Appalachias Deadliest: Outlaw Clarence Raby
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- Appalachias Deadliest: Outlaw Clarence Raby as told by the Appalachian Storyteller. #appalachia #appalachian #appalachianoutlaws #fbimostwanted #outlaws #clarenceraby #easttennessee #easttennesseehistory #audiobook #audiobookfulllength #fbi#appalachianhistory Click the JOIN or THANKS button to support The Appalachian Storyteller
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There ain't another storyteller to ever tell a story like you Sir especially with your deep southern drawl and the way you tell it. I applaud you and I truly appreciate and enjoy your stories.
Man I really appreciate that!
you must be kin - dude is a good story teller but he ain't Will Patton
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Me. Too buddy 7:44
Took the words right out of my mouth 👄 this guy could talk about taking a crap and it sound intriguing and interesting 😂😂
I remember well when Raby was on the run. My dad worked late, operating a store and filling station. He kept his pistol handy while my momma and me, living in a rural area with no neighbors close and no phone, waited anxiously until my dad came home.
wow!
You know the saying "always leave your audience wanting more"? You sir have perfected that to a symphony's precision. You're the best! In case you didn't know. Have a great Valentine's day, and no I won't be sending you flowers. I did however order some chloroform scented candles for my wife.😂😂😂😂. I'm joking of course.. but I think it's funny.
😂 thanks Rusty!
so did I ! lol
Southern weirdos at it again. Keep that shit in the mountains.
Great comment and Yes it’s funny! 😁
Appalachia sure did produce a lot of colorful fellas. You do have the gift for storytelling.
These ole boys were something else!
Still does 😂
@TheAppalachianStoryteller had a couple in my platoon in the Army. I am still laughing 40 years later.
Especially the time when they replace a head gasket on a $200.00
Ford Falcon... got that darn Indian mountain gasket sealant smeared all over the Hood/ Front bumper and Tires ....looks like dried blood.
Got drunk, pulled over by Elpaso Police / Sherrif dept.
they knew they ran over somebody.
When they got done with interrogation, they coughed up to ever hit and run in the last 30 years.
🤣 🤣 🤣
@@daleslover2771 i don’t understand a damn thing you ment
Reading is great but I'd rather listen to you telling the stories, you have the perfect voice for it 😊
Thank you April. I hope you have a wonderful night.
Spot on..!👍👍👍👍
Storytelling has been a part of history since the beginning of creation. I used to sit with my grandma at her kitchen table, asking her to tell me stories about the good old days. I learned things about them my mother never knew.
Boy those bad boys of that era really never gave up, did they? Another great story. Thanks JD
Right or wrong- they didn’t back down
Hell no they didn’t my grandpas brother Melvin was the same way in and out of prisons his whole life for attempted murders fights robberies all kinds of crazy shit he died of cancer long before I was ever born but my grandpa has endless stories I feel like I knew him his whole life lol
@@CdsNuts-rd7fqback then it was easy to get off or punishments maybe weren’t as bad but you could do a lot more and more effectively back then compared to now
My Grandpa was a moonshiner in East Tennessee where he was born in 1900 he died in 1980 and I was born in 1978 so I never got to talk with him listening to these stories brings joy to me brings me back to my roots thank you for sharing your talent with us all
Thank you!
I can so relate. I grew up in Golden Valley in Rutherford county NC. Born in 76. In the 80s and early 90s it was like living in the 1930s. A no nonsense way of living. I miss those days
A moonshiner and general rebel outlaw is one thing...guys like Raby are a whole other. Evil cold blood lunatic who killed casually...especially when he didn't even need to. The problem with being a outlaw is that a split second decision can turn a man from one...into the other.
I always wondered how much the back wood moonshiners made i mean I’m sure it was better money then the average job but the real bootleggers like nucky Johnson Arnold Rothstein and them guys made a fortune
Same here, my great grandpa was THEE BEST (very well known) moonshiner here in north central Pa. He called himself "Prince Ferrington" and i have two of his best stills (i don't use them, just passing them on to my great grandsons). He made such FINE shine, that MOST sales went straight out to Hollywood (1910 to 50's) for 5 times the going price. He was such a good man that he used 75% of his earnings to support ALL the local "poorest people" in our community, fed them bought them land, helped build their cabins. He was very well loved, honored and still to this day remembered by all the old timers who were told by their grandparents. Very best wishes to you and yours and stay safe out there.
Holy Cow! Had me on my seats edge the whole time! Well done JD.👍😁
Thanks Anthony! hope you have a great day brother
Another good one J.D., crime doesn't pay
Sure doesn’t- but these ole boys keep trying
Unless your last name is Biden
He was pretty slippery and his momma loved her boy. Great story thank you
Thank you Janet. I hope you have a great weekend.
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller going to be watching the Super Bowl commercials, haha.
Enjoy your weekend as well.
He's buried just up the road a bit from me. Fascinating story I really enjoy stories I can actually visit. Well done JD. My favorite video you've done !
Thanks Jim!
That's kool .
As a young boy I lived in Raccoon Valley when Clarence Raby was on the run before his final capture. The whole community knew he was in the area and we knew he was dangerous. At the time it was just a gravel road and most houses were a quarter mile apart. We had an old barn way back in the woods behind our house where my brother and I found he had apparently camped the night before. We ran the 400 yards back to the house as fast as we could. My parents actually debated about doing it, but finally called the sheriff and before long, literally a dozen police cars showed up, shotguns, bullhorn, blood hounds and all. Raby was long gone of course (and had been for hours), but the bloodhounds found a trail and followed it for quite some time down the ridge toward his mother's house. It was hours later and well after nightfall before they finally gave up looking and left. A few days later he turned himself in at his mother's house a couple of miles down the road. The sheriff had suspicions that locals were giving him aid - it was common knowledge some probably were - and were not exactly friendly when questioning my parents at the time - they even searched our house and car. At seven years old it was an odd mixture of terror and morbid excitement. Needless to say we didn't go back to the barn until he was captured, and at the time it felt almost like a brush with death.
Wow! Thanks for this first hand account!
Did you know him mother? If so, what was she like?
Thank you for sharing your story!
This is awesome!!
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Well hello there JT this is Ray from the land down under Australia not much I can say I love it and didn't them two boys have some fun but the last one I think hey went a little bit too far so anyway I just love your stories make my day so thank you once again keeping them Carmen I just love them thank you Ray❤❤
Thank you Ray I hope everything is going well for you and the upside down world greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee
Yes put it that way the upside down world you are right just thanks for your stories Jesus something you do to them it puts me in the picture I just just the way you tell them thank you once again Ray good work
Wow, what an amazing story. I had never heard of Clearance Raby. Thank you for sharing this. Lord bless you and yourn brother.
You are so welcome, I do my best to tell stories that have nearly been forgotten
You're doing a super job at . I've learned a lot more about Appalachia listening to you and Jared King, and Donnie Laws. I love all of your stories. Please, and with the Lord's will, keep blessing us with your channel. Much love to ya.
So excited to receive my autographed book by The Appalachian Storyteller!!! Thank you for sending it so quickly !!! 🤗🤗
Yeah! ❤️
I do wish that you could send one to England. I’m desperate to read your book. X
Oh how I love your stories! You are the best. Thank you so much for another edge of your seat tale. ❤️
Thank you so much. I hope you have a blessed night.
Love these ones!!
The sweet , heart warming stories are nice, but I like the outlaw, moonshiners and feud stories the best!!
Thank you Grumpy!
I loved this story. He had no fear at all. Sad, but i think that's the way he wanted it to go down. True outlaw right there
Yes he sure was
What a story!!! Brushy Mt. Really has a past.
Many many stories happened behind those walls
I remember this story from my youth and living near where this story took place. I knew the farmer (Fred Rutherford) whom raby took hostage and also knew some of Raby's family. Enjoyed hearing the story once again.
Thanks for sharing that inside information
Fantastic story. Worthy of a movie.
Thanks so much I think the same thing is a crazy story, and that most people never heard of
Thanks!
Thank you so much Bob it’s things like this that really keep this channel going. Thank you so much for your support and I hope you have a great weekend brother.
Another good story, nice to put a face to the voice. I wish you had audio books even though I'm retired I don't get much time to read.
Thank you so much!
Well JD another great story. Keep em comin my friend.
Thanks, will do! preciate you Doc!
Another great story.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful stories and told so well. Purchased book and cannot wait to read.
Thank you Valerie!
You are the King of the Storytellers!! Nobody tells them like you do!! Loved this story & all the others too! If you haven’t done it already, folks don’t hesitate to subscribe so you won’t miss another awesome story!! Oh yes! Be sure to grab one or two of JD’s awesome books! Keep one & gift the other!! I’m reading my copy now and boy it’s sure hard to put it down once you start reading! Blessings always my friend! Lee up the great art of storytelling!! ❤️✝️😊
Betty, you are amazing. Thank you so much.
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Oooh thank you….but YOU are the amazing one!!! ❤️✝️😊
Great story I love all the stories you have told great job keep it up
Thank you!
I look forward to these all week! Excellent story as always.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!
Ole Clarence was not your typical momma's boy, but a momma's boy he was in some ways. Great story! Thanks JD!
Thank you!
I enjoyed the story very much. And the old photos, the old cars, the old town’s business districts photos are so good to see. Little town memories
Thank you!
That was honestly an amazing story
thanks so much!
Well as always a great story love to hear the stories that happened around my area so interesting ❤
Where you from?
Union county
One hell of a great story to start off my week end. Thanks J.D. for sharing this with us. Stay safe my brother 🙏
Thanks big iron. I hope everything’s looking good up your way. Looks like it’s gonna be wet all weekend here in the mountains of East Tennessee.
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller
Nice sunny day here in Northern Illinois 😎
enjoy it brother@@bigiron8831
Finally there's something exceptional to discuss the epic story of the Appalachian mountains
I always look forward to your new uploads 👍
Thanks so much!
WOW! What a story! Thanks.
Thanks Pastor Dan, have a blessed day brother
I grew up in Lewis County Kentucky. When I got my drivers license, my mom handed me a Colt revolver with a 4 inch barrel. .38 Special. She said “ keep this under your seat. Don’t pull it out unless you’re gonna use it”. I never did have to pull it out. I I was still shocked.
Was so hapoy to see this notification while having insomnia🎉 Another great striry my dude!
Sleep tight!
It’s great to actually see the person who tells us the stories.
Thank you
I love this!
Thank you 🙏
I have family in LaFollete and a couple that live on Norris Lake. My uncle was Campbell County Sheriff in the 1990's. This is a great story!
Thank you!
Another good story I really enjoy your stories looking forward to the next one thanks
Thanks so much. Hope you have a blessed day.
Tuning in from a small mountain 🏔️ town in the island of Jamaica 🇯🇲, and I must say your storytelling ability is like no other a cut above the rest 😀.. I applaud you on your researching ability but that deep southern accent is what makes these stories truly like no other 💯✅ .. I wish you all the success on your journey and I’ll definitely be getting that book.. good day to you and god blessings!!
I really appreciate this ❤️
Your stories are my 12 year old son's favorite - and with all the choices of podcasts he could be listening to - I'm so thankful he found yours. Thank you!!!!! Keep 'em coming and if you're ever in the CSRA of Georgia, please look us up. God bless.
Thank you! Email me your mailing address I’ll send him a free sticker theappalachianstoryteller@gmail.com
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller oh he will LOVE that! I sure will! Thank you so much!!
Growing up, I always thought my family had the typical collection of quirky stories about oddball relatives. But nothing prepared me for the day I discovered that my grandfather was none other than Clarence Leon Raby, the notorious criminal from Tennessee. Grandma had always referred to him as "that rascal," but I never quite grasped the depth of her understatement.
Wow! Did you know his story before this video?
Oh yeah. It all started one sweltering July afternoon when I was rummaging through old family photo albums and found a cigar box with a copy of that black-and-white mugshot pasted to the lid and “CLR” carved in the wood underneath. Inside was filled with article clippings from his days on the run.
All of this suggested something more than the usual family antics, so of course I inquired further.. Grandma squinted at the picture, then let out a wheezy chuckle. "Oh, that's your granddaddy, Clarence. He was quite the character."
I did not know the story in detail as you have told it however as much of this was never mentioned.
Another great story. Really dig the colorful way you do these. Old mountain stories told right are mucho cool.
Preciate you!
Great way to end a Saturday night, a well spoken story from JD 🥰
I truly enjoy reading your book JD in between your stories here. For some unknown reason, as I read it, it’s as though I hear you telling the story. 😊😉
Thank you so much!
As a Canadian, city born, enjoying the fine things, I am being absorbed into the culture, adventure, and personal stories you tell. Love it.
@@chinooksings thank you so much! Glad to have you here
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Thank you for sharing this
Thanks doc!
I can listen to your stories all day long! Such a good channel
Thank you so much
Another wasted young life and a soul thrown away. So very sad.
Thank you for this video JD!
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Good morning and happy Saturday!
Morning Robbie!
Awesome story of Outlaws and Gunslingers....Real Americana spirit that built swashbuckling men who are smart enough to find fortunes to this day differently, but with the same spirit! Great Job as always!
Thank you!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING THOSE AMAZING STORIES FROM OVER THERE . I AM LEARNING A LOT ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY HERE IN AUSTRALIA.
Thank you so much, my friend from Australia greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee USA
JD great story buddy be safe and GOD BLESS
Thanks brother!
I admit I just happened to stumble across your channel not too long ago but I sure am glad I did..I’m interested in Appalachian folk lore and true history of the people there, I don’t think I’ve ever heard any story told so well..indeed you are a perfect storyteller sir..that southern drawl and the inflection in your voice can not be topped in my opinion..Thank you good sir for being you!
Thank you so much my friend! Welcome to the channel, glad to have you here, make yourself right at home!
My mother in law called me, she received your book JD! She truly was surprised! I asked her to get back to me after she read it, I cant wait to hear what she thinks.
awesome! I hope she enjoys it!
I'm always excited to see another video up from you. I get all my work done and listen to you in the evening, a great way to wind down after a hectic day. I always think about the stories and wonder about this or that. I'm wondering if his mom got into trouble for bringing him a gun. She had to know the odds were stacked against him. A good story always makes you think. Keep the stories coming! Stay safe and GOD bless
Thank you!
"Idle hands and minds are the devil's playthings (workshop)." I heard my grandfather say that many times. He believed that everyone should work (for their daily bread) as soon as they started walking. Our mother and grandpa didn't always agree. However, grandpa's teachings did help us stay out of trouble (most of the time). I have never heard of Clarence Raby until this video. I should have (because I am 75 years old). However, the adults in my family may not have been worried about him, because he was not in our part of Appalachia. Are your books sold at our local book store (Coffeetree Books)? I do not shop or buy off the internet (and I may not be the only one).
I always love listening to your stories. Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you so much, Michael. Hope you’re having a great day.
I truly enjoy all your stories sir
Thanks John!
excellent!
Thank you so much
Excellent, pretty cool where you have the older cars in traffic... great archives search.
Glad you enjoyed it
I have never seen slippery until this awesome video!!!! The MOM!!!!! Don't mess with my boy, my baby! Great story JD!!!
I know one person with the last name Raby she had 4 grandsons she raised sweetest old lady you could ever meet , she allowed all us young ones to hang out all the time . Never will forget her or her boys , best folks around . ❤You Sir are one of the best story tellers in the world ❤
Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker.When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.
I love when the bad guy gets his in the end! But somehow I cheer them on! JD...as always...thanks my brother for these stories!
Glad you’re enjoying the stories, brother!
My grandfather was there in the 40’s. I have awesome pictures of him and other men playing baseball! We could write a book on what I could tell you
Nice animated voice, good storytelling, excellent editing. Top quality.
Thanks so much for that. I really appreciate it.
The bad boy didn't give up easy. Thank you for this wonderful story I always listen to your stories sometimes I am late catching one
Thanks Bessie, imagine if he had put his will and determination directed to something good? wow
AWESOME!!
Thank you!
Truth can indeed be as strange as fiction! What a story from the master story teller, YOU. This could be made into a movie. I eagerly await your next post. Thanks
Thanks so much Linda always look forward to your comments you’re right, it’s amazing that this hasn’t been made into a movie and most people have never heard of him
JD's production budget must have increased, he had enough for a car chase with moving pictures!
We visited Brushy Mt. about a year ago, it was very interesting.
You are correct that there are many costs with producing these videos, the movie footage cost me about 3000 dollars a year. Thank you to all who help me pay the costs and inspire me to keep going.
Love this story
Thank you Doris, have a blessed day!
Another great one thanks jd
Thanks so much Steven, have a great day brother
@TheAppalachianStoryteller you too jd thanks
This guy has the perfect voice for outlaw stories!
I can’t explain why, but as an Australian, I relate to the deep southerners more than any other Americans. The drawl, the storytelling and the sound design are amazing. Cool channel mate.
Thanks so much! Im fascinated by the connection of Australians and Appalachians. I really am
Well it's me again Old F-4 Pilot Shoe🇺🇸..................................An thanks you brother....... GOD BLESS you and yours....
Same to you!
Great story! Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks Mark!
This story has three things in common with my family!
1. Raby’s, my family tree is chock full of Raby’s (Solway, Anderson Co., Union Co.)
2. Union County, a relative was Sheriff (Henry Liberty (Boss) Bailey.)
3. Brushy Mountain, Two men, (Father and son) spent time in Brushy Mountain (Though not at the same time I don’t think.) Bob Youngblood and his son Robert.
Great story J.D., Thanks!
Might be a relative
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I know! I have some digging to do!
Great story JD, keep up the good work, and God bless!
Thank you Gary!
Wow! Great story!
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Really enjoyed that story' anymore of them
Thanks for sharing your videos with us
God bless you sir
Thank you so much 😊
Great story. I'm so glad I ran across your channel.
Welcome aboard!
You should do one about the Balley boys, bank robers from jacks creek in yancey County NORTH Carolina.
thank you for this idea, I just dropped it in my future story ideas folder.
Love these storys
Thank you Wendy I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend
Once a man kills, you're right, they've gone past a line. God forgives, but society is owed. His mother not teaching him the difference between right and wrong was terrible. That's not love. Bringing him a firearm should have bought her a prison sentence. Had his mother truly loved him, she'd have not stood any shenanigans from her boys.
I just love your stories.
Thank you!
Great story. I live close to union county. 20 minute drive. Never heard that before. Enjoyed it very much
Glad you enjoyed it
You sir, are a great story teller. I come for the story, stay for the teller.
Thank you! 🙏
These stories are great to listen to on my way to work
I'm glad you’re enjoying them!
I just discovered your channel and I love it. You have an amazing gift Sir. You are a terrific storyteller 👍🏾
Thank you and welcome aboard!
Used to work off of raccoon valley road in powell! Love all types of history and stories around here.
Very cool!
Just discovered this channel and love it! Keep up the awesome work. From a fellow southern gentleman down in Macon,Ga
Welcome aboard!
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller , yes sir. Thank you. I have brothers and sisters in Tennessee and will be telling them about the channel
New subscriber here all the way down in Australia 🦘. Great presentations and dialogue. Very interesting content
Welcome aboard!
Oh my JD! What a story. Sorry I haven't been around. I was sick for awhile then my phone died but I'm catching up JD! Lol
So good to see you again joy I hope you’re doing OK. And yes, he lived quite a life.
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller thanks JD! Yes feeling much better finally. Appreciate you asking.
Ive been enjoying your stories, thank you from northern Michigan
Glad you like them!
The fact that the brothers escaped the first time, turn them selves in and there was no added time to sentence?!?! Wow that’s crazyyy.
: When I lived in Oak Ridge in the 1980s I heard about Clarence and other local historical famous/notorious folks of East TN's past. In Clinton there was an older fellow that used to sit outside the Rocky Top near the Checkers Pizza and National Video, and he said he remembered Clarence being in the news when he was just out of high school. He said, "His brother cleaned up, they say, but Clarence was no 'count trash."
thanks for sharing that inside info