328. Wolverton Mountain (Claude King & Merle Kilgore)

[Jm01394]

I bothered to be fair and listen to other youtubers covers . Find where that A chord went or goes

[mr79wilson]

love this song

[freba90]

@wytzoxl THANK YOU !!!

[freba90]

To Raymondccrooke/ I did not know at the time I dated Claude that he was 19 yrs.

older than me.because he was good looking did not look his age.he would sing

for me! one time he went to the sheriff home in Gilmer Tx. and the sheriff gave him

a bottle of whiskey.

[freba90]

Yes I dated Claude in 1962 I was 19 I worked at Margie's dance land. I met him

playing pool.this was in Longview Tx. he was a real gentleman of course

I was young and pretty then I dated him several times.no sex.it was a differnt

time than people act.than now day.s !

[raymondcrooke]

@freba90 Thanks for sharing that experience.

[nokiannie]

.What a beautifull voice i love it .Thank you for sharing one of my favourites songs

[raymondcrooke]

@nokiannie Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[freba90]

IF ANY ONE KNOWS WHERE CLAUDE KING IS TODAY OR IF HE IS ALIVE

PLEASE POST.i KNEW HIM VERY WELL YEARS AGO

HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN

[freba90]

Claudie do rember dating me in Longview tx.? I was 19 you were 39 but you

treated me very nice.you did not make a pass at me .you sang for me

Reba

[kurt72401]

Please to see this on youtube and that you have the story right about it being about a real life man. My grandmother and grandfather were both raised up with Clifton. He lived to be 103. It was a sad day for my grandmother she was 99 at the time of his passing. He was the last friend living that she had grown up with. She passed also at the age of 103. Grandma now rest on Wolverton Mountain.

[raymondcrooke]

@kurt72401 Thanks for commenting. Always good to hear from people who know the story.

[terrisonb]

Very nice job. Always loved this song. Wow, I cant believe that you heard from Claude King directly, that was interesting. Stop by my channel sometime when you have a few minutes.

[raymondcrooke]

@terrisonb Thanks. I will. It was quite an honour having Claude visit here.

[joeelipo]

Long life to your music.

Beautiful lyric.

Great song.

[frbjoern]

Great Job, Great rendition of this song. It was very popular on the Juke Box at Di Lucia's Fish & Chip Shop in a beautiful Seaside resort in Ireland called Kilkee. You bring back happy memories of the very early 60's.

[raymondcrooke]

@frbjoern Thanks for your comment.

[FreddyNilsson]

Nice dude!

[raymondcrooke]

@Tenth12andMajorLift Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

[claudekinge]

Hello World I AM CLAUDE KING I AM STILL ALIVE> I have a NEW VERSION OF WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN ON AMAZON ON THE NEW ALBUM THE CAJUN COWBOY RIDES AGAIN JUST GOT BACK FROM NASHVILLE ON TH OPRY WITH BILL ANDERSON N GOOD TO BE ALIVE> HA HA I M 88 Y. O. Read about Me Texas Hot Country on line Back issue... Not bad singin .. Claude King

[raymondcrooke]

@claudekinge Glad to hear you're still going strong, Claude. It's an honour to hear from you. This was one of the songs I grew up with - always loved it.

[mmebaudou]

I really like this sing.

[raymondcrooke]

@apmatadirolf Well, it's his song, and he was a professional. I can't expect to do it as well as Claude did it. I also loved his recording as a child.

[fridaysrockinmarysue]

enjoyed my listen:O)

[raymondcrooke]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[kathystokes1]

i didnt know about the story behind the wonderful song, i live in arkansas , will check out woolverton mt. ty, lovely singing btw...

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks.

[zaboolarooza]

(Well, I should've posted these in reverse order. Why the devil they give you so little space, Raymond???

Reckon I'll mosey over there tonight (though i hate missing the Olympics) and sing this 'un. (DANG, just saw the word limit! Hafta break this up).

Good job, Ray. Thanks. Truly enjoyed it. :)

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for your long comment. They should have a higher word limit!

[zaboolarooza]

Read the one below first! Anyway, I don't know if he ever found out the truth, but he had me sing it on 3 different occasions when I saw him at the boys' games. :-) I'm going to a little get together some older folks have over at the VFW every Thursday...live band. Only been once, back just before Christmas. They have a live band, mostly retired guys, but they can flat play anything. I sand "Folsom.." & "Blue Christmas," and got a rousing ovation.

[zaboolarooza]

My son played football and basketball with Bill, the younger brother of a kid (THEN!) here in Alabama, who was named for his well-known father & grandpa. I asked him if he'd ever heard the song, "Richmond Flowers." He said, "No , sir."

So I sang it for him inserting his name for Clifton's. He REALLY liked it. He was a senior in high school at the time and had signed to play football in the ACC...mighta been Duke.

[hellodarkness84]

That was just terrific, almost made my eyes water singing along with you. My favorite country song ever, in my opinion the new stuff just doesn't hold a candle to the classics. Thanks man, 5 stars all the way!

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for subscribing to my channel. I hope you'll find plenty here to enjoy.

[kmcburke]

Worked with West Virginia carpenters in the '60's. They brought that song to me.

Thanks for bringing it back.

[raymondcrooke]

You're welcome.

[Shortcrust]

Thank you so much for your rendition . I was very pleased to hear you . That song is a really good old favourite of mine .Graham Thomas .Australia.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for your comment, Graham. Glad you liked it.

[baker6283]

very nice man my grandpa used to sing that song to me when i was a kid....great work ray

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for your comment.

[HistoryKrell]

In the 1980s I saw a program on Wolverton Mountain, Clifton Clowers, and the song writer. I think I recorded it on VHS. I still have all my VHS from 1980, but can't find recording (yet). They interviewed all participates (together). Program brought the song to life.

[raymondcrooke]

That would have been interesting to see!

[codywhitworth]

Clifton Clowers actually had two daughters but they were both ugly as could be. So a friend who lived in the area says. He was a sawhand for a living.

[raymondcrooke]

Well, they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

[fatdog2]

Simply great.Brings back memories.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for watching.

[ltyr2001]

Nice voice and well done!

[raymondcrooke]

Thank you.

[Hailacious]

MY LAST NAME IS WOOLVERTON!

[captbigguy]

Raymond, great rendition of this song. Just so you know, yes there really is a Woolverton Mountain, and yes, Clifton Clowers was real and he did have a "pretty young daughter." I grew up only a few miles from Woolverton Mountain. Have been on top of it many times. Mr Clowers is buried there where he spent most of his life.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for that information.

[RattlerMan33]

great song but the way you have it titled I thought you had claude king and merle kilgore singing it.

[raymondcrooke]

All my songs have the writers' names in brackets. I think they should be given credit. Anyone familiar with my channel knows that the songs are sung by me or my friends, not by professional singers. Thanks for commenting.

[Itchieban72]

Thanks for posting the video. I really enjoyed listening to it....thanks again. Please post more.

[hotmama2185]

WOW GREAT JOB MAN

[Cashfan84]

wicked!!!!awesome job

[Pickinbuddy]

Nice job there!

[zappalaney]

her tender lips around my

[babybookworm003]

i love old country its so much better then the newer music

[franzusa]

Damn! That's nice!

[lewdite]

It seems that we adopted the same solution as to how to end this song on video. I just found your channel. I am looking forward to it.

A fellow songster.

[coolanddark]

great choice Raymond!this is the best

version lf this song i have heard.striped down

to voice and

guitar like it should be.peace

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Dan. I like to keep things simple. Not that I have much choice anyway!

[MarieLynn3]

In the description you add at the end, why bother listening to your cover of it?

Well... cuz I'm a member of the Raymond Crooke Fan Club... that's why :) Hehee

And if there isn't one... there should be! :)

[raymondcrooke]

lol. I think it would be a small club. But then, it's the quality rather than the quantity of the listeners that matters.

[MarieLynn3]

I love it Raymond :)

Especially when youstroll in at the beginning and stroll out of view at the end. :) How cute :)

[shawnmcnair1]

awesome bro!

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks Shawn. Rock on, mate.