Thank you for another treasure. This is the first time I heard Norman (and knew it). This is the version my mother sang to me as a child. And by far my most liked version I have found.
Good version! My fave is by Mama Maybelle with her daughters. If you ever get to hear it, you'd love it. They sing it slow, which is how I personally feel the song should be done. Fast versions just don't seem to fit the song's theme.
@jleegivens Yes, the Carter version you mention is on a 1962 LP on the Liberty label called "The Carter Family Album." Maybelle, Anita, Helen, and June do wonderful harmony on that recording, and do the song right.
@jleegivens "Maple On The Hill" was written by Gussie L. Davis, a black songwriter, in the 1890s, but it had a different melody. In that form it was recorded by several artists including Uncle Dave Macon, but it was J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers' 1935 best-selling Bluebird recording that first introduced this melody. It was one of the most popular folk/hillbilly recordings of the time.
Yup. He definitely should be heard by all. I saw him play in front of the mouth of a cave in Horse Cave, KY in the late 90's and there were only like 30 people there, but he is a living legend and has jammed with Bob Dylan and John Hartford, and is one of the greatest flat-pickers, song-writers, singers that ever lived. He should be as recognized as Jimmie Rodgers, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash.
Thank you for another treasure. This is the first time I heard Norman (and knew it). This is the version my mother sang to me as a child. And by far my most liked version I have found.
oldfogiebp 2 months ago
Good version! My fave is by Mama Maybelle with her daughters. If you ever get to hear it, you'd love it. They sing it slow, which is how I personally feel the song should be done. Fast versions just don't seem to fit the song's theme.
jleegivens 5 months ago
@jleegivens Yes, the Carter version you mention is on a 1962 LP on the Liberty label called "The Carter Family Album." Maybelle, Anita, Helen, and June do wonderful harmony on that recording, and do the song right.
RedRoosterParty 1 week ago
@jleegivens "Maple On The Hill" was written by Gussie L. Davis, a black songwriter, in the 1890s, but it had a different melody. In that form it was recorded by several artists including Uncle Dave Macon, but it was J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers' 1935 best-selling Bluebird recording that first introduced this melody. It was one of the most popular folk/hillbilly recordings of the time.
RedRoosterParty 1 week ago
wow this fellow is great..i was looking for this old tune sang by Wade Mainer and his wife..could not find it ..but glad i found Norman..i love it.
dbeater1 1 year ago
Yup. He definitely should be heard by all. I saw him play in front of the mouth of a cave in Horse Cave, KY in the late 90's and there were only like 30 people there, but he is a living legend and has jammed with Bob Dylan and John Hartford, and is one of the greatest flat-pickers, song-writers, singers that ever lived. He should be as recognized as Jimmie Rodgers, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash.
gabehampton 1 year ago 4
thanks for posting, Norman should be heard by all
deborahkauffman09 1 year ago