Mr. Roy, Acuff was, has been, always will be GREATEST country music singer and entertainer of all time!, hands down! we need more people like yourself, that love this kind of country music to post it, NOTHING coming out of Nashville , Tennessee now days doesn't even come close!, so I would like to give you a big THANK YOU for posting this...........
My pleasure, Stan. Also, Pete Kirby (Oz) was the best ever Dobro player (my opinion, of course - he played the way I like it played), and it makes me sad that those gnarled finger joints are no longer here playing my favorite instrument,.
Thanks Gloria and Sid!, your comment about Oswald being best dobro player ever, I agree 100%, Sid!, , and Gloria thanks to you also, lots of this kind of music would be lost if not for you!, and Sid, just keep posting! thanks again Sid!, and Gloria , you will always be a friend!
john allison: Agreed - but I would name Rob Ickes as Pete Kirby's (Oz's real name) successor. Rob has been awarded 15 times as Dobro Player of the Year, more than any other person. He played "End of the World" for me one time, and it was perfect. Listen at him play the introduction of this song, and see if it measures up. I can't think of a word to describe how delicious those first few notes sound. th-cam.com/video/jaPwHkwC-yQ/w-d-xo.html
John Allison: After replying to your comment, I decided to post my recording of Rob Ickes so that you could hear him play an "Oz" song. I hope you like it. You won't see this anywhere else, because I was the only one who recorded it. th-cam.com/video/LcngHi4aT3o/w-d-xo.html
My pleasure, John! It's great to find a fellow admirer of Pete Kirby's style. If you have not researched his history, I encourage you to do so. I've forgotten most of it, but he was indeed a pioneer. The young players have evolved away from the "crying" sound that drew me to Pete in the beginning - it is deemed too "something," I don't understand - trying too hard to bring emotion? It makes me sad that it seems to be dying out now that he has gone. The young ones can do it. I asked Rob to play that song in March (2014, I think), and in October of the same year I asked Brent Burke (Rhonda Vincent's son-in-law and the first person to graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies from East Tennessee State University) to play it for me, which he graciously did, under a practice tent with no other audience but Josh Williams wandering in and out, and he did a great job as well. Under the impromptu circumstances, I did not even think to ask if I could record it. The amazing thing about all professional Bluegrass musicians is that they can do in any remote corner the same thing they do on a performance stage. I could give you more URLs to other videos I've uploaded, but instead I'll just tell you that if you are interested, enter sidscardshop into Google, click on the heading with the word "uploads" in it, and it will bring up the entire list of 230 videos I have posted, so you can scroll through them to look for anything that might interest you. I would appreciate your adding your name to my subscribers list of 20,000 or so. That way you will be notified when I upload something. I have a very varied interest in music, from Folk to Classical, but my heart is in Gospel Bluegrass, although I am eclectic no matter the genre. My home page is th-cam.com/users/sidscardshop. Okay, just one more: th-cam.com/video/tJgJNHO3-sU/w-d-xo.html :-)
I was just a tot but my dad and I would listen to the grand ole Opry on radio, we didn't have a TV, my dad would set and cry on songs. This was one of them. Brought back so many memories
sung this again last night followed by a Smiley Bates tune called "Teardrops on steel strings" a song about a steel player that starts to cry when he plays a certain song that reminds him of lost love., well 2 "tear jerkers" in a row was too much for my gal friend that plays lap steel and half way through the second one she lost it! you know you've got REAL country music when the band starts crying!!!!!!
I did some research for you and failed to find the author's name, but I think it probably safe to say Roy wrote it - it certainly exemplifies his mood in songs. Hank Williams is my all-time favorite writer/singer, and he kind of idolized Roy in the beginning, with their sad songs sounding very much alike. By the way, I found the song in a history of debut reviews, and you might be right - it looked like it was side A, with "No Letter In the Mail" on side B.
I found a record of it and the songwriter is listed as "B. Miller." There's a reference online to a songwriter named "Bob Miller." I don't know who it is; it's also possible that it's a pen name, and Mr. Acuff wrote it. Bill Monroe had about four different names he put on songs he wrote!
@@MichaelGreen65 Bob Miller was one of the most successful and prolific country songwriters of the prewar era (WWII). He had approx. 400 of his songs recorded from 1921 to 1953. Roy Acuff recorded this song orginally in 1941.
When the sun has gone to sleep so tired and weary ‘Round my heart an empty loneliness creeps in And I die a million times before the morning sun rise When I think of all the things that might have been Perhaps there might have been a garden filled with flowers Where sweet nature and the world are all akin Welcome contentedness and with peace are always filling the air Oh my Darling, all the things that might have been Perhaps there might have been a cute little baby With an angel smile and chubby fingers ten And with stubby little toes that always wiggle with gleam Oh my Darling, all the things that might have been May be Darling, it is best that we are parting ‘Round my heart an earnest prayer keeps within That you always find real happiness where ‘er you go And I'll find comfort in the things that might have been
@klbmoonlight Hearing that about Charlie makes me sad. He and Pete Kirby played together for awhile after Roy died, and Pete was my favorite Dobro player. If I have Charlie on any of my VHS tapes I'm slowly posting, it will eventually go up, so you might want to subscribe to my channel, just so you'll know. I lost two grandfathers and my father to strokes, so I know your pain. I am on medications trying to beat that genetic predisposition.
I finally did some homework and found out that Roy wrote this about his own life through his relatives. TRASHVILLE should be ASHAMED of what they did to country music!!!!!!!!
Love Country Music 's King
Thank you so much for sharing this rare performance. His voice hadn't changed from the 1941 original recording.
Bubba Miller: Thanks!
Mr. Roy, Acuff was, has been, always will be GREATEST country music singer and entertainer of all time!, hands down! we need more people like yourself, that love this kind of country music to post it, NOTHING coming out of Nashville , Tennessee now days doesn't even come close!, so I would like to give you a big THANK YOU for posting this...........
My pleasure, Stan. Also, Pete Kirby (Oz) was the best ever Dobro player (my opinion, of course - he played the way I like it played), and it makes me sad that those gnarled finger joints are no longer here playing my favorite instrument,.
I agree with you on this one, every thing I find of Oz I post
I love this. What a great last performance in his few years.Thanks for putting on here.
Thanks Gloria and Sid!, your comment about Oswald being best dobro player ever, I agree 100%, Sid!, , and Gloria thanks to you also, lots of this kind of music would be lost if not for you!, and Sid, just keep posting! thanks again Sid!, and Gloria , you will always be a friend!
There will never be another as great as MR. Acuff and no one will ever beat Brother Oz on the dobro.
john allison: Agreed - but I would name Rob Ickes as Pete Kirby's (Oz's real name) successor. Rob has been awarded 15 times as Dobro Player of the Year, more than any other person. He played "End of the World" for me one time, and it was perfect. Listen at him play the introduction of this song, and see if it measures up. I can't think of a word to describe how delicious those first few notes sound. th-cam.com/video/jaPwHkwC-yQ/w-d-xo.html
John Allison: After replying to your comment, I decided to post my recording of Rob Ickes so that you could hear him play an "Oz" song. I hope you like it. You won't see this anywhere else, because I was the only one who recorded it. th-cam.com/video/LcngHi4aT3o/w-d-xo.html
I watched and listened to both of these and I have to agree with you. Thank you so much for posting these great songs.
My pleasure, John! It's great to find a fellow admirer of Pete Kirby's style. If you have not researched his history, I encourage you to do so. I've forgotten most of it, but he was indeed a pioneer. The young players have evolved away from the "crying" sound that drew me to Pete in the beginning - it is deemed too "something," I don't understand - trying too hard to bring emotion? It makes me sad that it seems to be dying out now that he has gone. The young ones can do it. I asked Rob to play that song in March (2014, I think), and in October of the same year I asked Brent Burke (Rhonda Vincent's son-in-law and the first person to graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies from East Tennessee State University) to play it for me, which he graciously did, under a practice tent with no other audience but Josh Williams wandering in and out, and he did a great job as well. Under the impromptu circumstances, I did not even think to ask if I could record it. The amazing thing about all professional Bluegrass musicians is that they can do in any remote corner the same thing they do on a performance stage. I could give you more URLs to other videos I've uploaded, but instead I'll just tell you that if you are interested, enter sidscardshop into Google, click on the heading with the word "uploads" in it, and it will bring up the entire list of 230 videos I have posted, so you can scroll through them to look for anything that might interest you. I would appreciate your adding your name to my subscribers list of 20,000 or so. That way you will be notified when I upload something. I have a very varied interest in music, from Folk to Classical, but my heart is in Gospel Bluegrass, although I am eclectic no matter the genre. My home page is th-cam.com/users/sidscardshop.
Okay, just one more: th-cam.com/video/tJgJNHO3-sU/w-d-xo.html :-)
I was just a tot but my dad and I would listen to the grand ole Opry on radio, we didn't have a TV, my dad would set and cry on songs. This was one of them.
Brought back so many memories
so beautiful music love it so much thanks for sharing with us
My pleasure, Betty.
This is my all time favorite of Roy's.
Roy,the finest country singer ever lived.,
my favorite man
sung this again last night followed by a Smiley Bates tune called "Teardrops on steel strings" a song about a steel player that starts to cry when he plays a certain song that reminds him of lost love., well 2 "tear jerkers" in a row was too much for my gal friend that plays lap steel and half way through the second one she lost it! you know you've got REAL country music when the band starts crying!!!!!!
.....that Os was something else, not to take anything away from roy.
Jrebindixie: Indeed! My favorite.
I damn near shed a tear! I apologize to this great man,, that I couldn’t quite do it.
CLASSIC!REAL MUSIC!
Thank you Roy
I did some research for you and failed to find the author's name, but I think it probably safe to say Roy wrote it - it certainly exemplifies his mood in songs. Hank Williams is my all-time favorite writer/singer, and he kind of idolized Roy in the beginning, with their sad songs sounding very much alike. By the way, I found the song in a history of debut reviews, and you might be right - it looked like it was side A, with "No Letter In the Mail" on side B.
I found a record of it and the songwriter is listed as "B. Miller." There's a reference online to a songwriter named "Bob Miller." I don't know who it is; it's also possible that it's a pen name, and Mr. Acuff wrote it. Bill Monroe had about four different names he put on songs he wrote!
@@MichaelGreen65 Bob Miller was one of the most successful and prolific country songwriters of the prewar era (WWII). He had approx. 400 of his songs recorded from 1921 to 1953. Roy Acuff recorded this song orginally in 1941.
@@InkyHucklenutt Thank YOU! I hadn't known, and I'm glad to learn it.
When he stood up to sing,you c'd hear a pin drop. Listen to them scream,when he gets finished.
I wish I had the lyrics to this song can’t hear the last verse,lovely song
When the sun has gone to sleep so tired and weary
‘Round my heart an empty loneliness creeps in
And I die a million times before the morning sun rise
When I think of all the things that might have been
Perhaps there might have been a garden filled with flowers
Where sweet nature and the world are all akin
Welcome contentedness and with peace are always filling the air
Oh my Darling, all the things that might have been
Perhaps there might have been a cute little baby
With an angel smile and chubby fingers ten
And with stubby little toes that always wiggle with gleam
Oh my Darling, all the things that might have been
May be Darling, it is best that we are parting
‘Round my heart an earnest prayer keeps within
That you always find real happiness where ‘er you go
And I'll find comfort in the things that might have been
@klbmoonlight Hearing that about Charlie makes me sad. He and Pete Kirby played together for awhile after Roy died, and Pete was my favorite Dobro player. If I have Charlie on any of my VHS tapes I'm slowly posting, it will eventually go up, so you might want to subscribe to my channel, just so you'll know. I lost two grandfathers and my father to strokes, so I know your pain. I am on medications trying to beat that genetic predisposition.
Thank you. Roy singing from the Halls ,suites and columns of Critical Mass (Divine Intelligence aka God)
Os at his best
Dan Kelly
on fiddle ...
I finally did some homework and found out that Roy wrote this about his own life through his relatives. TRASHVILLE should be ASHAMED of what they did to country music!!!!!!!!
Bob Miller wrote and recorded this song way back in 1932
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Wish I could get the lyrics to this song