The vocal combination of 14 year old AJ Lee and 18 year old Molly Tuttle is one of those rare blends that has huge potential. The big stage is waiting for them.
It looks like your prediction from 11 years ago has come true. Molly and her band, Golden Highway, have gotten terrific recognition and, while AJ hasn't been quite as successful, she's getting recognized where it counts.
Nothing on youtube has affected me as much as this version of the song, it is simply a jewel that i will cherish for the rest of my life........both AJ & Molly are amazing artists that i follow regularly, they just uplifted bluegrass to the 21rst century.......and I hope they will be there for a long time.!
In 1972 I was 10 years old and I was just beginning to buy 45's. My father was a very accomplished bluegrass musician and he came up to me and asked if I had heard of a new band named The Eagles. He said they would be a great band because they were a rock band that had a banjo picker (Bernie Leadon). A few years later I started buying Eagles albums and when I got On The Border he told me the story of the song "My Man" which was about the life of Gram Parsons and pointed out the words "hickory wind" in the lyrics. I have heard many versions of Hickory Wind, but I just found this one and I think it is the one that I like best.
Absolutely agree! I played fiddle in a Bluegrass Band and loved playing this song. I believe this to be the best sounding version of ANY (including the original)! Wonderfully done!
Got some water in my eyes just now. Man! A new favorite for me, AJ Lee, singing Gram Parsons and Emmylou also being one of my top 3 favorite female vocalist of all time. Linda Ronstadt and Eva Cassidy being the other two. This girl is perfect for this kind of music. Simply amazing.
I can't help myself from returning to listen to this sweet, haunting version over and over. AJ's voice was beginning to deepen here, and I love the quality and timbre of her voice on this song. As usual, Molly Tuttle does great harmony, and the Tuttles are just gifted musicians all around. I love hearing this version of this song.
Thank you TikTok for introducing me to this very underrated musical gem. This will forever be me and my little boy’s “gone fishing” song when I was stationed at Fort Knox 2021-2024. So many beautiful memories come to mind whilst listening to this. Please have a wonderful life and when it gets hard may this song bring you comfort.
TRUE, I am turning 89 this June, can't play like I'd love to, but seeing them fills my heart and chokes me of tears, someone is gonna be there when us Old folks leave this pretty place.
What is incredibly amazing is that I have never seen, heard anyone better than this little girl and the band and they're virtually unknown incredible talent up on that stage AJ is just incredible. 60 years old and I watch this several times a week. AJ did Here in California solo and was incredible, John Denver couldn't have done better. I listen every single day also with the Brothers Comatose great together.
Check out Something Special by AJ Lee and Blue Summit as well as To Mine by AJ Lee and Blue Summit...These are both absolutely gorgeous songs by AJ Lee and her new band Blue Summit....Also note that Sully Tuttle is also in her new band.
It is crazy that AJ is not really all that well known (or known at all) for all but a relatively small base of her extremely devoted fans....I have been listening to all kinds of music my entire life (and I won't say exactly how old I am but let's just say I was around in the 70's) and I only first discovered AJ even existed by chance about a year ago??....But at least now I can say I am a huge huge fan of hers!
@dragons gate you can't be serious!! Gram's version with the Byrds is far and away the definitive version of this song. This young lady sounds like a contestant in the 9th grade school talent show by comparison.
Stan Wollmers .. absolute garbage! Although this is not the original your comments are ridiculous. This young woman has an outstanding voice, as supported by 99% of the comments. Music, like wine is also subjective.. remember that
@@stanwollmers7561 I disagree with both of your statements. The Tuttles sound great and Gram's greatest version of this song is what appeared on Grievous Angel. The Grievous Angel version of Hickory Wind is untouchable.
This is probably the best recorded version of this song ever. It's amazing how soulful AJ's voice sounds at her young age. Just phenomenal playing all around and some kudos needs to go out to the crew that filmed and recorded this.
One of the best covers of Hickory Wind I've heard. They have a great feel for it, the lead vocal is particularly good, what a great voice she's got. Thank you.
i love music. No im not American,im English.... i have a fair size music collection of many kinds. That includes the Byrds albums,Gram Parsons,even John Prines first LP. etc etc. This song is great & to hear these young ladies sing this & so well. Unbelievable😎
After hearing Gillean Welch and Keith Richards mess up the lyrics in their recordings of this song, it's refreshing to hear AJ get them pretty close to the original! She's great! I'm 50 years older than her generation, but I'm a FAN!
Wow.....grew up w Bluegrass as my moms people are from the Mo Ozarks.... I am near tears listening....music lyrics and vocals.....and yes memories. Crying shame their next "tour date" was listed at a church in CA.
So now in 2023... AJ Lee and Sullivan Tuttle are touring with their own band "Blue Summit". Molly Tuttle has won a Grammy! She tours with her own band "Golden Highway". Both are on their way to the top of their genre. Its no wonder The Tuttles with AJ Lee have more views on this channel than all of the other videos combined! Many thanks to Jack Tuttle for teaching and coaching them so well and to Tim Erskin for presenting them to us so early on in such a high quality manner!
It is common for different singers or groups to alter lyrics slightly. Be happy, and go with the flow. This is the best version that I have ever heard!
wow, what a tasteful version ... and the mandolins and guitar breaks perfect ... not too fancy or flashy ... just right ... love that cross pickin ... the recorders also did very well
whenever I hear this beautiful song I always think of Bernie Leadon's tribute to Gram, the Eagles "My Man". Thank you Gram for your immortal contributions to cosmic american music and to these artists for this lovely version of HW
I've been listening to this version over & over again.. The beauty is getting better & i was amazed to the voice of the little young girl. She is absolutely succeed in singing.
WOW...what can I say? I'm speechless. I was looking to download Gram Parson's Hickery Wind and saw this name AJ Lee and the Tuttles. I usually don't care for copies of too many original songs but decided to listen to this band. I was blown away at the beautiful way they sang this song. I sent several copies of this to my family and friends and they were all deeply moved as myself. Hope to see them perform in San Mateo County in May. I live in Davao now but this song is calling me home.
I play Hickory Wind in every style in every key. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. I have made a study of this song since 1968. This group (and AJ Lee) is awesome. Your are not suppose to sing this song in glee mode, it is a sad song, lonesome and painful. Well done Tuttles. CA Lawing China Grove, NC
My favorite version ever of one of my very favorite songs. The folks that must feel honored and pleased if they have heard this must include Emmy Lou, GP, Gillian and Rawlings. The instrumental breaks are just as tasteful as the singing, and the harmonies are heart breakingly lovely. Wonderful.
Gram Parsons is alive and Well as his legacy lives ON Delightful version with feeling... 800 k views got to keep coming back It's the Reverence u have for this masterpiece...
Ok, I listened to Emmy Lou, Gillian, Gram himself, and others do this song and I still believe that this cover is best I've ever heard of this Gram Parsons song!
this shocked me. i started crying. i love gram parson's recordings. never heard anything come close to doing justice-until this little Oracle. kind of surprising, someone as screwed up as GP-and this child see's, understands and express's the beauty. Kudos to this brilliant Adult-Children combo.
are you kidding me? This is exactly how this song was meant to be played. I am a greater person for hearing it. Thank you so much. I will be buying everything I can find produced/created by any of the musicians involved in this project.
AJ still sings that well, but she still had it when she was young, too. What a beautiful song, and like others have said, this might be the best rendition I've ever heard
This young lady singing, baring her soul, and the band backing her up have done justice to arguably Gram’s greatest song. A very beautiful bluegrass waltz. Gram surely would have been proud. My favorite versions of “Hickory Wind” have always been Gram, Emmylou, and The Fallen Angels live with Neil Flange on pedal steel (Neil, I hope I spelled your last name correctly, bud) and then there’s that knockout solo version Emmylou cut on ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’-Wow! Now it appears that The Tuttles and A J Lee have joined that list. Y’all keep it up! We’ll be listening. Sounds to me like the younger generation are finally rediscovering what Country music really is all about, and that gives a lot of us hope for its future.
Who else feels better when they hear AJ sing?
And the genius of Gram Parson lives on. This is beautiful.
My man
Gram Parsons + AJ + the Tuttles = Incredible
The vocal combination of 14 year old AJ Lee and 18 year old Molly Tuttle is one of those rare blends that has huge potential. The big stage is waiting for them.
It looks like your prediction from 11 years ago has come true. Molly and her band, Golden Highway, have gotten terrific recognition and, while AJ hasn't been quite as successful, she's getting recognized where it counts.
@@jeffreycole1662 AJ is getting there. Keep in mind she is 5 years younger than Molly.
I believe Molly was only 17
"The big stage is waiting for them." This comment has aged particularly well over 11 years.
unbelievable .
Nothing on youtube has affected me as much as this version of the song, it is simply a jewel that i will cherish for the rest of my life........both AJ & Molly are amazing artists that i follow regularly, they just uplifted bluegrass to the 21rst century.......and I hope they will be there for a long time.!
In 1972 I was 10 years old and I was just beginning to buy 45's. My father was a very accomplished bluegrass musician and he came up to me and asked if I had heard of a new band named The Eagles. He said they would be a great band because they were a rock band that had a banjo picker (Bernie Leadon). A few years later I started buying Eagles albums and when I got On The Border he told me the story of the song "My Man" which was about the life of Gram Parsons and pointed out the words "hickory wind" in the lyrics. I have heard many versions of Hickory Wind, but I just found this one and I think it is the one that I like best.
I would have to agree.
Absolutely agree.
Absolutely agree! I played fiddle in a Bluegrass Band and loved playing this song. I believe this to be the best sounding version of ANY (including the original)! Wonderfully done!
Got some water in my eyes just now. Man! A new favorite for me, AJ Lee, singing Gram Parsons and Emmylou also being one of my top 3 favorite female vocalist of all time. Linda Ronstadt and Eva Cassidy being the other two. This girl is perfect for this kind of music. Simply amazing.
Same …
I'd add Mary Black to that list.
Same and I'm a grown ass man.
Emma Lou Harris
I can't help myself from returning to listen to this sweet, haunting version over and over. AJ's voice was beginning to deepen here, and I love the quality and timbre of her voice on this song. As usual, Molly Tuttle does great harmony, and the Tuttles are just gifted musicians all around. I love hearing this version of this song.
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I concur
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The contrast of AJ's sad voice and Molly Tuttle's happy shadow carries this song so well. *HEAVENLY* !!
Thank you TikTok for introducing me to this very underrated musical gem. This will forever be me and my little boy’s “gone fishing” song when I was stationed at Fort Knox 2021-2024. So many beautiful memories come to mind whilst listening to this. Please have a wonderful life and when it gets hard may this song bring you comfort.
❤❤❤
I will say,with young musicians as talented as these.....there still may be hope for the world,
TRUE, I am turning 89 this June, can't play like I'd love to, but seeing them fills my heart and chokes me of tears, someone is gonna be there when us Old folks leave this pretty place.
100% agree!
AJ is just a kid here and yet produces such a beautiful rendition of this song.
Tis pretty incredible I must say!
Absolutely hauntingly beautiful. I only just discovered it.
What is incredibly amazing is that I have never seen, heard anyone better than this little girl and the band and they're virtually unknown incredible talent up on that stage AJ is just incredible. 60 years old and I watch this several times a week. AJ did Here in California solo and was incredible, John Denver couldn't have done better. I listen every single day also with the Brothers Comatose great together.
Right with you!
Check out Something Special by AJ Lee and Blue Summit as well as To Mine by AJ Lee and Blue Summit...These are both absolutely gorgeous songs by AJ Lee and her new band Blue Summit....Also note that Sully Tuttle is also in her new band.
It is crazy that AJ is not really all that well known (or known at all) for all but a relatively small base of her extremely devoted fans....I have been listening to all kinds of music my entire life (and I won't say exactly how old I am but let's just say I was around in the 70's) and I only first discovered AJ even existed by chance about a year ago??....But at least now I can say I am a huge huge fan of hers!
I am in the Marine Corps infantry and I spent a many a day far from home. This music speaks to my heart thank you AJ.
The absolute best performance of this Gram Parsons/Bob Buchanan song ❤👍
The most beautiful rendition of this song I have ever heard and I am a BIG fan of Gram.
@dragons gate you can't be serious!! Gram's version with the Byrds is far and away the definitive version of this song. This young lady sounds like a contestant in the 9th grade school talent show by comparison.
Stan Wollmers .. absolute garbage! Although this is not the original your comments are ridiculous. This young woman has an outstanding voice, as supported by 99% of the comments. Music, like wine is also subjective.. remember that
@@stanwollmers7561 I disagree with both of your statements. The Tuttles sound great and Gram's greatest version of this song is what appeared on Grievous Angel. The Grievous Angel version of Hickory Wind is untouchable.
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Gillian Welch is something to hear.
Wonderfully done. Miss Tuttle ur hair looks great like that
When things are chaotic in my life. I return for a listen to a great rendition by a beautiful group to help ease the soul
The best thing I heard in a very long time, thank you AJ LEE... Beautiful
This is probably the best recorded version of this song ever. It's amazing how soulful AJ's voice sounds at her young age. Just phenomenal playing all around and some kudos needs to go out to the crew that filmed and recorded this.
One of the best covers of Hickory Wind I've heard. They have a great feel for it, the lead vocal is particularly good, what a great voice she's got. Thank you.
Hard to believe they have all only gotten better.
The mandolinds duet in the introll & the ending adds to the meaning of the young writer's song lyrics!!
Every now and then I have to revisit this performance. It is so good. So, so good.
+Jason Leeds Totally. I think this performance has captured many of us.
She has a voice far beyond her years. I look to hear a lot of this voice in years to come.
i love music. No im not American,im English.... i have a fair size music collection of many kinds. That includes the Byrds albums,Gram Parsons,even John Prines first LP. etc etc. This song is great & to hear these young ladies sing this & so well. Unbelievable😎
Some voices just naturally go together. So it is here. These voices are perfect together …
Gram Parson spirit in da house!
After hearing Gillean Welch and Keith Richards mess up the lyrics in their recordings of this song, it's refreshing to hear AJ get them pretty close to the original! She's great! I'm 50 years older than her generation, but I'm a FAN!
Wow.....grew up w Bluegrass as my moms people are from the Mo Ozarks.... I am near tears listening....music lyrics and vocals.....and yes memories. Crying shame their next "tour date" was listed at a church in CA.
So now in 2023... AJ Lee and Sullivan Tuttle are touring with their own band "Blue Summit". Molly Tuttle has won a Grammy! She tours with her own band "Golden Highway". Both are on their way to the top of their genre. Its no wonder The Tuttles with AJ Lee have more views on this channel than all of the other videos combined! Many thanks to Jack Tuttle for teaching and coaching them so well and to Tim Erskin for presenting them to us so early on in such a high quality manner!
...love AJ completely...the voice of an angel...but Molly - my god Molly...how balancing can one musician, one artist be...this is superb...
It is common for different singers or groups to alter lyrics slightly. Be happy, and go with the flow. This is the best version that I have ever heard!
AJ has a perfect smooth bluegrass voice. Outstanding mandolin and guitar work as well! Molly is a great flat picker and vocalist.
Wow! She has a beautiful voice and perfect pitch. Love it!
Gram would probably agree that this is the finest cover of his beautiful masterpiece .
what a beautiful voice....those nuances are so beautifully placed....my soul just loved it......thank you
wow, what a tasteful version ... and the mandolins and guitar breaks perfect ... not too fancy or flashy ... just right ... love that cross pickin ... the recorders also did very well
Her sweet voice brings tears to my eyes.
Gorgeous ! Gram would be pleased !
+bob friedman I completely agree about Gram. I think he would be VERY pleased. These girls have the soul Gram used writing it.
one word for this type of perfection: Angelic
whenever I hear this beautiful song I always think of Bernie Leadon's tribute to Gram, the Eagles "My Man". Thank you Gram for your immortal contributions to cosmic american music and to these artists for this lovely version of HW
Damn, what a friggin song. Thanks for sharing.
D Ebelt Ikr, chills.
Awesome! Authentic music, that is what I was missing for a long time...
Doesn't get any better than this. One of the best tunes in the folk idiom, and splendidly performed by A. J. Lee and the Tuttles.
Super version of Gram Parsons' classic song. Gram and Emmylou Harris set a very high mark with their duet. It is matched here. Bravo
This is the beauty of youTube. It suggested this video to me, and what a jewel it is! This is another one that I will watch over and over.
frighteningly good.peace
This has been out here for over 6 years and still good, good, good music.
Simply beautiful. A.J. Lee and Molly Tuttle harmonize perfectly. A.J. has the prettiest voice ever.
Molly
A voice of an angel!! Marvellous......
My hat's off to father Tuttle's for putting together something so beautiful that will truly enlighten future generations for years to come.
And I'm guessing, which is always the case, when a father, or mother is involved, they increase their own bank account!!!
Absol
Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful voices and harmony.
this is one of the best gram covers out there, that I have found.. thanks
I know it's an older video but it's still so beautiful to listen too. So we'll performed.
What a super rendition of this Gram Parsons song! A voice as clear as a bell.
This is one of those instances when the right musicians are given the right song in the right time, look at God and say look what we can do...
in the pocket.
AMAZING COVER!!!! Gram and Emmylou would be proud :D
Wonderful version, they positively owned it.
What a beautiful interpretation of Gram's "high lonesome" classic. It makes me both sad and joyful to hear this.
I've been listening to this version over & over again.. The beauty is getting better & i was amazed to the voice of the little young girl. She is absolutely succeed in singing.
This totally does Gram & this awesome song justice!! AMAZING!!!!!!!
AJ and Molly, quite a duo! great picking, great song #awesome
You guys just light up the room, fantastic timing, harmonies, lead vocals, Pa on bass, just so cool man.
Made me cry. For real.
They are both Angels
Beautiful ❤️ I heard Gram play his last performance in Joshua Tree the night he joined JesusYeshua. Such a tragic loss
The more I listen to this, the more awesome it gets. Wondrous . . .
frighteningly delightful was wording you were looking for figgur.cool.
I just love to hear AJ Lee sing and play she is a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice keep up the lovely work
WOW...what can I say? I'm speechless. I was looking to download Gram Parson's Hickery Wind and saw this name AJ Lee and the Tuttles. I usually don't care for copies of too many original songs but decided to listen to this band. I was blown away at the beautiful way they sang this song. I sent several copies of this to my family and friends and they were all deeply moved as myself. Hope to see them perform in San Mateo County in May. I live in Davao now but this song is calling me home.
My Gawd I love this little gal's voice! So natural....And the Tuttles are absolutely wonderful!
I play Hickory Wind in every style in every key. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. I have made a study of this song since 1968. This group (and AJ Lee) is awesome. Your are not suppose to sing this song in glee mode, it is a sad song, lonesome and painful. Well done Tuttles.
CA Lawing
China Grove, NC
Beautiful cover of such a great song.
What a voice!
My favorite version ever of one of my very favorite songs. The folks that must feel honored and pleased if they have heard this must include Emmy Lou, GP, Gillian and Rawlings. The instrumental breaks are just as tasteful as the singing, and the harmonies are heart breakingly lovely. Wonderful.
Best version ever
Gram Parsons is alive and
Well as his legacy lives ON
Delightful version with feeling...
800 k views got to keep coming back
It's the Reverence u have for this masterpiece...
Ok, I listened to Emmy Lou, Gillian, Gram himself, and others do this song and I still believe that this cover is best I've ever heard of this Gram Parsons song!
Keith Whitley did it justice as well!
Keith Whitley with J.D. Crowe.This one was too.
@@johnjohnson9861 Also a very nice version!
Love her voice, Gram would be proud.
I just stumbled across this by accident while looking for a local trucking company....
Love it :-)
Thank God for Tuttles Trucking and Recycling eh 😉
Very very nice! Great blending on the harmony parts.
This performance is a perfect example of how bluegrass music speaks to a person's soul. Good job people, I love your work !
Agree with Charles. The best arrangement of this tune ever, Gram would be proud.
I v always been partial to the byrds, with gram, version, but I keep coming back to this, has been a favorite song for 40 yrs.
This is a fantastic cover, keep calling me home, we’ll done…
I'm in love with the Tuttles and they're cover of "Hickory Wind"
this shocked me. i started crying. i love gram parson's recordings. never heard anything come close to doing justice-until this little Oracle. kind of surprising, someone as screwed up as GP-and this child see's, understands and express's the beauty. Kudos to this brilliant Adult-Children combo.
Sweet as it can be.. right on AJ.
Sooo beautiful, A.J. Lee moves....stunning performance, super instrumentals
AJ is so special. . . . . I am praying for her. She is truly a gem.
are you kidding me? This is exactly how this song was meant to be played. I am a greater person for hearing it. Thank you so much. I will be buying everything I can find produced/created by any of the musicians involved in this project.
AJ still sings that well, but she still had it when she was young, too. What a beautiful song, and like others have said, this might be the best rendition I've ever heard
My favorite version of this song!
This GP song is wonderful and the way this group performs it takes it to the highest level!
Like many, i find myself coming back here over the last few years. No doubt gram would give two thumbs up.
Absolutely beautiful and very uplifting .. Thank s for sharing..
I've been an AJ Lee fan for a few years - love the way you hit the right mood in this vocal of one of the greatest ballads ever
This young lady singing, baring her soul, and the band backing her up have done justice to arguably Gram’s greatest song. A very beautiful bluegrass waltz. Gram surely would have been proud. My favorite versions of “Hickory Wind” have always been Gram, Emmylou, and The Fallen Angels live with Neil Flange on pedal steel (Neil, I hope I spelled your last name correctly, bud) and then there’s that knockout solo version Emmylou cut on ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’-Wow! Now it appears that The Tuttles and A J Lee have joined that list. Y’all keep it up! We’ll be listening. Sounds to me like the younger generation are finally rediscovering what Country music really is all about, and that gives a lot of us hope for its future.
Thank you William Rabon
You're close. Neil Flanz, and that is a great recording.
Tear to the eye!
Young lady that beautiful angelic voice brings tears to my eyes. I hope you realize that gift is from God he self
This has become my personal definitive rendition of the song