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Here's another great one - I'm Just Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZDmsayyuhY
i loved that one. are you are charley fan?
shareI am.
I even got to see him in concert in the 1980s.
i am envious. roll on mississippi was another beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoeXD4gqHU&t=1s&ab_channel=CharleyPride-Topic
He's got a bunch of great ones.
This is probably in my top five - Then Who Am I:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMTNbMRdigc
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CALIFORNIA IS NOT A COUNTRY....IT IS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERS...STUPID FUCKING YOUTUBE!!@!!
Which link?
sharehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw7VYF8hM8s&ab_channel=kdn3249
shareTHANK YOU..
OH SHIT...I KNOW THIS DUDE...MY GRANDPARENTS LOVED HIM...THIS IS LIKE SITTING ON THEIR FLOOR AS A KID PLAYING LEGO.
I USED TO BE SO CONFUSED BY THE BLACK COWBOY ON THE ALBUMS...AND MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SAY HE SANG SO GOOD FOR A COLORED PERSON...MY GRANDPA WOULD ROLL HIS EYES AT ME AND WE WOULD LAUGH AND SHE WOULD GET PISSED OFF...SHE GOT PISSED OFF A LOT...THAT'S WHY GRANDPA AND I HUNG OUT IN HIS BARN/GARAGE SO MUCH...WHICH IS MY BARN/GARAGE NOW.
As long as we have the song and artist, we can find it on our own. We have no way of knowing whether a video will play in a particular country, do we?
sharethe first one i was in canada. the second video i turned on the usa vpn.
shareAh. Okay.
Ya know, I have no idea whether my dad had a favorite song or not. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
my father insisted on singing them over and over.
shareActually, I don't know my mom's either. I know she was a big Frank Sinatra fan, but that's all I know.
sharemy mother's favorite would be welcome to my world by dean martin.
shareMY GRANDMOTHER USED TO TELL ME HOW HER SISTER AND HER CALLED HIM FRANKIE BABY AND WERE ABSOLUTELY INSANE FOR HIM.
shareA bit too Country for me.
shareyou lived in america. come on.
shareI do like Country to a degree, until it becomes too Country (if that makes sense).
shareI'm assuming this is what you mean by "too Country." π https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJZY__j0Tyk
sharethat's gordie tapp on the left, i do believe, who was canadian
shareIt's such a great song and Charley Pride was such a great singer. He was featured quite a bit in the Ken Burns documentary "Country Music" and came across so well.
Little bit of trivia...if I remember correctly, Charley Pride was actually a minor-league baseball player before he became a country music singer...talented guy.
He was also a regular on a weekly, country western, comedy/variety show called Hee Haw.
Here's one of his appearances there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrSFKAHl0HY
Oh, yes...both of my parents were from Appalachia, so we watched "Hee Haw" every Saturday night! π Thanks for posting!
shareI've been to Appalachia. That is some stunningly beautiful country.
shareYes, it is so beautiful...and it's such a big "swath" of the eastern/southeastern part of the U.S. My dad was from southeastern Kentucky and my mom was from southern Ohio...such beautiful country (as you said), but so much poverty as well.
shareI remember a trip I took to Virginia once when I reached a point in the mountains where I was about to cross the state line and the sign there read: 'Welcome to Virginia, Virginia is for lovers.' That slogan and the landscape in front of me compelled me to stop for awhile, just so I could process that experience.
My dad was stationed in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky during one of his assignments and we lived just across the state line from there in Clarksville, Tennessee.
You've mentioned Ohio here today. One of my closest friends from high school wound up retiring in a town called Patriot, Ohio. Are you familiar with it?
YES!!!!! Wow, I never would have expected someone on here to mention Patriot, Ohio! π
It's not far at all from my hometown. I haven't been there a whole lot (It's one of those "Blink and you'll miss it" places), but I have been there. Yes, it's a beautiful part of the state. Good for your friend for retiring there!
Yes, I think Virginia and Kentucky are beautiful also. My dad was born near where "The Dukes Of Hazzard" was set (There actually is a "Hazard County" in Kentucky). I was there one time when I was a teenager...to attend my grandfather's funeral (my dad's dad).
This was just too cool...thanks for posting that!
Yeah, he did say it was small and that he had a nice country home there. I'm not sure how he chose that area but fishing has got to be one reason. He was a lifelong avid fisherman. I used to go on regular fishing trips with him, his dad and grandfather. Those are some fond memories. He once sent me a great picture of a beautiful catch he had made that looks very much like this: https://simplecirc.com/subscribe/louisiana-sportsman
Yeah, I've really enjoyed this chat with you as well. It's been nostalgic for me.
Ah, his being a fisherman would explain a lot! π There are a lot of great fishing places in that area (people used to fish a lot for catfish in the Ohio River). Good for him!
shareYeah, catfish are abundant here also and we specifically went after them. After some reflection, I'm vaguely starting to remember he might have discovered that area through his wife and her background.
shareVideo not available here but ALEXA found it for me.
Quite nice and to be honest I was unaware of the guy but I'm playing more of his stuff out in the garage now. Good stuff.