The Bluegrass Album Band - Back Where I Started Again

[southernstar9]

Hicks is decked out in that fine suit, boots, and hat (pins included)...a proud son of Caldwell County, NC

[lpostma44]

& don't let anybody tell you that JD wasn't a' singin' back in them daze. Looks about 1985-86 to me. Bluegrass History right here for the folks!

[MrLegacyDrummer]

HICKS!!!

[tess2too]

@MrLegacyDrummer

he is the one and only (and his fiddle REALLY is a cool as it looks!)

[MrLegacyDrummer]

@tess2too trust me, I know just what you're saying....known Bobby for many many years. what a GUY!



[StephenHardyMusic]

I don't know why they say "lost my deals". It's "lost my ideals"

[TruegrassBoy]

@StephenHardyMusic Sounds to me like they are singing "ideals" to me.

[StephenHardyMusic]

@TruegrassBoy I just can't hear the "i" in ideals

[jeffyjobluegrass]

If someone was wanting to get into bluegrass, & asked me to recommend something to listen to, the first I would recommend would be TBAB, any of them, & the 2nd would be go buy JD Crowe & The New South, rounder 044...one of the best.

& that would be just a start.

[jnf91]

What is so striking about this clip is the fact that they are obviously having one hell of a good time. In the end, isn't that the point of making music?

I miss Tony's singing voice too, but one way or the other, he's an awe inspiring picker with perfect timing and great taste.

[fngrpkn06]

This is hot!

[BATENKILL]

Son Flux is cutting Baritone!!!!

[Basspost]

Watch Mark Shatz playing Bass in the back row. Not only is he a great Bass player, he is clearly enjoying the performance. Great group and great song!

[BluegrassPhil]

The real title of this song is "Age" and it's a Jim Croce song. This rendition is absolutely awesome !

[anuschkamuza]

I can't imagine USA without this boys

[daddyben11]

Bluegrass does not get any better than this!!

[hannes2110]

Here is a seldom proof, that Jerry Douglas can sing some fine harmony!

[Rcksaltnnails]

and he has a HELLA Mullet too! hehehe

LOVE the BAB

[efar7133]

by the way the title is "Age"

[fiddleray50]

This is one of the GREAT'S in bluegrass thanks for this post

[musicianforjesus]

Its a shame now Tony can hardly even talk let alone sing

[dagetage]

I don't know how well you personally know Tony Rice, but Tony can speak just fine. He has in later years brought guitar playing to a new level. Please appreciate that instead of focusing on the negative aspects of his voice. He's a top notch musician and a superlative human being.

[musicianforjesus]

Thanks for replying but I wasn't putting hime down at all. When I saw the Alison Krauss DVD 100 Miles or more live from the tracking room, Tony was talking and I noticed his voice sounded real rough and not smooth like it used to. I love his playing very much and like I said I didn't mean to even sound like I was putting him down in any way at all. God bless.

[CorbettFamily08]

I personally know Tony and i agree his guitar playing is top notch as always but even though he can speak fine with no pain or straining...if youve known him for years then you can hear how gravely his voice has become....I realize that you want to take up for Tony but dont deny reality

[phriendlyphool]

really I've heard from many people in the industry that he is kind of an ass...he is a hell of a musician though

[haycoltom]

is this or any BBAB available on DVD, if so where

[donnyaldridge]

Unfortunately no.. There were 6 Volumes released on cd by Rounder...The first 4 are by far the best. And the only other thing I know of is a Live Bootleg CD I happen to own from 1981 featuring them on stage in California and the quality is amazing....

[haycoltom]

Thanks, for the reply, I have every album Tony has played on from early bluegrass alliance to current. It seems odd that these videos arent archived somewhere- this is from the old TNN network I think. Programming like this is just not on TV anymore

[donnyaldridge]

This is the Frets Wards Show from 1987 that aired on the old TNN show Nashville Now....

Frets magazine that presented the yearly awards went out of buisness and after being changed to Music City Tonight, then Prime Time Country in the 1990s TNN also was bought out...Only way to get these old shows now is bootleg or old VHS dubs such as this..

[ewhaddix]

I grew up during this era learning to play Bluegrass. These guys are my idols.

[Mar10Guitar]

This is one of my favorites they do, good post!

[BShuping]

I'm pretty sure Tony is on the verge of crying at 2:00-watch him on that verse. He's feelin' it! This music is mighty powerful!

[donnyaldridge]

Uhh???? I don't know about Tony cryin but I was enjoying Hick's double stops behind that verse.

[indiehorror123]

Also check out JD's backup behind that verse. Classic bluegrass banjo.

[carteru93]

You may be right

[Glockem]

Tony Rice could do commercial jingles and make em sound great. What an american treasure he is.

[Bilco1949]

@Glockem I remember one of Tony's instrumentals on The Weather Channel Channel. I learned, that day, what the weather was like in Fiji, Alaska and Cambodia.

[dudehorner]

this is the stuff yeah - right back where i started again

[jcr23ky]

This was written by Jim Croce.

[jedcrowe]

Since when does Jerry Douglas SING?!! I thought J.D. was the one who always did the baritone vocals.

???

[musicianforjesus]

He doesn't sing too much. He used to do some singing I think with Boone Creek and then on the last Alison Krauss tour he sang on the Ron Block song Along The Way

[banjobilly32]

I knew the song better by the name used, though!

But then I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer either!! Don't bother old Roadhog none!

[donnyaldridge]

The name of this song is "Age". Looks stupid everyone keeps putting it on here as back where I started.

[phriendlyphool]

ya i don't know why people are doing that...jim croce wrote and recorded it as Age...great song though regardless of what people call it