RIP JJW. I used to have an old 83 F150 that my kids and I would sing this to in. No A/C, so we used to have the windows down. They're all older and moved to other places across this nation of ours, but ahhh, the memories. Listening to this brings a tear to my eyes. Thank you for all the great memories.
Mr. Jerry Jeff: I've loved your voice since you first started making records. Yep, I'm older than you so I know what I'm talking about. Used to watch Texas Connection and laugh at all your hosting endeavors. Thanks for being there and letting us enjoy you.
Grandpa and I went everywhere in his old blue Ford. My favorite times were when we'd go up to the flea market on Saturdays; I'd stay over at his house Friday nights so we could get up and get going by 5:30 AM, when the sun was just crawling over the pasture and the grass was so wet with dew that you'd be soaked to the ankles after just a few yards walking in it. But I digress. Bless JJW and this song for always bringing back those happy memories.
I was at this recording sometime in the late 80's. It was either during his birthday bash or later. Not sure. We took three chartered buses from Austin to Gruene Texas. Three buses each with a keg of Shiner beer and a person to serve it up to you. Fantabulous.
I first saw JJW at Billy Bob's Texas in 1982. I went by myself, and was lucky enough to get an odd front row seat at the box office. I got a little drunk, and before the show was over, JJW cussed me out from the stage. I felt like I had arrived. Then, in '84, I saw him again at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood. I wanted him to sing TOO OLD TO CHANGE, but he refused. I got a little drunk, and before the show was over, JJW cussed me out from the stage. Having been cussed out in two states probably isn't a record, but it was a lot of fun!
This song just makes me smile so BIG...My heart is about to burst! One of my favorite songs. More than others. Sigh.....LOVE it...Thank you for posting :)
As a teenager in Michigan my buddy and I did this in my VW, ourbest trick was the coast down a winding road past grandpa's house into a drive back on the road, turning the car around to face the other way then back down the hill to park in front of the house with my buddy .The car was not running for about one mile during those maneuvers. It was all by inertia and using higher grades against lower ones. Latter we tried that with the family station wagon and almost got killed I failed to realize on that winding road where the VW steering did not lock with the key out GM station wagons DID! It did boost our adrenaline for the hello's as the keys where out from the top of the hill but we discovered the locking issue about two hundred yards from a 20 foot drop off with trees, swamp and a slow 90 degree bend in the road made for some excitement in the car! My buddy helped by shouting out obvious instructions like "put the key back in" as I I fumbled the keys back into the ignition and cranked the wheel just in-time to make the turn! We were so glad to see my grandma and grandpa and us in one piece with no damage done to dad's car! As a teenager you always think about the damage you do to dad's car!
One of my friends had a '71 Chevy Nova that you could take the key out of the switch while in was still motion. Someone had modified the steering column before my buddy bought it. I was driving it one afternoon, and my buddy pulled out the key, and like your dad's wagon, it locked the steering wheel!! He finally got the key back in, just as we were starting over into the side ditch, with a 5 to 10 ft drop off. I floored it, and got it to spin out, and back onto the roadway. We left black marks all over the road, and he wanted to ride back up there to see 'em. I had a '69 Ford Mustang, and started to get into it to go back to see what we did, and my buddy said "let's take his Nova back up there, and I said that I wasn't going anywhere in that death trap", lol!!!
Always think of this song when I'm in my 54chev truck first heard him in 76 in a bar in fort St John been listening to him ever since will always miss his voice
Jerry Jeff Walker will always be alive! Love this guy! He is a hit in 3 generations. My Dad, my son, and me. We l still sing his songs!!! They will always be around!
I've coasted along by the moonlight... I've also hit the wooden bridge over the little creek, where everyone except the newbie knew to clamp a thumb over their beer to avoid the eruption.
If you haven't gone to his Birthday Bash in Austin at the Paramount, Driskill Hotel and Gruen Hall try to make it before he gets too old to keep on doing it. Good times.
When I moved to Austin in 1981, the first concert I saw was JJW at Gruene Hall. Second row. Fight broke out right in front of us. JJW just kept playing away. Our group put our feet up on the seats that were thrown around. Quite a night.
Jerry Jeff will always be my favorite singer ,nobody’s ever put so much Into their music as he did and My Buddy is just one example!all I have to do if I’m down is put Jerry Jeff on and he can get me though it. I will always be thankful for this very amazing man!
This song just makes me SMILE. Despite going through personal hell. I can still l smile and giggle a bit to this song. God Bless Jerry Jeff. Thanks darling. For picking up my spirits.
This song brings back memories of Saturdays with my Pawpaw in his pickup truck. He passed away last year, this song always brings a smile with those memories.
Used to play this song when I was a morning show guy in Western, PA (WLMI) - folks would toot and wave as they passed the front window.........brings back many memories - the Jerry Jeff is a great Egg - thanks for making me smile and bringing back good memories!
Here we call it "The Hondo Hill" So several (20 30?) years back I was out in Luckenbach having a few & picking some songs. I decided hit the Hondo hill & go for the record, imaginary as it might be. With a fair buzz I hit the top of the hill, radio blasting & eased my old giant suburban into neutral. A few minutes later started slowing down & got into the smaller hills still coasting along. Then I caught a smell like burning clutch or hot engine. The moral of the story is..... dont EVER put an auto in neutral with the cruise control on! LOLOLOL That old suburban was never the same.
still driving my old '79 Chev... new trucks just don't feel the same. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who likes to cruise on a moonit night with the lights off! Thanks, Jerry
I think I was in the audience at every performance you ever did on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe back in the day, JJ. From the first time I saw you on stage I felt like we had been friends forever. You are a treasure as far as I'm concerned!
My grandpa had a big ol' light blue Dodge pick-up that we rode around in...including trips to the county dump. Then stop for a "frosty" (soft serve ice cream) on the way back to his house. Miss my grandpa ("Pops") and that ol' truck. Love this song!
I laugh every time about leaning forward in the truck. I mean it's not as if I don't know what he's going to say. Heard it a million times now,still funny.
Riding with my dad in that old green late 70's F350. Sometimes to the rodeo. Sometimes to the grocery store. Sometimes to the wilderness of northern Utah with a 3-horse bumper-pull trailer for a weekend riding the high country. Thanks dad. 🐎💨
Saw JJW first in 72 at Santa Fe amphitheater with Lost Gonzo band,,and 2 dozen shows since..Jerry Jeff presents his music to us with unabashed feeling...he's Layin his Life on the Line..of all the genre of music from Floyd to Skynyrd I can most relate to Scamp Walker..he has influenced my life in a very positive way...so here's to the King of Texas music!! Cheers JJ !!
I am crying listening to this. This was my childhood. My dad used to let me drive (although I’m not sure it’s as right to say he let me drive as it would be to say he *made* me drive) while he sipped wild turkey and chased it with a 20 ounce Coca Cola until one or the other was empty. Then he would either stop at a gas station for more coke or the liquor store for more wild turkey. We were in an old Chevy S10. Those were some of the best days of my life. Times were simpler back then, hitting old dirt roads as a 9 year old kid while my dad blasted JJW and got shit faced drunk. Then keeping the secret from my mother that I drove his drunk ass around 😂 He is now 11 years sober but this song and others by JJW still remind us of those carefree (or so we imagined) summer nights in Bowdon, Georgia. RIP JJW. Love, Me and Dad
RIP JJW. I used to have an old 83 F150 that my kids and I would sing this to in. No A/C, so we used to have the windows down. They're all older and moved to other places across this nation of ours, but ahhh, the memories. Listening to this brings a tear to my eyes. Thank you for all the great memories.
How can one not smile listening to this song?
Or cry.
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Love this song! Can't help smiling when I hear it. RIP Jerry.
Mr. Jerry Jeff: I've loved your voice since you first started making records. Yep, I'm older than you so I know what I'm talking about. Used to watch Texas Connection and laugh at all your hosting endeavors. Thanks for being there and letting us enjoy you.
Alexandar Wright you still kicking friend
Rider Brown it ain’t lookin good. For either one of them now
How could you not like this song-it's so catchy
Grandpa and I went everywhere in his old blue Ford. My favorite times were when we'd go up to the flea market on Saturdays; I'd stay over at his house Friday nights so we could get up and get going by 5:30 AM, when the sun was just crawling over the pasture and the grass was so wet with dew that you'd be soaked to the ankles after just a few yards walking in it.
But I digress.
Bless JJW and this song for always bringing back those happy memories.
Gah, watching this just made me feel so happy! Thanks, Jerry Jeff!
I was at this recording sometime in the late 80's. It was either during his birthday bash or later. Not sure. We took three chartered buses from Austin to Gruene Texas. Three buses each with a keg of Shiner beer and a person to serve it up to you. Fantabulous.
This song gets me every time
I first saw JJW at Billy Bob's Texas in 1982. I went by myself, and was lucky enough to get an odd front row seat at the box office. I got a little drunk, and before the show was over, JJW cussed me out from the stage. I felt like I had arrived.
Then, in '84, I saw him again at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood. I wanted him to sing TOO OLD TO CHANGE, but he refused. I got a little drunk, and before the show was over, JJW cussed me out from the stage.
Having been cussed out in two states probably isn't a record, but it was a lot of fun!
+Bill Elliott What wonderful memories!!! Thanks for sharing.
+Bill Elliott you da Man!
LOL! Great memory for you!
This song just makes me smile so BIG...My heart is about to burst! One of my favorite songs. More than others. Sigh.....LOVE it...Thank you for posting :)
Just curious to know. Just "what" did you do or say to cause JJW to cuss your ass out twice in 2 different states??? LMAO!
how can anyone say that is not the greatest song ever
As a teenager in Michigan my buddy and I did this in my VW, ourbest trick was the coast down a winding road past grandpa's house into a drive back on the road, turning the car around to face the other way then back down the hill to park in front of the house with my buddy .The car was not running for about one mile during those maneuvers. It was all by inertia and using higher grades against lower ones. Latter we tried that with the family station wagon and almost got killed I failed to realize on that winding road where the VW steering did not lock with the key out GM station wagons DID! It did boost our adrenaline for the hello's as the keys where out from the top of the hill but we discovered the locking issue about two hundred yards from a 20 foot drop off with trees, swamp and a slow 90 degree bend in the road made for some excitement in the car! My buddy helped by shouting out obvious instructions like "put the key back in" as I I fumbled the keys back into the ignition and cranked the wheel just in-time to make the turn! We were so glad to see my grandma and grandpa and us in one piece with no damage done to dad's car! As a teenager you always think about the damage you do to dad's car!
Awesome Real story !
One of my friends had a '71 Chevy Nova that you could take the key out of the switch while in was still motion.
Someone had modified the steering column before my buddy bought it.
I was driving it one afternoon, and my buddy pulled out the key, and like your dad's wagon, it locked the steering wheel!!
He finally got the key back in, just as we were starting over into the side ditch, with a 5 to 10 ft drop off.
I floored it, and got it to spin out, and back onto the roadway.
We left black marks all over the road, and he wanted to ride back up there to see 'em.
I had a '69 Ford Mustang, and started to get into it to go back to see what we did, and my buddy said "let's take his Nova back up there, and I said that I wasn't going anywhere in that death trap", lol!!!
I had this tape but never knew their was a recorded video of this album. So sad to hear of his passing. A legend
Always think of this song when I'm in my 54chev truck first heard him in 76 in a bar in fort St John been listening to him ever since will always miss his voice
I used to go to Santa Cruz from sf every weekend see my ex girlfriend and her puppy Lucy. I still love that dog ❤
...oh the times spent with GRAND DAD in that El Camino!!! =) 70s are long gone but those memories...
Met the man through a friend by the name of Norman Marshall, in August of 1974, rest in peace brother
Thank You. Thank you for posting this. My favorite JJW song.
Holy. Shit. I heard this song about 1000 times as a kid, it was my favorite.
this song reminds me of y grandpa and makes me smile
ahhh. the video to go with the live album. Awesome!
Brings back memories of my Pa...and his pickup.
My pick up is my Cadillac.....its lifted with 33s gotta love the old chevy pick ups
Jerry Jeff Walker will always be alive! Love this guy! He is a hit in 3 generations. My Dad, my son, and me. We l still sing his songs!!! They will always be around!
I second that I have played his videos over and over everyday !!! Love him and his music 🎶 😍💕💕
love this song
3-in-the-tree '65 dodge. Memories.... :)
That's the version from "Live at Gruene Hall". I have it.
Jerry Jeff thanks for teaching me how to write a song …….
I've coasted along by the moonlight... I've also hit the wooden bridge over the little creek, where everyone except the newbie knew to clamp a thumb over their beer to avoid the eruption.
Very much missed
Jerry Jeff, puts a tear in my eye with a smile on my face.
Thanks Jerry
Those were the days. 🙂
If you haven't gone to his Birthday Bash in Austin at the Paramount, Driskill Hotel and Gruen Hall try to make it before he gets too old to keep on doing it. Good times.
Used to jerry riding around Austin Tx in a silver cad covertiable mid 70s
i use to lishen to this all the time with ym dad in his truck (cry)
What album is this on? I have been on a Jerry Jeff binge for the past 2 months but have yet to find it.
R.I.P.
A dude is a dude and Jerry Jeff Walker is a dude w more great songs than Any of the Outlaws
JJW-As good as it gets.
awesome
Great tune. I think Zac Brown lifted this tune for Knee Deep.
Is that GRUENE HALL?
hes from ny. texas naturalized the man years ago though.
Now that's how its done in the
GOOD OLE USA !
How do 22 people dislike this song?
+Nolan Porter Yankees.
That's 32 DAMN Yankees now.
@@doughesson JJF was born and raised in New York.
Makes me wish I had a truck...
WTF?
Acekedabbleluchenbacher?
I dunno but Jerry is "The Man."
TRUTH ! .
-Nate
Who else thinks that "Knee Deep in the Water Somewhere" by Zac Brown is a copy of this song?
+Eileen Campbell Absolutely....when I heard the Zac Brown song last summer I thought it was a JJW cover.
@slammer8232 That's what it's all about :) 5*
My twin hit he'd ride with him in Calgary Alberta stampede
When I moved to Austin in 1981, the first concert I saw was JJW at Gruene Hall. Second row. Fight broke out right in front of us. JJW just kept playing away. Our group put our feet up on the seats that were thrown around. Quite a night.
about the same time. Went to Bevo’s b-day party. JJW was killing it!!
@@jvigaroo7478 that was you in that fight!?! 😁
RIP Jerry Jeff you will be missed. Great singer and songwriter.
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Jerry Jeff will always be my favorite singer ,nobody’s ever put so much Into their music as he did and My Buddy is just one example!all I have to do if I’m down is put Jerry Jeff on and he can get me though it. I will always be thankful for this very amazing man!
So sad to hear of his passing. This has always been one of my favorites of his.
I'll always miss my favorite pick-up driver... just another great tune by a real cowboy songwriter!
Brought a tear to my eyes. I miss those times
Well you make a good point in your comment,Hello how are you doing 💕👋👋👋👋👋
This song just makes me SMILE. Despite going through personal hell. I can still l smile and giggle a bit to this song. God Bless Jerry Jeff. Thanks darling. For picking up my spirits.
+stecklein7 Hey Jesus loves you and wants you to know everything is going to be alright... Just pray!
+Matt Acuff (CoolHandMatt) happy
Oh thank you Matt. I know we all go through rough patches at times and more than others sometimes. Just need a "pick me up" pick up. Truck. Song. LOL
Grew up listening this. We've lost another legend, rest in peace Jerry.
Wow. I forgot how much I liked this song. I would have loved to see Jerry Jeff do this live. Thanks for sharing it!
This song brings back memories of Saturdays with my Pawpaw in his pickup truck. He passed away last year, this song always brings a smile with those memories.
And now we have Bro country SMDH
Used to play this song when I was a morning show guy in Western, PA (WLMI) - folks would toot and wave as they passed the front window.........brings back many memories - the Jerry Jeff is a great Egg - thanks for making me smile and bringing back good memories!
Plain simple song that resonates with so many people.
I can relate to this song . Helping my grandparents on their farm . Learn to drive 52 Chevy pickup truck 😊
Fun memories .
What a treasure! Seeing Jerry Jeff online is like getting a big hug!
Rest in peace. Gave us a lot of great songs.
Sad news...one of the very, very best...always felt like you'd love to have him just drop by for coffee or a beer...
Here we call it "The Hondo Hill" So several (20 30?) years back I was out in Luckenbach having a few & picking some songs. I decided hit the Hondo hill & go for the record, imaginary as it might be. With a fair buzz I hit the top of the hill, radio blasting & eased my old giant suburban into neutral. A few minutes later started slowing down & got into the smaller hills still coasting along. Then I caught a smell like burning clutch or hot engine. The moral of the story is..... dont EVER put an auto in neutral with the cruise control on! LOLOLOL That old suburban was never the same.
Something like that happened to me years ago in an old VW van 🙂
Great story! Made me laugh while crying over the loss of Jerry Jeff...
@@coreyjones2694 Shit, now I'm crying.
@@texpenn1 me too, and it was months ago now. Hard to believe that guy ever got old.
@@stewartfenton7660 "To me he's one of the heroes of this country,so why's he dressed up like them old men?..."
thanks jerry for keeping alive the spirit of the troubadour.great story telling
My dad raised with me with this song.
Now this is my son's favorite song.
Rest In Peace Cowboy!!! Gonna Miss You!
"Life is nothing more then attitude and timing." - Jerry Jeff
I used to listen to this on a CD between San Antonio and Austin. I can't tell you how much this man and song meant to me over the years!
RIP Jacky Jack
You’re still missed & listened to at my house
Texas Troubadour!!!!
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still driving my old '79 Chev... new trucks just don't feel the same. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who likes to cruise on a moonit night with the lights off! Thanks, Jerry
I think I was in the audience at every performance you ever did on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe back in the day, JJ. From the first time I saw you on stage I felt like we had been friends forever. You are a treasure as far as I'm concerned!
Impossible to listen to this song without a smile on my face
This song always makes me smile and I am so thankful for Jerry and his wonderful music!
this song puts a big ole smile on my face
WE WILL MISS YOU JJ. RIP BROTHER!
Just so you know.. truck drivers love it when you back-road drivers wave!
Texas is awesome I have grown up listening to jerry jeff's music .
Lovely comment,Hello how are you doing👋👋👋👋
Coasting in a old school stick shift. .. most will never know.
Amazing pick up truck song. JJW my life growing up. Miss U BAD!
This really hits you when you remember that the road you are on didn't exist back when you were having similar fun times in an old pick up.
Ain't that the truth
having a truck, this song makes me smile
Rest In Peace. So missed and so loved.
My grandpa had a big ol' light blue Dodge pick-up that we rode around in...including trips to the county dump. Then stop for a "frosty" (soft serve ice cream) on the way back to his house. Miss my grandpa ("Pops") and that ol' truck. Love this song!
Had to hear this for a pick me up (pun intended).
Always hoped some day to see him perform at Gruene Hall.
Legend
Saw JJW in Bar Harbor Maine in a little bar in 1986 with maybe 100 people max! Turns out he goes there to golf! It was a blast!
+Wade Gizzy I met him in a little bar in Belize in 1999. He has a house there.
I laugh every time about leaning forward in the truck. I mean it's not as if I don't know what he's going to say. Heard it a million times now,still funny.
the only song I know that can make ya cry and smile at the same time
......looks like it had been beat all over with a tar arn
Tx country is what I listen to and a light green 1969 C10 is what I drive, I like this song
Been listening to this so song for years. It means more than just the story it tells.
Riding with my dad in that old green late 70's F350. Sometimes to the rodeo. Sometimes to the grocery store. Sometimes to the wilderness of northern Utah with a 3-horse bumper-pull trailer for a weekend riding the high country.
Thanks dad. 🐎💨
I've seen a lot of concerts being 64 now
Jerry Jeff Walker was the best and he could rock you all night long
My favorite nights were with my girlfriend, my pick-up and me!
Saw JJW first in 72 at Santa Fe amphitheater with Lost Gonzo band,,and 2 dozen shows since..Jerry Jeff presents his music to us with unabashed feeling...he's Layin his Life on the Line..of all the genre of music from Floyd to Skynyrd I can most relate to Scamp Walker..he has influenced my life in a very positive way...so here's to the King of Texas music!! Cheers JJ !!
I am crying listening to this. This was my childhood. My dad used to let me drive (although I’m not sure it’s as right to say he let me drive as it would be to say he *made* me drive) while he sipped wild turkey and chased it with a 20 ounce Coca Cola until one or the other was empty. Then he would either stop at a gas station for more coke or the liquor store for more wild turkey. We were in an old Chevy S10. Those were some of the best days of my life. Times were simpler back then, hitting old dirt roads as a 9 year old kid while my dad blasted JJW and got shit faced drunk. Then keeping the secret from my mother that I drove his drunk ass around 😂 He is now 11 years sober but this song and others by JJW still remind us of those carefree (or so we imagined) summer nights in Bowdon, Georgia. RIP JJW.
Love,
Me and Dad
I was privileged to be able to hangout with Jerry and Susan in Belize often. RIP my friend