this day people still don’t own mineral rights to their own land. Cumberland is actually a town in Harlan County.
Hi LB. Harland Country is indeed in Kentucky. Patty is actually a cousin to the Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn. I am going to leave you a link to another song from this same live performance, It shows a different side of Patty's music, as it is a bit more upbeat. Hope you enjoy it. ruclips.net/video/Nj67hHp5GQ0/видео.html
Patty sang with Vince Gill in several of his videos but she did it with no recognition, per her choice. Their harmonies are amazing!! She has an awesome discography and just about any song you pick will be amazing.
Patti Loveless, Chris Stapleton sang this at an award show. You should watch it. Stapleton is also from eastern Kentucky. Cotton won't grow in eastern Kentucky. When coal was discovered in the early 1900's, that's when the Italians , black people, and the Jews came to eastern Kentucky. The settlers were Scots-Irish. My family came through the Gap of the Cumberland Mountains almost 200 years ago. It was before the Revolutionary War.
I've been to a family graveyard on a hillside near Harlan... this song touches my soul with 300 years of history there. Family pictures reflect the abject poverty at the turn of the last century.
Short story from North Caroline where i dated a gal for a couple of years. Her family history was similar to mine. As we discovered, about 5 generations back a direct male ancestor of mine had relations with her female ancestor. When it became obvious that she was pregnant. He father shot and killed the young man. Apparently, there was a long history between the families.
Pikeville is one of the biggest mine lived there my whole life 4th generation Carpenter family there's so much history of all this nations past that still echos in them mountains
My grandpa worked in the coal mines in Virginia! The mining company owned everything in the town! The miners were paid by script and could only spend it in the town so everything he made was given back to the company! He left that part of Virginia when his sons got old enough to go into the mines which was 12! He died of black lung disease when he was in his 50’s!
Theyre still mining where i come from. This song is off Patty Lovelace's 'Mountain Soul (I)' album. The whole album is fire! ❤ Thank you mrlboyd, u know there's a version of this song with Patty & Chris Stapleton, eh? ;-) 😊
When Patty recorded this, she found it very difficult. The producer placed a picture of her father in front of her and told her to sing the song to him. Her father was a coal miner who didn't leave Harlan alive.
Cumberland Mountains run through Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and western WV. Cumberland plateau is the western boundary of the Tennessee valley and on the east side are the smokey mountains (Appalachian). This lifestyle was going on up until the early 1980's. Actually its still is
The Cumberland river is in Kentucky, along with the Cumberland Gap (or pass) that separates the Appalachian mountains from the Kentucky Cumberland mountains. The pass was discovered by Danial Boon.
Harlan, Kentucky is located at the confluence of the Clover Fork and Martin’s Fork rivers. These forks join together in Harlan to form the Cumberland River. So, while Harlan itself is not directly on the main stem of the Cumberland River, it is at the point where the river begins.
As an ex coal miner this song always hit true to me. Most of my friends from the mines have passed on, and many of them younger than I am. We all knew how dangerous the work was but never gave much thought to how it would be rough years afterward.
I went to Iraq with a guy that was from Harlan Ky. After we got back from our tour of duty he overdosed. It is part of the sound track of a show called "Justified". It's based off a book called Fire in the Hole. Deputy Raylan Givens has his own, Wild West-style methods of upholding justice, putting him at odds with the criminals he hunts and with his bosses in the U.S. Marshals Service. And an incident prompts his reassignment to the Kentucky district where he grew up. It's based in Harlan.
The Cumberland Mountains between Kentucky and Virginia in Harlan County . The Cumberland Gap is in Bell County , next county to the west , where Daniel Boone crossed the Cumberland Mts .
The Cumberland Mountains run through Northeastern Tennessee and into Southwestern Kentucky. Strip mining has completely tore them up. To quote Raylan on Justified (which takes place around Harlan County, Kentucky), "I'm sorry, did you see a creek out in the lobby? Some pretty green trees and cut off mountains? You think we're in the holler?"
I'm a coal miner's daughter as well. I can relate. My daddy was from just north of Harlen, Kentucky. He developed black lung, from years in the mines. Raised 8 children.
Both of my grandfathers mined coal though in different areas and in different generations. My mom grew up in a West Virgina coal town that went from boom to bust along with the industry.
It's interesting to see MrLBoyd become emotional listening to music. There are times when he seems to completely misunderstand a song, but when he gets it, he really gets it; another great reaction was to the Stones Sympathy for the Devil, it's probably the best reaction to that song on RUclips. Another live video is Patty singing with the bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley doing Pretty Polly. Stanley was in his 80s and still delivered a masterful performance with Patty; definitely a show piece between two of country music's national treasures. ruclips.net/video/WL-gBlCf0L8/видео.htmlsi=Ce0hhQfoQEYmfla3
As someone with Appalachian roots, albeit Southwestern Virginia instead of Kentucky, this song is amazing! Rough people came out of those hills and many never left there alive.
“Coal Keeps the Lights On, My hometown keeps food on the spoon in my youngin’s mouth, Tires on the truck and a sundress on my baby girl,” beautifully encapsulates how the livelihood of these communities is sustained by the coal industry. The second verse delves into the harsh reality faced by coal miners. With decisions made in Washington to potentially close mines, Rose speaks up for the voices of those affected. He laments how these decisions disregard the “little man” and their calloused hands, symbolizing the hard work and sacrifice made by coal miners. The verse highlights the way of life that has been established for generations and the importance of preserving it.
Harlan, Kentucky, is southeast part of state, close to the area where West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee converge. Harlan (and surrounding areas) was the site of much strife and violence between coal miners and the coal companies. At one point our own state/federal officials used armed force of law enforcement and other military resources against our own, the miners. There are various books and movies that deal with this subject. "Harlan, Bloody Harlan!"
They hoped to escape by walking out of the mouth of the "holler" because in some coal towns, there was just a railroad to link them to the world outside. No highway. The mine owners sometimes owned the train line too. They were back in the day, paid not in US currency but in script that was accepted at the coal company store. They were not free Americans, but at the mercy of the mine owners. I studied Appalachian Studies in college years ago. These days I hope things aren't as grim as they were. Look up the battle of Blair Mountain. The coal companies were so powerful, they obtained firepower from the US government. And bombs were dropped from airplanes down on the coal miners who were massed at Blair Mountain in West Virginia and trying to organize a union strike. That was 100 years ago and miners are still falling victim to black lung. At least our current government would not bomb striking miners.
what a great stank face as soon as she started singing. To me she is the greatest female country singer of all time. her version of this song with Chris and Morgane Stapleton is amazing. this is one of the greatest story songs of all time n country music and was chosen as the closing song each season for the great show Justified.
This wasn’t just the story from generations ago, this is still the story. My dad was a mechanic for the coal mines. This is Eastern Kentucky now.
My Daddy wasn't a coal miner but he drove Coal trucks and also was a mechanic on the coal trucks. He would come back home and get me after he went and got his truck in the mornings when school was out for Holidays and in the summer. He gave me a CB handle.
Wv now too my wife used to ride with her uncle in his truck she pulled the lever to raise the bed her dad took her in the mine sometimes
I live in Norway now but Im from Leslie which is the next county over from Harlan. My daddy and both brothers are all coal miners. This is absolutely eastern Kentucky still to this day. I may be thousands of miles away but that holler I grew up in is still home.
Patty is from Kentucky. She is a cousin of Loretta Lynn who is also from Ky. The. Cumberland Mointains run through Kentucky. Harlan is a mining town in Eastern Ky. It has a brutal history, also known as bloody Harlan. That Bluegrass sound can touch the soul like no other!
The mountain she’s talking about when she says Cumberland mountain is between Cumberland and whitesburg ky
Incidentally she was also the first person to record a Chris Stapleton written song.
My favorite
That song was not written by Chris Stapleton. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ll_Never_Leave_Harlan_Alive@@gk5891
@Missyzoogal
I never claimed this song was written by Chris Stapleton. Reread what I wrote. I was making a point about how far their professional relationship goes back. "Higher than the Wall" was wriiten by Chris Stapleton in 2001 and released by Patty Lovelace in 2003.
This is the story of many people all in the 20th century and even now.
I’m from eastern Kentucky. Both of my grandfathers were coal miners. One died from black lung and the other had a steel rod in his leg and a limp until he died from being in a mine shaft collapse. The only advice my mother’s dad gave to my dad when my parents got married was to stay the hell out of the mines.
I have been a fan of Patty's since she released her first CD. She is the last of the Appalachian queens. Her place is among other greats like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.
Loretta Lynn and her sister Crystal Gayle are also distant cousins of Patty.
Harlan is deep in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. The mountains between Tennessee and Kentucky is the Cumberland Gap. Patty was born in Pikeville, KY.
Thank you! I was hoping somebody else would explain so I wouldn't have to!
And the Cumberland River starts in Bell County KY about 5 miles from the Cumberland gap.
Cumberland Gap is in Eastern Kentucky. Pineville, Harlan and Louisville all KY.Great reaction .
Actually, Cumberland Gap is in Tennessee. Harlan, Pineville, and Cumberland, Lynch is in Kentucky.
@jackiemonhollen5907 parts of the gap is in Tennessee also in Virginia and Kentucky.
Probably the most talented & underrated artists in country/bluegrass history. She is phenomenal.
Patty is one of the best female country singers ever
Absolutely
IMO this is the best performance of this great song. Respect to its creator, Darrell Scott. It was a dream come true when Chris Stapleton asked Loveless to perform it with him at the 2022 CMA Awards. And Stapleton, being the quality human being he is and always honoring the music, had Darrell Scott with them on that stage.
So many Brilliant artists from eastern Kentucky.
I wouldn't say the best, but certainly right up there!
This is absolutely my favorite version.
I agree that this is the absolute best version
Harlan is in Kentucky. My great grandmother came from the Cumberland Mountains. My Daddy died from black lung. Patty, I love you. Proud Kentuckian here. ❤️
"Justified" with Timothy Olyphant as Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens and Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowderwas an amazing series set in eastern Kentucky. Phenomenal show! They use this song several times. Excellent, excellent series. Well written and acted showing the some of the culture of that region. Of course there are plenty of outlaws.
Great reaction!!
If I recall correctly, it is set literally in Harlan, KY.
@@katrinaprescott5911 Yes, I forgot...😳 Life is tough sometimes. Blessings 😊
@@pamela1144 It's been a while since I watched it but I recall being amused by how fast they seemed to be able to travel between Lexington and Harlan. I am from Kentucky. That is a pretty substantial drive 😊
@@katrinaprescott5911 Yes, that would be funny knowing what you know. I hated all the killing, I really did, but the story and the characters were so rich, I couldn't stop watching. Mags was so good. The dance between Raylon and Boyd was something else. Couldn't stand Winona!
@@pamela1144 my whole family is from Eastern Kentucky. They did a pretty good job with the details with one notable exception: every single actor had straight, dazzlingly white teeth. That, uh, didn't fit. 🤣 It was so obvious to me that it was really distracting. Every time somebody opened their mouth I noticed those gleaming choppers.
Definitely hear the “Scots Irish” in this Music. Americana at its Finest.
If you want to listen to real Country Music, you can't go wrong with anything Patty Loveless sings
My great uncle passed from black lung from working the eastern ky coal mines. Harlin is a small town in the eastern ky mountains. My family is from there, this song is the story of many people from the region.
Welcome to Patty Loveless and bluegrass brother. God puts his gifts of voice into special people Patty is one example.
She was a cousin of Loretta Lynn’s. Some of her other songs are “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am”, “Pretty Polly”, with Ralph Stanley, and “How Can I Help You Say Goodbye”. She’s one of my favorite female singers
You don't even know who I am is one of the greatest drinking country songs ever
Facts ❤
What happen is Harlan was historic, unbelievable and true....
Patty is my favorite female country vocalist and isn’t even close. Had the honor to see her live 4:23 several times and she killed it.
Patty lives down the road from us and a frind of the family, she is a sweet lady and so very talented
No one sings HURT like Patty
The family's in those areas struggle more now that the work is gone and when you go into small towns like that you have stepped back in time where respect and honor is a way of life love my mountain family may bless and keep you all
WV born and raised. Closed down mines leaving behind destroyed towns is an understatement
A magnificent musical tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by countless
Americans in their attempt to contribute stark, honest and withering resolve , for not only
their families , but indeed for this magnificent country itself . This extraordinary artist took us
beyond beauty ..... a place so seldom visited .
Cumberland gap is in eastern Kentucky. Been through there very beautiful. 👍👍
And Tennessee
one of my all time favorite songs/version of this song. i am from KY and my blood comes from eastern KY. i feel this song in my soul.
You asked to hear more from Patty when you watch her sing with Vince Gill at George Jones funeral. She has a wonderful catalog of music. You would probably love her singing with Chris Stapleton. They did a wonderful job performing her song You Don’t Even Know Who I Am.
They did this song as well, it was breathtaking.
Harlen, Kentucky, major coal mining area.
You did Vince Gill when he did the George Jones Memorial, "Go rest High on that Mountain." This is the same Patty Loveless that sang with Vince when he had a hard time getting thru it.
She is one of the queens of country music, for sure.
Both of my grandfathers mined coal in the Appalachian mountains. One was injured working underground and the other died of Black Lung (emphysema) due to inhaling coal dust for years. Patti's version of this classic always brings me to tears.
When I hear Patty, I hear the mountains. I also hear the Irish/Scottish sound that arrived in those mountains a long time ago.
You have heard Patty sing with Vince Gill on Go Rest High on This Mountain and When I Call Your Name. Rolling Stine magazine named her #177 on it's list of the best 200 singers of all time.
Oh my god that voice! I started tearing up the second she started singing
Great song about our history in Kentucky. Love Patty. She also did this song with Stapleton another Ky singer
Cumberland Gap is in Tennessee on the TN/KY state line. Harlan is in Southeast Kentucky.
Also part of western Virginia. It's one hell of a drive on US 58 from i-81 to get to Middlesbro KY.
Went to Harlan twice this past year. Most beautiful place, and the people are so kind. My Mother was born there and my Grandfather a coal miner. This song and Patty’s version is my favorite song ever.
Such great story telling with beautiful music and vocals that r pure fire. Patti is unmatched. Thank u so much for getting to this song. She has a great catalog of music.
This song brings me back to my childhood. It really means a lot to me to experience your response. Thank you. You made an old lady very happy!!!
Thanks for doing my request. I requested this because of your reaction to Patty singing and comforting Vince Gill at George Jones Funeral.
Cumberland in Southeastern Kentucky, A waterfall on the Cumberland River is better known as the Cumberland Falls, A beautiful place! All of Kentucky is beautiful!
Powerful voice. Love this song. First introduce I the great tv show 'Justified'
One of my favorite songs of all time.
I live here in Harlan, Ky. MRLBOYD I've been watching your videos and reactions. Glad you got to hear this one. Thank you.
My grandfather worked and died in Harlan.
I lived in Deep Hole Branch for my first 4 years of life.
Patty is a true artist. You must check out more of her tracks! Also noteworthy here is the fantastic Carmella Ramsey providing perfect harmonies and slaying the fiddle. The honesty and authenticity that comes with Patty's bluegrass career is incomparable.
One of the greatest performances by any artist I have ever heard!
Yes!
Appalachian music is its own kinda music! You should listen to the region's ghost stories too
Coal dust is very hard to filter out. They pay well but you know your trading time off your life was well. I have to set up machinery in mines, it took weeks to cough up that dust.
Beautiful blue grass voice!
Miss Patty is a legend. Check out the song Two Coats
Cumberland Mountains are near Harlan County Kentucky. The Cumberland Gap was used by Daniel Boone to bring settlers into what was then the western frontier.
My family is from Kentucky as well as myself. Grew up with the Cumberland Mtns as my backyard. My grandpa was president of the United Mine Workers in KY. My dad worked in the mines. Died from black lung disease. It's a terrible death where your body smothers itself. One of my brothers has it now. You really do go to work knowing it's one day going to kill you. This song rings true and hurts my soul each time I hear it.
Very wonderful era song. Loved it.
The Cumberland reference may be the Cumberland gap, on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, a gap between the mountains where people could travel through. Or there is a small town near Harlan called Cumberland. The coal mine owners were all out-of-state, wealthy business men. Most of the workers were either immediately local or from throughout the region. There were always worker/owner conflicts and there were numerous battles to unionize. My people were from that region.
The "Cumberlands" refers to the Cumberland Mountain range of the Appalachian Mountains. It runs through Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and part of West Virginia. The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the Cumberlands about where the tri- borders of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet.
@@teresadavidson3706 The winding creeks that formed the steep, narrow valleys ("hollers" -- or "hollows") in that area all flow into the Cumberland River.
So, the "Cumberland Mountains" describe that part of the Appalachians in the Cumberland River drainage.
@@thomashiggins9320 Thanks. I am from the Cumberlands, as are many generations of my family.
I’ve always loved this song. My dad’s family is from harlan county Kentucky and many worked in the mines.
Harlan is in eastern Kentucky. Beautiful area.
Years ago, mountain folk didn't know what mineral rights were and therefore, sold their rights to the minerals sitting right under their 'feet'. Many thought they were keeping their homes and land. Too late, they found out they "sold" their futures for a few hundred dollars and ended up losing just about everything anyway.
You also had people lost everything they had when the US government condemned their land for the TVA or the National Park Service in the depression. Stole their land that had farms and orchards that they made a living on. They were paid very low for it or exchanged for land that was no good for farming.
Cumberland Gap, it's near where Kentucky,Virginia and Tennessee meet. Daniel Boone cut the wilderness road through that pass to extended to the new territories out of the 13 colonies.The gap was very strategic during the civil war.
Cumberland, Harlan, etc, all in Kentucky
Complete perfection
It’s Kentucky, Patti Loveless, Loretta Lynn, Chis Stapleton. Kentucky.
Cumberland mountains are TN/KY. Harlan is in SouthEast KY a very poor area even today in some parts.
Beautiful song!
Proud coalminers daughter from Harlan Ky. To this day people still don’t own mineral rights to their own land. Cumberland is actually a town in Harlan County.
I have always felt like this is the most compelling musically performance ever. Evertime she performs this song!
Patty is a trip in her music career....
Hi LB. Harland Country is indeed in Kentucky. Patty is actually a cousin to the Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn. I am going to leave you a link to another song from this same live performance, It shows a different side of Patty's music, as it is a bit more upbeat. Hope you enjoy it. ruclips.net/video/Nj67hHp5GQ0/видео.html
Patty sang with Vince Gill in several of his videos but she did it with no recognition, per her choice. Their harmonies are amazing!! She has an awesome discography and just about any song you pick will be amazing.
I love this performance
Patti Loveless, Chris Stapleton sang this at an award show. You should watch it. Stapleton is also from eastern Kentucky. Cotton won't grow in eastern Kentucky. When coal was discovered in the early 1900's, that's when the Italians , black people, and the Jews came to eastern Kentucky. The settlers were Scots-Irish. My family came through the Gap of the Cumberland Mountains almost 200 years ago. It was before the Revolutionary War.
I've been to a family graveyard on a hillside near Harlan... this song touches my soul with 300 years of history there. Family pictures reflect the abject poverty at the turn of the last century.
Short story from North Caroline where i dated a gal for a couple of years. Her family history was similar to mine. As we discovered, about 5 generations back a direct male ancestor of mine had relations with her female ancestor. When it became obvious that she was pregnant. He father shot and killed the young man. Apparently, there was a long history between the families.
It's like a wail...
The location was in the first line: "In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky." Though, it's a story that rings true throughout Appalachia.
Cumberland mountains are in Kentucky
Pikeville is one of the biggest mine lived there my whole life 4th generation Carpenter family there's so much history of all this nations past that still echos in them mountains
It’s a extremely sad story, but a true story. My dad was from Patti & Loretta’s area. My grandfather was a miner and all died from black lung.
My grandpa worked in the coal mines in Virginia! The mining company owned everything in the town! The miners were paid by script and could only spend it in the town so everything he made was given back to the company! He left that part of Virginia when his sons got old enough to go into the mines which was 12! He died of black lung disease when he was in his 50’s!
Patty from Pike County Kentucky
Theyre still mining where i come from. This song is off Patty Lovelace's 'Mountain Soul (I)' album. The whole album is fire! ❤ Thank you mrlboyd, u know there's a version of this song with Patty & Chris Stapleton, eh? ;-) 😊
When Patty recorded this, she found it very difficult. The producer placed a picture of her father in front of her and told her to sing the song to him. Her father was a coal miner who didn't leave Harlan alive.
Cumberland Mountains run through Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and western WV. Cumberland plateau is the western boundary of the Tennessee valley and on the east side are the smokey mountains (Appalachian). This lifestyle was going on up until the early 1980's. Actually its still is
The Cumberland river is in Kentucky, along with the Cumberland Gap (or pass) that separates the Appalachian mountains from the Kentucky Cumberland mountains. The pass was discovered by Danial Boon.
Harlan, Kentucky is located at the confluence of the Clover Fork and Martin’s Fork rivers. These forks join together in Harlan to form the Cumberland River. So, while Harlan itself is not directly on the main stem of the Cumberland River, it is at the point where the river begins.
Butte, MT is still the largest Superfund site in the country from the environmental impact of Copper mining.
As an ex coal miner this song always hit true to me.
Most of my friends from the mines have passed on, and many of them younger than I am.
We all knew how dangerous the work was but never gave much thought to how it would be rough years afterward.
I'm a former wv miner too I know what you mean my dad was too he had black lung
Harlan and Cumberland are in Kentucky. I live about an hour or so from Harlan.
My ancestors crossed Cumberland Gap with Daniel Boone. Family is still there. I was born there.
I went to Iraq with a guy that was from Harlan Ky. After we got back from our tour of duty he overdosed. It is part of the sound track of a show called "Justified". It's based off a book called Fire in the Hole. Deputy Raylan Givens has his own, Wild West-style methods of upholding justice, putting him at odds with the criminals he hunts and with his bosses in the U.S. Marshals Service. And an incident prompts his reassignment to the Kentucky district where he grew up. It's based in Harlan.
The Cumberland Mountains between Kentucky and Virginia in Harlan County . The Cumberland Gap is in Bell County , next county to the west , where Daniel Boone crossed the Cumberland Mts .
This is about Kentucky. Beautiful bluegrass music about the bluegrass state.
The Cumberland Mountains run through Northeastern Tennessee and into Southwestern Kentucky. Strip mining has completely tore them up. To quote Raylan on Justified (which takes place around Harlan County, Kentucky), "I'm sorry, did you see a creek out in the lobby? Some pretty green trees and cut off mountains? You think we're in the holler?"
I'm a coal miner's daughter as well. I can relate. My daddy was from just north of Harlen, Kentucky. He developed black lung, from years in the mines. Raised 8 children.
Eastern Kentucky. Cumberland Mountains run down Tennessee, Kentucky,West Virginia
Both of my grandfathers mined coal though in different areas and in different generations. My mom grew up in a West Virgina coal town that went from boom to bust along with the industry.
Harlan is in Kentucky The Cumberland Mountains are a major geologic feature there.
It's interesting to see MrLBoyd become emotional listening to music. There are times when he seems to completely misunderstand a song, but when he gets it, he really gets it; another great reaction was to the Stones Sympathy for the Devil, it's probably the best reaction to that song on RUclips. Another live video is Patty singing with the bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley doing Pretty Polly. Stanley was in his 80s and still delivered a masterful performance with Patty; definitely a show piece between two of country music's national treasures. ruclips.net/video/WL-gBlCf0L8/видео.htmlsi=Ce0hhQfoQEYmfla3
As someone with Appalachian roots, albeit Southwestern Virginia instead of Kentucky, this song is amazing! Rough people came out of those hills and many never left there alive.
“Coal Keeps the Lights On, My hometown keeps food on the spoon in my youngin’s mouth, Tires on the truck and a sundress on my baby girl,” beautifully encapsulates how the livelihood of these communities is sustained by the coal industry.
The second verse delves into the harsh reality faced by coal miners. With decisions made in Washington to potentially close mines, Rose speaks up for the voices of those affected. He laments how these decisions disregard the “little man” and their calloused hands, symbolizing the hard work and sacrifice made by coal miners. The verse highlights the way of life that has been established for generations and the importance of preserving it.
Harlin Kentucky
Harlan, Kentucky, is southeast part of state, close to the area where West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee converge. Harlan (and surrounding areas) was the site of much strife and violence between coal miners and the coal companies. At one point our own state/federal officials used armed force of law enforcement and other military resources against our own, the miners. There are various books and movies that deal with this subject. "Harlan, Bloody Harlan!"
"Harlan county war" was a documentary done back in the 60's or 70's
They hoped to escape by walking out of the mouth of the "holler" because in some coal towns, there was just a railroad to link them to the world outside. No highway. The mine owners sometimes owned the train line too. They were back in the day, paid not in US currency but in script that was accepted at the coal company store. They were not free Americans, but at the mercy of the mine owners. I studied Appalachian Studies in college years ago. These days I hope things aren't as grim as they were. Look up the battle of Blair Mountain. The coal companies were so powerful, they obtained firepower from the US government. And bombs were dropped from airplanes down on the coal miners who were massed at Blair Mountain in West Virginia and trying to organize a union strike. That was 100 years ago and miners are still falling victim to black lung. At least our current government would not bomb striking miners.
Harlen is in eastern Kentucky. Before mine safety regulations, most died in the mine or from black lung.