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Silverwings · 70-79, F
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AlienZipper · 61-69, M
NankerPhelge · 61-69, M
@AlienZipper That was the first Johnny Cash song I heard. A great memory from my early childhood.
BridgeOvertroubledWaters · 61-69, M
@AlienZipper excellent song !!
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@Peaches Wow! It's fitting that you were here for this event. A legend in your own right, Nice to see you on the red carpet. And just to see you again.
SweetMae · 70-79, F
@antonioioio Gorgeous view.
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
When you grow up in the great State of Texas you’re raised on some amazing musicians. Doug Sahm is one of the diamonds in the rough. From 1975 Austin City Limits. Most will know this song from the recording by Charlie Pride. Doug was one of the originals in the movement Willie Nelson started merging hippies and cowboys into the unique Texas country music scene that inspired millions of young musicians.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiI0FTBLKek]
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atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@JesseInTX I bought a place that on viewing, to go as is, had vinyl albums and a guitar against the wall. I knew this was the place for me. And one of the albums was an early Freddy Fender
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@atlantic59 he's really reminding me of the Vaughn brothers, and I'm just on a learning path
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@Heartlander nice version. haunting like it should be. nice lonesome fiddle
Gusman · 61-69, M
Waltzing Matilda uses many uniquely Australian words referred to as Strine. They are explained below.
Jolly – means happy.
Swagman – a hobo, an itinerant worker, who travelled from place to place in search of work. A swagman was usually extremely poor and carried all his belongings wrapped up in a blanket slung over his shoulder called a swag.
Billabong – a waterhole or pond. It is an aboriginal word meaning little or no water.
Coolibah Tree – a eucalyptus tree which usually grows near water. Derived from the aboriginal word gulabaa.
Billy – a tin can with a wire handle used to boil water.
Jumbuck – a sheep. It is most likely derived from the two words jumping buck.
Waltzing Matilda – see detailed explaination below.
Tucker Bag – a bag for storing food (tucker). It was usually an old sugar or flour sack.
Squatter – a wealthy landowner, a rancher.
Thoroughbred – An expensive pedigreed horse. The Mercedes Benz equivalent of its day.
Trooper – a policeman, a mounted militia-man.
Words to the Waltzing Matilda Song
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Along came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers, one, two, three,
Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled, Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Up jumped the swagman, leapt into the billabong,
You'll never catch me alive, said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Waltzing is from the German term 'auf der walz' which meant to travel while learning a trade. Young German apprentices in those days travelled from place to place working under a master craftsman earning a living as they went and sleeping wherever they could. The German word 'walz' became 'waltz' in Australia. The waltz was a fashionable dance at the time and Australians were familiar with it.
Matilda has German origins too and means Mighty Battle Maiden. It is believed to have been given to females who accompanied soldiers during the Thirty Year Wars in Europe. This came to mean "to be kept warm at night" and later to mean the great army coats or blankets that soldiers wrapped themselves with. These were rolled into a swag and carried behind their shoulders while marching.
So 'Waltzing the Matilda' came to mean to travel from place to place in search of work with all your belongings on your back, wrapped in a blanket. When the song was written the word "the" was dropped from the title becoming Waltzing Matilda.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElJ9wQllJ0]
Jolly – means happy.
Swagman – a hobo, an itinerant worker, who travelled from place to place in search of work. A swagman was usually extremely poor and carried all his belongings wrapped up in a blanket slung over his shoulder called a swag.
Billabong – a waterhole or pond. It is an aboriginal word meaning little or no water.
Coolibah Tree – a eucalyptus tree which usually grows near water. Derived from the aboriginal word gulabaa.
Billy – a tin can with a wire handle used to boil water.
Jumbuck – a sheep. It is most likely derived from the two words jumping buck.
Waltzing Matilda – see detailed explaination below.
Tucker Bag – a bag for storing food (tucker). It was usually an old sugar or flour sack.
Squatter – a wealthy landowner, a rancher.
Thoroughbred – An expensive pedigreed horse. The Mercedes Benz equivalent of its day.
Trooper – a policeman, a mounted militia-man.
Words to the Waltzing Matilda Song
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Along came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers, one, two, three,
Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled, Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Up jumped the swagman, leapt into the billabong,
You'll never catch me alive, said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Waltzing is from the German term 'auf der walz' which meant to travel while learning a trade. Young German apprentices in those days travelled from place to place working under a master craftsman earning a living as they went and sleeping wherever they could. The German word 'walz' became 'waltz' in Australia. The waltz was a fashionable dance at the time and Australians were familiar with it.
Matilda has German origins too and means Mighty Battle Maiden. It is believed to have been given to females who accompanied soldiers during the Thirty Year Wars in Europe. This came to mean "to be kept warm at night" and later to mean the great army coats or blankets that soldiers wrapped themselves with. These were rolled into a swag and carried behind their shoulders while marching.
So 'Waltzing the Matilda' came to mean to travel from place to place in search of work with all your belongings on your back, wrapped in a blanket. When the song was written the word "the" was dropped from the title becoming Waltzing Matilda.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElJ9wQllJ0]
BridgeOvertroubledWaters · 61-69, M
BridgeOvertroubledWaters · 61-69, M
@shelikesher Kenny Rogers was such a good singer.
RIP Kenny
RIP Kenny
Gusman · 61-69, M
Jim Reeves was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting over 4 decades from the 50's to the 80's.
He became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound (a mixture of older country-style music with elements of popular music).
In 1966, "Distant Drums" hit number 1 on the British Singles Chart and remained there for 5 weeks. Beating the Beatles, Yellow Submarine and Elanor Rigby.
The song stayed in the charts for 45 weeks.
Distant Drums also reached number 1 on the US Country Music Charts.
Jim Reeves was posthumously elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967
"Gentleman Jim" died in a plane crash(with Jim as the Pilot) on July 31 1964 aged 39.
Jim Reeves ~ Distant Drums
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AqESKOaeGk]
He became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound (a mixture of older country-style music with elements of popular music).
In 1966, "Distant Drums" hit number 1 on the British Singles Chart and remained there for 5 weeks. Beating the Beatles, Yellow Submarine and Elanor Rigby.
The song stayed in the charts for 45 weeks.
Distant Drums also reached number 1 on the US Country Music Charts.
Jim Reeves was posthumously elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967
"Gentleman Jim" died in a plane crash(with Jim as the Pilot) on July 31 1964 aged 39.
Jim Reeves ~ Distant Drums
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AqESKOaeGk]
MrPerditus1 · 61-69, M
Gusman · 61-69, M
Here is a Group that no one will have heard of. If anyone has I will send a gift.
Tasmanian Trio, The Singing Kettles.
In their young days, Bill, Ross and Max Kettle were simply typical Australian country boys. They were born and raised in the small town of Lilydale, Tasmania. Their singing career began at church socials and school functions, and it was their local minister who "christened" them. One night in his introduction he said ".... You have all heard whistling kettles, but now here are the Singing Kettles," ... and the name stuck! The Singing Kettles became one of the most well loved country and western singing groups that Australia has known.
There is no clip showing them performing in their early years.
The Singing Kettles, The Blackboard of my Heart.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi5cCHZjozM]
Tasmanian Trio, The Singing Kettles.
In their young days, Bill, Ross and Max Kettle were simply typical Australian country boys. They were born and raised in the small town of Lilydale, Tasmania. Their singing career began at church socials and school functions, and it was their local minister who "christened" them. One night in his introduction he said ".... You have all heard whistling kettles, but now here are the Singing Kettles," ... and the name stuck! The Singing Kettles became one of the most well loved country and western singing groups that Australia has known.
There is no clip showing them performing in their early years.
The Singing Kettles, The Blackboard of my Heart.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi5cCHZjozM]
Gusman · 61-69, M
To round out your Thanksgiving celebration.
Few genres express gratitude quite as well as Country Music and with as much heartfelt emotion — whether it’s the love of a good man/woman, the joy of a child’s laugh or food on the table.
This true story of Dolly Parton's, which she wrote on one of Porter Wagoner's dry cleaning receipts, is her most touching.
The tune reveals that her family was so poor that her mom had to sew her a coat made out of multicoloured rags — just like Joseph's coat in the Bible.
Dolly sings that even though the other children make fun of her "coat of many colors," she sees the love in every stitch and knows she is richer than any of her schoolmates because she is clothed in her mother's love.
We have so much to be thankful for
Dolly Parton - Coat of many colors
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zJzr-kWsI]
Few genres express gratitude quite as well as Country Music and with as much heartfelt emotion — whether it’s the love of a good man/woman, the joy of a child’s laugh or food on the table.
This true story of Dolly Parton's, which she wrote on one of Porter Wagoner's dry cleaning receipts, is her most touching.
The tune reveals that her family was so poor that her mom had to sew her a coat made out of multicoloured rags — just like Joseph's coat in the Bible.
Dolly sings that even though the other children make fun of her "coat of many colors," she sees the love in every stitch and knows she is richer than any of her schoolmates because she is clothed in her mother's love.
We have so much to be thankful for
Dolly Parton - Coat of many colors
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zJzr-kWsI]
SweetMae · 70-79, F
@SW-User Thank you!!
Pfuzylogic · M
@Pfuzylogic smokin hot
Freeranger · M
For more reasons than I can explain, Emmy Lou Harris's voice still blows me away. Her voice is so pure. I loved the albums, "Trio" she did with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton. Great stuff. [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH4pBwR-rfA]
And of course, how could you ever forget the talented (and gregarious fashionista) Marty Stuart?[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scaNnHUyHrU]
And of course, how could you ever forget the talented (and gregarious fashionista) Marty Stuart?[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scaNnHUyHrU]
SweetMae · 70-79, F
@Freeranger I agree. Emmy Lou Harris has an angelic voice. Beautiful song.
Marty Stuart understood the art of performance. I really like song. One of his best.
Thank you for sharing. ☺️
Marty Stuart understood the art of performance. I really like song. One of his best.
Thank you for sharing. ☺️
Heartlander · 80-89, M
SW-User
@atlantic59 You're welcome, glad you could enjoy it... I'd forgotten about him too until he showed up in my YouTube feed. He brought some real country back..😍
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WindTherapy · 56-60, M
@saragoodtimes The old storyteller. He has several good ones. 👍️
Gusman · 61-69, M
CW McCall's only number one hit was Convoy in 1975.
It was Number one on the Country Music chart as well as the Pop Chart
How many of us sang along with this Novelty Song, envisaging being in that Convoy?
Round The World With The Rubber Duck was the follow up song to Convoy.
No where near as popular as Convoy, it reached number 40 on the charts.
CW McCall - Round The World With a Rubber Duck
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m874NGDnGTw&ab_channel=C.W.McCall-Topic]
It was Number one on the Country Music chart as well as the Pop Chart
How many of us sang along with this Novelty Song, envisaging being in that Convoy?
Round The World With The Rubber Duck was the follow up song to Convoy.
No where near as popular as Convoy, it reached number 40 on the charts.
CW McCall - Round The World With a Rubber Duck
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m874NGDnGTw&ab_channel=C.W.McCall-Topic]
Repete · 70-79, M
@NankerPhelge that’s the problem with doing that. I use to mess with their minds by saying I-D- K. Meaning I Do Know . You need the same code book to understand some of this B-S . 😂 that probably means business school for all I know.
Repete · 70-79, M
But coming back to convoy back then that was speaking a lot of words meaning things we understood back then.
NankerPhelge · 61-69, M
@Repete I was asking about "I-D-KIt", not "I-D-K".
@SweetMae @Peaches Thanks to both of you. Keith adored Tammy and wanted to do a song of hers for years.
I wanted to show that while they are "the Worlds's Greatest Rock and Roll band" it is is nor always sex, drugs and rock and roll.
Exactly 30 years later (in 2007) Keith(Not Mick) would go on to record a solo version of "You Win Again" for a Hank Williams tribute CD.
It, as well, is good in it's own right however it takes some getting used to.
I wanted to show that while they are "the Worlds's Greatest Rock and Roll band" it is is nor always sex, drugs and rock and roll.
Exactly 30 years later (in 2007) Keith(Not Mick) would go on to record a solo version of "You Win Again" for a Hank Williams tribute CD.
It, as well, is good in it's own right however it takes some getting used to.
TexasGrandpa · 61-69, M
@TexasGrandpa [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd812UkGSDk]
Gusman · 61-69, M
Now for something completely different.
Theme song for the 70's TV series The Waltons
This was a show I would not miss, with a large household of 11?
Mamma, Pappa, Granma, Granpa, Johnboy, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob, Jason, Erin, Ben, and Elizabeth,
The hen Pecked, Ike Godsey, The Moonshine brewing Baldwin Sisters.
Walton's Mountain was the setting. I enjoyed it because it showed a large family getting on together for the most part.
With the Walton's it was every household member saying goodnight to every other household member to emphasize that they were a family that stuck together and would look out for each other.
Something sorely missing in my home.
The life of a Depression-era family in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains is the subject of this wholesome series. The show is seen from the point of view of eldest son John Boy, who eventually goes to college, serves in World War II and becomes a novelist.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5LQ5k-bjbE]
10 things you never new about The Waltons
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjtz93CpPVc]
Theme song for the 70's TV series The Waltons
This was a show I would not miss, with a large household of 11?
Mamma, Pappa, Granma, Granpa, Johnboy, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob, Jason, Erin, Ben, and Elizabeth,
The hen Pecked, Ike Godsey, The Moonshine brewing Baldwin Sisters.
Walton's Mountain was the setting. I enjoyed it because it showed a large family getting on together for the most part.
With the Walton's it was every household member saying goodnight to every other household member to emphasize that they were a family that stuck together and would look out for each other.
Something sorely missing in my home.
The life of a Depression-era family in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains is the subject of this wholesome series. The show is seen from the point of view of eldest son John Boy, who eventually goes to college, serves in World War II and becomes a novelist.
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5LQ5k-bjbE]
10 things you never new about The Waltons
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjtz93CpPVc]
akindheart · 61-69, F
akindheart · 61-69, F
@SweetMae they were on the Simon Cowell talent show. they brought the house down. dolly loved it.
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