The Most Authentic Bluegrass Salty Dog Blues I Ever Heard. Earl Scruggs & The Morris Brothers.

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4 жыл бұрын

The Morris Brothers were wonderful characters, great musicians and so kind to me and my crew when we showed up at their body shop to film them picking a few tunes with Earl Scruggs and his son Randy.
This clip is a portion of my 90 min. documentary on the great banjo picker, Earl Scruggs which was made in 1972. Earl played backup banjo for the brothers when they first recorded "I Want To Be Your Salty Dog" which became very popular on the radio. I love their beautiful North Carolina mountain accents and their subtle sense of humor.
I love watching this moment as I did when I first filmed it. I do not know what it is about country/bluegrass/mountain/old time music that so appeals to me. If I am in a bad mood or having a tough day, it lightens it. If I am feeling really wonderful and floating through life, it becomes even more wonderful when I hear those songs, backed up by flat picking guitars and 5 string banjos. And when you are lucky enough as I was to go to the North Carolina mountains, the southern Appalachians, into those small hollers with the mountains all around, and just sit down and listen.
What you hear is magnificent. I once played the banjo which I have learned in high school, I was okay until I heard these folks and others like them and then I just put the banjo down and never played it again. I'd rather listen to masters like Earl. My documentary also has unusually great performances by Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, Joan Baez and of course Earl Scruggs.
"Salty Dog Blues" is a traditional blues song that has been recorded by many different artists over the years. It is a blues standard that has been recorded by numerous artists, including Lead Belly, Elvis Presley, and the Allman Brothers Band, among others. The song is a traditional blues form with lyrics that tell the story of a man who has been cheated on by his lover and is feeling down and depressed as a result. The song has a catchy, upbeat melody and has been covered by a wide range of artists, making it a well-known and enduring classic of the blues genre.

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@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Жыл бұрын

Here is the complete film with so many musical icons - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdKemNR0ldO6o58.html

@jimo9555 11 ай бұрын

Hi David, thanks for posting all this awesome musical history 👍 I only found out about Flatt & Scruggs through Sierra Ferrel's cover of one of their songs, Before I Met You. If you haven't heard it, it's definitely worth catching on KZfaq love from Scotland :)

@3fsw3 4 жыл бұрын

David, I can’t figure out if you were a hippie filmmaker or just someone truly in search of Americana, but the insight you had to record so much of your material boggles my mind. You were(are) wise ahead of your years and had the sense and the wherewithal to reach out to people regardless of their status, walk of life, race, or most any other category... pick any one!!! Thank you for being our country’s true historian.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 4 жыл бұрын

Frank. Hardly a hippie. The budget on this documentary which took 6 weeks to shoot, was nearly $200,000. 6 months in editing back then. 16mm film. David Hoffman-filmmaker

@christopherskipp1525 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmakerHave you transferred any of your film films to other kinds of (more current) media?

@stewartfenton7660 11 ай бұрын

A hippie? Have you seen the film of David in the shower with Joan Baez,wearing his suit?

@ladycharsw 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. God Bless🙏♥️🙋 Charlotte in Oregon. PS That was sang on Andy Griffith.

@apjbuilder 10 ай бұрын

Well said !!!

@secondhandlyon2603 10 ай бұрын

I grew up listening to people sitting around playing this kind of music. When I was little I thought everyone's family played music. I didn't realize at the time how privileged I was to have that sort of upbringing. These videos bring back wonderful memories.

@TheSuzette1 Жыл бұрын

I was born in a small coal mining town in southwestern VA. All of my uncles, my daddy, and my grandfather, worked in the coal mines. My daddy talked about all of the greats. They all went through the coal mining towns to sing and play. Ralf Stanley lived in Clintwood Va. I don't know if that helped bring those like Hank Williams, the Carter sisters, Loretta Lynn, Flat and Scruggs and so many more, but daddy lived it. On Sat. evenings, daddy's grandpa had a radio and they would sit and listen to the grand ole opry. They are all gone now. Everyone seeing this should ask their parents and grandparents to tell them about when they were growing up. When they are gone, it is too late. We need the power that comes from family history and I grew up listening to men and women talking just like in this video.

@Commenting-answering 3 ай бұрын

My Dad was born in our hollow in 1936. He grew up all over as his parents were peripatetic. He always felt grounded to his grandparents home. My husband and I took our kids to see family and my great grandparents home where my father was born about 18 years ago. My daughter is going back to see cousins later this year. Ralph Stanley’s museum held the doors open for us because we were going to be a little late getting there. The people of this region, with their lovely accents, are wonderful people. I am glad mine and my children’s roots are there.

@Gary-xu8xp 2 ай бұрын

Nice comment my blood is founding as in the revolutionary War type .from Russell. Tazewell. And Buchanan counties.been there since day 1.

@ShortbusMooner 4 жыл бұрын

Love me some pickin' 'n grinnin'!

@edrose8358 11 ай бұрын

I never had the pleasure of meeting Zeke Morris. I did meet his son John about 25 years ago and still know him. He lives in the same neighborhood that I do and I pass by his place often. My dad is also an automobile body repair and paint professional that retired a few years ago. John has painted my service van, a pickup truck and a Corvette for me. Not only is he a master of his trade, he's a lively and fun fellow like his dad was. Good banter is always available when he's around. I wanted to thank you for documenting these national treasures for everyone to enjoy. May God's richest blessings be yours!!!

@randymc61 10 ай бұрын

I started this video, then happened to glance up at the TV, and the Beverly Hillbillies is on. Perfect.

@nadanada5698 4 жыл бұрын

How can anyone click a thumbs down for anything David Hoffman does ? ?

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nada. David Hoffman - filmmaker

@nadanada5698 4 жыл бұрын

David Hoffman - you are so welcome 🙏 you are as part of Americana as Apple Pie ! ! ! !

@dayender 4 жыл бұрын

too bad KZfaq wasn’t around in 1972, a whole generation missed this till now. Welll what else you got with the brothers picking dave

@reneeroth4045 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, what else ya got! lol. I love it! Thank You for bringing this to us.

@BBRocker75 Ай бұрын

But in there was TV, but these "things" were considered oudated, for rednecks, an old heritage to send into oblivion, things for olds folks. Mass media project was MODERNIZE USA. And the mass media almost destroyed all these cultural expressions. But some people were resilient, they keep their traditions in all ways from music to food, from handcrafting to plant knowlegde. But SO MUCH WAS LOST! Americana was almost destroyed to the ground. And many people is asking today, 2024, why USA is downfalling? My gosh, you cannot be a Great Nation if you erased your traditions.

@commanderNSO 7 ай бұрын

My great grandpa worked in the mills of Cliffside NC with some of the pickers that influenced Earl Scruggs. I grew up 20 minutes from where this was filmed. Some of the old folks are still close to this, and blue grass is such a natural, organic thing around here. Heck, the people who influenced Scruggs were all local folks in Rutherford and Cleveland counties in NC and Cherokee County in SC, all along the Broad River. Many folks have begun calling the distinctive Earl Scruggs sound the Broad river sound or Broad River school of Bluegrass. The influencers of Scruggs frequently attended a once famous fiddlers convention at the old school house in the community of Hollis, NC. That tradition continues today with the Ellenboro Fiddler's convention, meant to be a continuation of the old convention, in the next town over. Right up the road in the northern end of the county near the Rutherford and Cleveland county lines near Golden Valley and Polkville, off of highway 226, there's a little country store where a good crowd of folks still gather together with some good picking and fellowship. In my youth I attended church near there and had buddies who lived there, a couple of my buddies played bluegrass along with their fathers and grandfathers. We often met up at the store for a soda (had to be a Cheerwine, RC cola, or Sundrop) and some picking. Good times.I'm just a 37 year old North Carolina boy with roots in this state going back 300 years, both aristocratic first families and simple farmers. This is part of our culture, a culture worth celebrating and sharing. David, you've done a wonderful job making that possible, this is one of my favorite documentaries, and we are very grateful. Earl Scruggs is much larger than just the legend himselg, larger than the music genre.

@MichaelCarolina 4 жыл бұрын

Yes..North Carolina my State.... :)

@notsuretwo 9 ай бұрын

I love these guys. Hardworking, entertaining very well spoken. This is a glimpse of true Americana.

@goatboy150 10 ай бұрын

Watching those grease-covered fingers go up and down the fretboard was humbling. Thanks for the history.

@barry1705 Жыл бұрын

Love the real down home people. I was born in Asheville. All my relatives live there. Dad moved us to the triangle of N.C.,Beacon blanket factory closed. He got us out of there for a better life, and opportunities. Education and jobs are plentiful , in the triangle. But l miss the down home nice people that will give you the shirt of there back to help there neighbor. I’m retired now , l might just get me a Cabin on a hill. 5:37 Thank you David for the time capsule of great music 🎶.

@captainsouth4460 11 ай бұрын

My Dad was born in W Va. and played the fiddle, he would have me bang out bluegrass chords and jam on his fiddle when I was a teen in the 70’s. Sure miss the old man.

@shaunw9270 4 жыл бұрын

Wow just amazing players , all of them !

@47fireguy16 4 жыл бұрын

I lived 2 blocks from the Scruggs and went to school with the boys. Walked by their house many a morning going to school and the "Martha White" bus would be parked on the street by the house and whole Flatt and Scruggs group would be loading up to head out to play that great music. I think back to all of the country music stars, musicians, and writers that lived within 2 miles of me and how many friends, that were their sons and daughters, were just that -good friends. Even with all of their parent or parents successes it was a hard life and very few followed in their footsteps. I remember one friend who got in the business , that I saw at the funeral for a big name in the music and we talked about how our lives were in the 50's and 60's. His son was with him and I asked if he had ever though getting in the business and his father answered for him. No Way. They did us a great service with all of the music that was put out but it all wasn't anything close to the big money that is out there now. It was definitely a different era.

@TheStuport 4 жыл бұрын

Wow...A very cool story to share...Thank You Fireguy...Cheers From Ohio

@mrjakedog07 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Shelby NC!

@DJK-cq2uy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the details!!!

@DJK-cq2uy Жыл бұрын

Frank James and I read Shakespeare with Donsld Duck and Popeye

@CAROLUSPRIMA 11 ай бұрын

The Morris Brothers were bluegrass pioneers - of that first generation that includes Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs and the Stanleys. They never got the recognition they deserved and so I’m heartened to see this for the first time.

@efinkens 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous. Thank you.

@sambesisky5517 10 ай бұрын

Best things in life! Making music in good company. Money can’t buy.

@livefreeordie3992 11 ай бұрын

3 YEARS , 3 DAYS ,3 MINUTES, 30 years, still relevant today

@johnbuterbaughsr.933 11 ай бұрын

I ran lights for the Earl Scruggs Review with his son's at a petunia festival . He waited for me to find a poster , signed it and had his band sign it . A really great man not a snob who didn't have time for his fans . I was touring with Wedsels Edsels out of Lancing Michigan and we supplied sound and lights.

@railroadpicker4933 3 жыл бұрын

Back me up Earl! What a treasure

@christopherlynch9006 10 ай бұрын

Love this - as an Irishman I feel a real affinity with these people . Reminds me of the near past in my country - relative poverty alleviated by love of music, stoicism and coarse good humour.

@chuckbrewer4502 10 ай бұрын

From what I've read, Bluegrass has Irish roots. At least if you go back before it was know as Bluegrass. These tunes are sometimes refered to as Old Timey or Hillbilly music.

@kaleidoscope8743 10 ай бұрын

@@chuckbrewer4502As a descendent of Irish people who settled in East Tennessee ( the other side of the Appalachian mountains ) My grandfather was a farmer and worked at the factory where they made the Abomb. He played guitar and fiddle... they just didn't call it bluegrass then. According to local and family legend he could "play the hand out of the fiddle" ... (a southern expression where the word hand is substituted instead of saying 'hell'. He could play very good. My sister has his fiddle and bow. He was a slim 5' 8" tall. When my dad died, mother moved us from the city, back to the farm she grew up on.

@katperson7332 10 ай бұрын

@@chuckbrewer4502not sure if it’s true but I read somewhere that the term hillbilly came from the abundance of boys and men called Billy, because their people had come over from Northern Ireland and many of them were supporters of King Billy (William of Orange).

@retireorbust 10 ай бұрын

Appalachia was settled by mostly Scots and Irish and they love to drink and fight like their ancestors as well. Tough, hardy people.

@brucecollins641 8 ай бұрын

@@chuckbrewer4502 bluegrass will have it's origins in scottish fiddle reel music. them being indigenous to scotland.the earlier scots settlers would have taken it over to amerikay.

@TheStuport 4 жыл бұрын

The INSTANT I read Earl Scruggs....Memories of "The Beverly Hillbillies" came a calling to my Heart....and then when I heard the song "Salty Dog" I immediately thought of Charlene Darling from The Andy Griffith Show singing that very song with her Pappy and brothers! I do love the laid back atmosphere of The Mountain People...and the outdoors is enough to make a person ask themselves.."Why do I want to go back and live in The City After All This?" Brilliant Video of Americana Mr. Hoffman....Cheers From Ohio

@KC2DZB 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, love it!

@stevedouglas7375 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this really takes me back and in a very good way. If you look closely to the mandolin player, you can see years of grease encrusted in and around his fingernails. I grew up with not only seeing that with my uncles, but also with smelling the grease, gasoline, cigarettes and "Schlitz" beer. People will say that was uncouth, but for me it was "family" and they were "good" people!

@softshoes Жыл бұрын

Yep it looks like they drug him out from under the hood of a car and said let's play one for the fellas.

@stevehahn4066 Жыл бұрын

My grandma used to tell me ALL work has DIGNITY!

@goatboy150 10 ай бұрын

Some of my favourite smells 😊

@jadefire2817 10 ай бұрын

Maybe it is uncouth. But a man with a hand that looks like that , to me, feels like peace and safety. My Dear Daddy's hands look just the same.

@lindaleduke5016 10 ай бұрын

I remember this song from when I was a child. Radio was our link with the world. I can't keep my toes from tappin' when I hear this!!! Thanks for bringing back a great memory.

@Peter-sk5vg 14 күн бұрын

Stunning. Absolutely heartwarming.

@theroller5673 Жыл бұрын

What an extraordinary time capsule of happiness. Everyone of them absolute legends.

@yourmomsdaddy9130 11 ай бұрын

It makes me happy to see this music given positive attention, and not just the music but the mountain people of Appalachia. The brothers are a good example of the ingenuity and grit that is common among mountain folk.

@hlriiiviiiv 10 ай бұрын

Ol Earl tried to run off with it after the first verse and they wouldn’t let him. Perfect, you never get bigger than them you was raised with.

@mrkultra1655 11 ай бұрын

This kind of thing should be digitally archived for the rest of time. Far too many of these situations and one off occurrences have been lost to the ages, because most people, especially the people involved, think of it as no big deal, it’s just something we (they) do every day, and that it’s not anything special. Well, let me tell you. These things are VERY special and important. This kind of culture and these kinds of people are disappearing at an alarming rate, and just like a lot of other things, when they’re gone, they’re gone forever, and eventually be totally forgotten.

@edsyphan3425 10 ай бұрын

I don’t know how much performing they were doing at that time, but it didn’t look like they lost a single step in timing and harmony. And Earl along with Doc Watson were two of the top musicians as well as, just human treasures. Thank you so much for taking the time.

@mistergrandpasbakery9941 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for preserving the legacy of Earl Scruggs as the cultural icon he will always be! 🎵

@asleepinthealley 11 ай бұрын

Chris Scruggs is carrying on the traditions of his father and grandfather and was playing with Marty Stewart the last I saw him.

@powersv2 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for archiving American culture

@nomadpi1 11 ай бұрын

You can find treasure wherever you look.

@blueridger28 2 ай бұрын

Love, love ,love this. Thank you David from the bottom of my heart. Born,raised and play doghouse bass here in western NC!

@steveallen2681 11 ай бұрын

Thank you zoo very much Mr. Hoffman

@colingeorgeh 4 жыл бұрын

I heard Salty Dog on Andy Griffith Show by the Darlins. What a great piece of music history. I love bluegrass and hillbilly music. Thanks for sharing this gem.

@TheStuport 4 жыл бұрын

Yep...I remembered that too the moment I heard David sing that song!!

@marthak1618 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it was the Dillards. Darling was their fictional name.

@colingeorgeh 4 жыл бұрын

I am a fan of the Dillards. The Andy Griffith show episodes with the Dillards exposed me to bluegrass music. I am a fan of bluegrass and roots music.

@michaelluzius5704 4 жыл бұрын

Hello David, I remember watching this from '72. I loved it then, and I love it now! Thank you!

@justforever96 10 ай бұрын

I am jealous that you got to see this world that i never will. And upsets me that someday people may look back on these years the same way. I already saw the last years before the internet, cord phones, actual mail. Gas cars that you drive yourself. Someday these will be as archaic as big V8 rwd cars and men in feed store caps sitting outside the shop. And mountain folks tend to be the same wherever you go. Good folks. Special kind of people. I am proud to have grown up in the mountains.

@sunfish87 9 ай бұрын

I'm a Morris brother myself. Wonder how we're related. I dig that song and the stories. Thanks for sharing.

@toastoflondon3362 8 ай бұрын

I sat in a garden in Miami in 1980 listening to fiddle, guitar and banjo played by people who sounded just like this who came to live in Florida from places like S. Carolina, N. Alabama and even east Texas. I flew back to London UK the next day and back to the London Irish/Scots family were I heard this music for the first time (well, at least it's origin!) Best wishes from London

@ManScoutsofAmerica 4 жыл бұрын

You got to have something to fall back on and I fell back a long time ago. I’m going to use that anytime anyone asks me why I’m doing something. Johnny Cash’s recorded version of this song was my first exposure to it, great song.

@itgetter9 4 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!!!

@sidneyshusterman6076 4 жыл бұрын

What a piece of music history! Thank you David Hoffman.

@michellesault7977 4 ай бұрын

My twin brothers Larry and Garry played Salty dog..people had a good time dancing i tell ya

@ikkenhisatsu7170 11 ай бұрын

Like it or not, these people represent the USA more than any group I can think of. And for the record, I'm on their side. Great music, absolutely American. Let's not let it die.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 11 ай бұрын

No worry. It is very much alive in the mountains and around the country. The music is extraordinarily popular and many young people are involved. David half and filmmaker

@Sherlock067 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful, I bet the Dillards, and Andy Griffith would of chimed in too.

@larrygrant-hy8sk 10 ай бұрын

Hauled some good corn from NC i the 60s. Mountain people from East Tennessee are great folks as well. Its the mountains that build the culture. Turning rocky hills into food and shelter.

@nigelbeaumont1109 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely Fabulous

@MezzMcGillicuddy1 5 ай бұрын

What a treasure! Thank you David Hoffman!! ❤

@paulring4267 8 ай бұрын

My daddy was born in Ash County NC He played the fiddle. ❤ Thanks for sharing

@clarkefountain2258 10 ай бұрын

My great uncle played classical music on the banjo in his Vaudeville act, as well as classical music on the guitar. This before anyone ever heard of Segovia.

@MartyMoose1611 10 ай бұрын

That was great! Country as a stick.

@robertlane8209 10 ай бұрын

Awesome. The best. Thank you.

@SheenylHassan 7 ай бұрын

I love that Buster Scruggs regularly used Yankee Doodle Dandy as a transition for his solos.

@melissapietrok8050 10 ай бұрын

God Bless you and keep you 🙏

@sabrinaperlongo1813 10 ай бұрын

That man talking reminds me of Hank Sr. If he would have lived to be in his 40s

@denisestinnett4414 10 ай бұрын

Loved it when “Charlene Darling” sang this song! ❤️

@user-mw9jf4wc9j 8 ай бұрын

I'm sitting at the Ole commentary in Wisconsin where all my relatives are resting and I'm playing this video for them❤ the Stoner farm boyceviile Wisconsin ❤

@pmscalisi 10 ай бұрын

This just popped up out of nowhere on my feed. That was really great. Reminds me of Sunday afternoon at my uncle’s house playing music with him and my cousins. Really good times

@Themheals 11 ай бұрын

One mic in the middle of nowhere and it sounds like that. Amazing

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 11 ай бұрын

A great Neumann microphone. David Hoffman filmmaker

@thefirmamentalist9922 4 жыл бұрын

This is the type of channel that you thumbs up the video before you watch it. He’s the grandpa I never had! A true gem! Every video a time capsule!

@seanmuir9594 9 ай бұрын

What a treat. Thank you.

@bobgilbert3436 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible! To see the guys that influenced Earl Scruggs! I grew up in rural WV and my dad watched every episode of the Flatt & Scruggs show. Meaning I did too bc back then there was 1 TV and we watched what dad said! Love your post here!❤️🎶👍

@DJK-cq2uy Жыл бұрын

Wow

@pwm9433 10 ай бұрын

Classic. Thank you

@shirleyrobertson9267 8 ай бұрын

These guys still played music, but chose to have a normal happy life!!

@richarddavid1426 11 ай бұрын

For me...this is America. Absolutely luv it. Real people...down home music....and fixin cars. 🥃👍

@tonywtyt 10 ай бұрын

What a great moment to capture!

@Synochra 4 ай бұрын

mind boggling, no other way to put it. thank you Mr. Hoffman!

@stump-bossBIll 9 ай бұрын

Thank you DH🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏻👍🏻😇😇

@pattitroy5706 4 жыл бұрын

So glad I found your channel, a little slice of youtube heaven ❤️

@michaeldaltonsr8954 10 ай бұрын

Yay!Man! I was born in Galax, Va in early '50's. Before we moved away(for Dad's work) we lived on hill X from Felt's Park/ Old Time Fiddler's Convention every summer!! Yep, you playin my memories!! TY!

@johnhill1629 4 жыл бұрын

His great niece is a brilliant Atlanta artist April Scruggs Sipe! It makes you wonder if artistic ability is genetic.

@sandreawhite7534 10 ай бұрын

That was soooooooo great!

@robertafierro5592 Жыл бұрын

I would just LOVE to meet the Hoffmans!

@josephanderson7237 4 жыл бұрын

🎶Two old maids laying in the sand Each one wishing the other was a man🎶

@toddclark332 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David was really cool

@jamesgoines7663 10 ай бұрын

That first note was fascinatingly good. Great harmony among them. The picking was definitely top level for that written and wrotten song

@philipevans1897 Жыл бұрын

I am forever grateful to you, David! My folks were Southerners and I got to experience these harmonies as a child born in California. Coming back to San Diego from our yearly family reunions in Arkansas, it took a few days to shake the Southern accent! I can "pass" for a Southerner anytime I please just for giggles. To this day, at 73, I can still hear the singing and harmonies in the old country churches we would attend. There is nothing like that in the whole world - least of all in California!!

@ParagonPFL Жыл бұрын

Growing up in the swamps of Florida my Dad used to take us out to these bluegrass camping weekends, now some 30-35 years later I'm up in Canada where I been all this time since, and yet still I talk my country ways I suppose, get called out for it every now and again and just love that my son can understand me when I get real down in the muck with it =)

@thomasfoss9963 9 ай бұрын

How did you end up in Canada coming from the swamps of Florida? It was either a job, or you grew tired of the heat, misquitos, and "critters" of Florida!!!!

@Jokester713 10 ай бұрын

That's something else!!! Fantastic!!!!

@gailmckay5551 10 ай бұрын

Nobody beats ol Scruggs.

@walterash9660 11 ай бұрын

A true example of how ordinary men are capable of extraordinary things...thank you David for capturing Americna.

@bug______ 4 жыл бұрын

another amazing piece of history. wow!

@craigpilgrim5793 11 ай бұрын

Superb. Much respect from Brisbane, Australia.

@frankdisilvio9131 11 ай бұрын

Love it ! Mr. H , thanks for making the film ! What talent ! And ya got to Love how these men were real men. Not fancy pants entertainers who don't know how hard people work.

@tomraw4893 10 ай бұрын

A great old song, and a must for all bluegrass banjo pickers.

@unbreakable7633 11 ай бұрын

I live in these mountains. The people are roughcut diamonds, their native intelligence should never be underestimated.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 11 ай бұрын

You are fortunate where you live. But I'm sure that you already know that. David Hoffman filmmaker

@unbreakable7633 11 ай бұрын

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Thanks for the reply. Really enjoyed this video. And I purposely chose to live here, yep, great place to be.

@pakababy3710 10 ай бұрын

My first time seeing Mr. Scruggs playing his banjo. The way he makes it look effortless, wow!

@jennifers6435 11 ай бұрын

I have to show this to my friends with a body shop❤❤❤❤❤❤

@cb6866 9 ай бұрын

Thank you ...that was great !

@GotDangJosh 11 ай бұрын

I was raised on a Mississippi Delta homestead by depression era sharecroppers, “Salty Dog” feels like home. As a child, I loved to listen, not talk. My Mawmaw Ruby Belle loved quiet kids & kept a gun in her purse. She’d quiet the others & I’d quietly listen to my grandfather playing music like this. Thank you for the enjoyable sound David!

@rcc2741 2 жыл бұрын

I first saw this full show 15 years ago ! Was blown away! Someone loaned it to me ! I watched it over and over, my neighbours went mad.

@PilgrimLJC 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! Hill people are the best-be it the Smokies, Appalachia or the Ozarks. Thanks for capturing this and sharing it with us. I have a cassette tape of my Granny singing some of the old songs and even telling an old children’s story. She made it for my first born baby over forty years ago, and she has been gone over thirty years. I miss her every day.