Was lucky enough to see Jim sing this song live a couple of years ago at Dollywood, and he still sounds absolutely great! "A row of fools on a row of stools...". What a legendary country lyric! By the way, he did the pop-a-top sound effect with a cheek pop and a "SSSSSS". Sounded as good as the recorded sound effect on the record. Songs like this never die.
Pete Drake plays pedal steel on this great original , Paul Franklin plays a virtual tribute to him on Alan Jacksons version, Petes licks are a integral part of this song especially the lick after "let some other fool sit down" at the end of first verse and at the end.
Pete Drake, legendary nashville steel player session man .
P.S.: At the beginning it sounds like he's popping the top on a can of beer, not a bottle (like in Alan Jackson's version). Oh yeah, and I'll say it again - this is gold. :)
Excellent two-steppin' song! Wow! Thanks for posting this. Alan J. did a good job on this one, but you can't beat the original. I remember this on the stereo before mom & dad went out dancing Friday nights at the Diamond Ballroom. We used to have fun when my sister would babysit me & her other bratty brother. What memories.
I heard this song by Alan Jackson 1990. It wasn't to bad but this version is a quieter sound, Still its a good song that will be added to my Ipod.................
trivia - hope no one already told this - I saw Jim Ed tell Ralph Emery that the "pop" is from a Dr. Pepper. Apparently they tried several drinks, and Dr Pepper had the best sound!
I am from Denmark, but i'm gonna move to the best place in the world soon (you all know the name). i just wanna say that i love this song, and i have grown up with this kind of music my entire life!
he is alive and so are his two sisters who sang the perfect pitch harmony with him..in later 1980's he called me at home to do a gig with him at local military officers club: he got my name thru local muscians union in SA, TX.he asked me if I could play country without charts and if I knew his recordings,I was exicted to get this gig..,but later he called back to say the gig was canceled,,the military had a ceiling for payments on bands. I called the union who confirmed the call.
what an oh so very productive argument you have there and seeing how you swear at random people and suggest they go through basic education again you must be one hell of an argument maker. i seem to be outmatched here *runs away*
"Murder On Music Row" was one of the final gasps of classic style country to make it onto modern country radio. If not for the internet and satellite radio you couldn't find this stuff anywhere. I liked this song when I was a kid and it's still great today (and this is from a man who listens to Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin). My Mom turned me on to this music in the '60s and I still love it today.
i cant believe that i read through your whole profanity sniffing police pollicy and the first real comment i read posted nine months ago that also happens to be the highest rated has swearing in it.
it's not that i did'nt like his comment i'm just asking what the point of writing that was
@flashbell you clearly said absolutely no profanity was allowed on your channels comments whatsoever. your highest rated has something i wouldn't like my kinder gardener offspring to read online
@ledzeppelin27 , well we have almost eight hundred uploads and according we are under staffed, so unfortunately we miss one now and then. Consequently, we are debating to either stop publishing or try to seek additional resources necessary to support our channel to the fullest extent. Tell us where the comment is so we can remove it. Thank you.
@flashbell but seeing as it is nine months old, you must have at some time judged it to be non-offensive and in reality at least from my perspective it isn't. but it might be to someone you know?
When Jim Reeves Passed Away; Jim Ed Brown Was My Choice As To Whom Would Come Closest To Replacing Jim Reeves. Jim Ed Brown; A Fantastic Singer With A Superlative Voice. Thanks For Upload.
This is classic stuff by Jim Ed Brown, and he did a great job with this solo hit, which, I believe, was his first after the breakup of the Browns. Also a very smooth country style.
amen..using profanity izz just a lack of the command of the english language..i worked in radio ...and wazz taught that yearzzz ago...you got fired..period !
Now that is music to my ears! Forgive the pun :) Tho I am only 19 I would much rather listen to this then some of the new music. I am not gonna mention my least favorite RAP lol Great Song!
I love Jim Ed, but seriously lay off the guys and girls who don't like him. I understand why some folks don't like him. That doesn't affect my opinion. I hate to see anyone excluded from a discussion because they have a different opinion. I wonder if Joseph was the first one to say "Jesus!" when he hit his thumb with a hammer. We only have a short time on this world, lets overlook differences and speak to each other honestly, with no fear of retribution. There wont be another chance
This just takes me back to those wonderful easy days when my Dad was alive and he would listen to these incredible country songs while working in the garage or driving in the pickup.....such good memories...makes me wistful!
The best country music, bar none, are these 'ol honkey tonk two-steps! And this-un here is a stone cold classic! Boy nuthin' can beat the smooth sound of Mr. Jim Ed Brown, and when you combine his voice with a memorable beer-hall tune like this, it makes you long for the good 'ol days. The 'kids" now days out of Nashville could take a country lesson or two from Jim Ed...
This is a great song for doing the Texas Two-Step except that you have to step a little faster to keep with Jim Ed's beat. His song "He'll have to Go" is a country classic but can also be appreciated as a ballad by mainstream (Nawthern) audiences.
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why is modern country all pop, it anoys me to hear such crap like brooks n dunn, they need to grow up, there in there 40s and still singin bout gettin laid, now alan jackson hes one of the many few who still plays good country, sure he has copied some songs like this one and re sung them but he didnt butcher them like most other singers do. i will miss johny cash :(
I had a chance a few years back to play a show at the Rhyman. Jim Ed was there and borrowed my guitar tuner...LOL. He is a great person! He is very nice. I hope he sees this...
Love this song. I remember just before tv became common we use to sit out in the yard and listen to the grand old opera through the screen doors. The old songs had a timeless quality in them. They didn't use fancy electronic makeovers but let their beautiful rich voice prove that they truly were talented.
What a great song. I love the Alan Jackson version, and I didn't even realize it was a cover. This one is great too, it's nice to hear country that isn't whiny, repetitive, and with forced southern accents. This just goes to show that it's a timeless classic.
Sometimes memories are bittersweet and this song brings them all flooding back.Thank God for memories and Jim Ed Brown.He is the best and so are you for giving me the chance to hear this wonderful song again.
I'm so impressed with just how smooth Jim Ed's vocal is... just superb. I heard the AJ version first, and it's great.... but this is sooo smooth!! Did I mention smooth?? ~KK
When I was about 10 or so I remember driving to my grandfather's lake cottage before the interstates were complete and hitting many roadside taverns "to get the dust out of our throats" and hearing this in on the juke box, with a bag of chips and a grape Nehi.
I LOVE this song so much. I heard it for the first time back when I was about 15 and I have considered it one of the all time greats!!! Thank you for uploading this for others to enjoy!
Things change. I'm quite frankly very thankful for my "virtual" instruments or I'd NEVER be doin music. It's how you use the stuff that really counts. However, thanks to Youtube, we have killer music like this to enjoy!! Thanks. ~Kenn King
Nothin' like a drinkin' song about yer basic everyman who gets dumped (but who was guilty of what to cause this chain of events is not fully explained), then antes up to the bar to drown his sorrows and unload his tale to a bartender or patron who;d probably rather be bowling.,..
Thanks so much for posting this video. I'm brand new to Youtube... (joined just this week).... I love how ''in-depth'' you explore these great artists and their legacies.--- I Would enjoy a friend invite. -- until then, best wishes, from Paul in Florida.
Mr. Smooth......saw Jim Ed at the Opry in August. Was awesome. I also like when he does Jim Reeves songs. Support these country legends, call up the stations like WSM in Nashville and have them play the records
Boy! This is one great smooooth honky-tonker! I can just see people shuffling along to a two-step on a wooden floor at some roadside bar on a Saturday evening say back around '65. I was there!
A viewer keeps giving our uploads just one star. If they don't like original country music, why don't they go somewhere else. It takes a lot of time and money to produce this channel. So, if we keep getting that lone star, we may just decommission this channel and take up golf. At least golphers get more then one star it seems!
@RWTXldb Funny how they always said smoking was bad for your singing voice, but most of the country and pop singers smoked like chimneys. Hmmm . . . maybe that's why I was never able to make a go of singing professionally. Actually, most of the non-smoking "old school" country singers were women (Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Jean Shepard, et al.
Love the man and the song. (Even a bigger fan of The Browns). Have been watching some old Country's Family Reunion tapes with him sharing stories, singing and doing an awesome Jim Reeves tribute. Ended up sending him a fan letter yesterday (only the second in my 60 years-the other to Harry Carey Jr.) and recieved a nice reply back from him today(email). Thanks flashbell for uploading it.
You are damn right about that for sadly the true sound of country music has been destroyed and now all you hear is that garbage that greedy record industry have the gall to call country music.
@noaanhc Hank Williams JR., Allen Jackson, Tobey Keith, George Straight, Marc Chesnut all remain true to COUNTRY MUSIC... there's a few others too...Garth Brooks, Tracey Lawrence, Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Pasley, all deserve honorable mention and a great big Thank you very much
This is a classic country big hit , Alan Jacksons version is also superb . The thing that is interesting is Pete Drake played pedal steel guitar on this original version and on Alan jacksons remake the steel player, Paul Franklin plays almost identical licks. That to me is the sign of a great session musician where original licks become such an important part of the song they cant be changed or left out.
I'll drink to this song early in the mornin'
OsvaldoRodriguezLV 1 week ago
out of this world love it .
steven1000ize 3 weeks ago
Really like this song. I catch myself singing it time to time lol
dieseldude830 2 months ago
@dieseldude830 Me too!!
roxtar10870 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
My kind of POP country. lol
justmedee1959 2 months ago
Was lucky enough to see Jim sing this song live a couple of years ago at Dollywood, and he still sounds absolutely great! "A row of fools on a row of stools...". What a legendary country lyric! By the way, he did the pop-a-top sound effect with a cheek pop and a "SSSSSS". Sounded as good as the recorded sound effect on the record. Songs like this never die.
16mmguy 4 months ago 2
Love you jim,,,,
kudlow39 5 months ago
All the heaven bells were ringing...
kudlow39 5 months ago
loved this until those scumbag t-mobile dickweeds started making watch the crap commercial. if i buy a phone they are now last on my list!!!!
p10man 5 months ago
Pete Drake plays pedal steel on this great original , Paul Franklin plays a virtual tribute to him on Alan Jacksons version, Petes licks are a integral part of this song especially the lick after "let some other fool sit down" at the end of first verse and at the end.
Pete Drake, legendary nashville steel player session man .
pedalman 6 months ago
I can remember going down the road with my grandparents listening to this... That's the testiment of a true artist. Loyalty after almost 60 years
chanke30534 6 months ago
P.S.: At the beginning it sounds like he's popping the top on a can of beer, not a bottle (like in Alan Jackson's version). Oh yeah, and I'll say it again - this is gold. :)
stephanienyc1 7 months ago
Pop a top! Beer of champions!!! I love it when this song always comes on the local radio.
stephanienyc1 7 months ago
I liked Alan Jackson's cover, but this is still the best!
wagb282 7 months ago 2
Now this is country music!!! TRUE STORY
OmahaNipp 8 months ago 2
This is a great one!
boatman1963 8 months ago
great song !
limitnut 8 months ago
Thanks for this certainly a gem. Just looked him up on spotify hes got a great voice, never heard of him or The Browns until now.
schnibsey 9 months ago
@schnibsey Great, REAL country music. =)
RatifiedCow 9 months ago 9
Excellent two-steppin' song! Wow! Thanks for posting this. Alan J. did a good job on this one, but you can't beat the original. I remember this on the stereo before mom & dad went out dancing Friday nights at the Diamond Ballroom. We used to have fun when my sister would babysit me & her other bratty brother. What memories.
StevieB1362 9 months ago
love this stuff, thanks
jojodot 9 months ago
Reminds me of Garner State Park in Texas. We played this song all the time. Long time ago!
53maggiemay 10 months ago
@53maggiemay Me too!
Klausspeedworks 8 months ago
@53maggiemay
Im from Texas, had Hi School Senior Trip to Garner......................
WOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sorry to say I'm in Alaska now
clockstrikes10 8 months ago
hello
EYEBTRIPPIN 10 months ago
One's too many n' a hunert ain't enuff!
187ichiban 10 months ago
The great Jim Ed on his own. Big, big hit for him! Nice.
jimidee33 11 months ago
In this series of "Ten hidden gems..." this song should be #1 for sure! Does it get more country'er than this???
74Sire 11 months ago
I heard this song by Alan Jackson 1990. It wasn't to bad but this version is a quieter sound, Still its a good song that will be added to my Ipod.................
sexyeyes1969 11 months ago
I loved this the first time I heard it in a bar in Yokosuka Japan and it just doesn't get any better than this rendition!
642Blue 11 months ago
trivia - hope no one already told this - I saw Jim Ed tell Ralph Emery that the "pop" is from a Dr. Pepper. Apparently they tried several drinks, and Dr Pepper had the best sound!
TheAzmountaineer 11 months ago
I love Jim Ed's vioice!! Glenn Keener on the lead guitar is a awesome asset too!! Thanks for posting.
TheCarolyn813 11 months ago
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Glenn Keener on the lead guitar is a awesome asset too!! Thanks for posting.
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TheCarolyn813 11 months ago
THIS is my uncle
stone123er 11 months ago
this is my uncle
stone123er 11 months ago
awesome song, prefer this to Alan Jackson's cover version
autobotjazz1972 1 year ago
i want the flip side of this son when it was on 45 rpm "too good to be true"
oldmantoo49 1 year ago
The best version! Good, hard. country,..at it's finest.
onememphisdude 1 year ago
sounds like a beer commercial
someone call Schlitz
oxamanda93xo 1 year ago
Now this old skool bar sittin' playin' the juke box texas bar music right there! Whewwwwwwww Dogggggies!!!
justamandawg 1 year ago
Now this is country!!!
raleighgranprix 1 year ago
this is my ucle
stone123er 1 year ago
yes he is very alive and well...in arkansas this week... welcome home J.E.
nowandforever09 1 year ago
This guy is great!
peteykkk 1 year ago
I am from Denmark, but i'm gonna move to the best place in the world soon (you all know the name). i just wanna say that i love this song, and i have grown up with this kind of music my entire life!
DRUNK2DAY2 1 year ago
Still lovin' Jim Ed ! !
TheShirttail 1 year ago 9
Best Version!!
OmahaNipp 1 year ago
according to wikipedia, he is still alive
awesome tune....they sure don't make country like this anymore
greatgarrett2 1 year ago
he is alive and so are his two sisters who sang the perfect pitch harmony with him..in later 1980's he called me at home to do a gig with him at local military officers club: he got my name thru local muscians union in SA, TX.he asked me if I could play country without charts and if I knew his recordings,I was exicted to get this gig..,but later he called back to say the gig was canceled,,the military had a ceiling for payments on bands. I called the union who confirmed the call.
WEBTRAIN 1 year ago
I totally agree with The shirttail, Jim Ed's version is much better then Alan Jackson's.
pitouneify 1 year ago
does anyone know if Jim Ed Brown is still alive?
MyJamesbond123 1 year ago
@MyJamesbond123, yes he is vertical.
flashbell 1 year ago
@flashbell wouldn't that be horizontal?
57mab 1 year ago
@57mab , don't know what you are talking about!
flashbell 1 year ago
@flashbell reference to your reply to Myjamesbond123 about a month ago (re: Jim Ed Brown being alive or not) your answer was "yes he is vertical'.
57mab 1 year ago
@57mab , Oh yeah. You caught me on that one. Wow! What was I thinking?
flashbell 1 year ago
@flashbell no biggy, 'course, that would be a novel idea of saving space !
57mab 1 year ago
@57mab , I just didn't remember my TV repair days. Verticle line meant no horizontal deflection.
flashbell 1 year ago
@MyJamesbond123
yes he's very much alive and still touring..
jessilu 1 year ago
@MyJamesbond123 Yes he is still alive....he is 76.
AmIrish2thecore 1 year ago
@MyJamesbond123 yes he is stilll alive ok get ur facts right
stone123er 1 year ago
Will Anyone Buy Me A Beer?
uper0 1 year ago
Beautiful song and vocal. Love the internal rhymes - very inventive.
ara1970 1 year ago
He's really too smooth for this sad song, which would benefit from a wearier or rougher delivery.
boc234 1 year ago
@leakystarfish . You violated our channel policy with your four letter word, so you will be blocked from our channel if you are a repeat offender..
flashbell 1 year ago
@leakystarfish
what an oh so very productive argument you have there and seeing how you swear at random people and suggest they go through basic education again you must be one hell of an argument maker. i seem to be outmatched here *runs away*
ledzeppelin27 1 year ago
One's too many an a hunert's not enuff!
187ichiban 1 year ago
His voice is so smooth.
clewi1091 1 year ago
Jim Ed had so much class... true professionals...Gentleman Jim Ed Brown....and The Immortal Jim Reeves
fabfrith 1 year ago
"Murder On Music Row" was one of the final gasps of classic style country to make it onto modern country radio. If not for the internet and satellite radio you couldn't find this stuff anywhere. I liked this song when I was a kid and it's still great today (and this is from a man who listens to Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin). My Mom turned me on to this music in the '60s and I still love it today.
elc1960 1 year ago
The first single I bought of him!
the first time I heard it--I was stuck!
zaaritha 1 year ago
i cant believe that i read through your whole profanity sniffing police pollicy and the first real comment i read posted nine months ago that also happens to be the highest rated has swearing in it.
it's not that i did'nt like his comment i'm just asking what the point of writing that was
ledzeppelin27 1 year ago
@ledzeppelin27 , I don't understand your comment/question? Plese clarify.
flashbell 1 year ago
@flashbell you clearly said absolutely no profanity was allowed on your channels comments whatsoever. your highest rated has something i wouldn't like my kinder gardener offspring to read online
ledzeppelin27 1 year ago
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flashbell 1 year ago
@flashbell but seeing as it is nine months old, you must have at some time judged it to be non-offensive and in reality at least from my perspective it isn't. but it might be to someone you know?
ledzeppelin27 1 year ago
When Jim Reeves Passed Away; Jim Ed Brown Was My Choice As To Whom Would Come Closest To Replacing Jim Reeves. Jim Ed Brown; A Fantastic Singer With A Superlative Voice. Thanks For Upload.
YoungAtHeart1941 1 year ago
This is classic stuff by Jim Ed Brown, and he did a great job with this solo hit, which, I believe, was his first after the breakup of the Browns. Also a very smooth country style.
case139 1 year ago
Too True. LOVE THIS SONG
cherbug1 1 year ago
amen..using profanity izz just a lack of the command of the english language..i worked in radio ...and wazz taught that yearzzz ago...you got fired..period !
pladahitz 1 year ago
Now that is music to my ears! Forgive the pun :) Tho I am only 19 I would much rather listen to this then some of the new music. I am not gonna mention my least favorite RAP lol Great Song!
36000408 1 year ago
I love Jim Ed, but seriously lay off the guys and girls who don't like him. I understand why some folks don't like him. That doesn't affect my opinion. I hate to see anyone excluded from a discussion because they have a different opinion. I wonder if Joseph was the first one to say "Jesus!" when he hit his thumb with a hammer. We only have a short time on this world, lets overlook differences and speak to each other honestly, with no fear of retribution. There wont be another chance
ebaker73072 1 year ago
I like great music in ANY style......and this is GREAT music!!!
KingHopeMusic 1 year ago
Remember this song being the #1 Honky Tonk song in Amarillo in the early 70s.
sssdiversion 1 year ago
@flashbell you must stop love the song
david72959 1 year ago
you mede to stop love the song
david72959 1 year ago
this is the best a lot sang this song
david72959 1 year ago
This just takes me back to those wonderful easy days when my Dad was alive and he would listen to these incredible country songs while working in the garage or driving in the pickup.....such good memories...makes me wistful!
mentalwrd 1 year ago
I just popped a top.. .again. :l
ThisYoungLibertine 1 year ago
its great to hear the old county singers. They may not be around but its good to look back and remember . This is county western LOVE IT.
sarahlashaila 1 year ago
just try to ignore the stupid, people. you probably right he voted for obama thanks flashbell
bambi3331 1 year ago
The best country music, bar none, are these 'ol honkey tonk two-steps! And this-un here is a stone cold classic! Boy nuthin' can beat the smooth sound of Mr. Jim Ed Brown, and when you combine his voice with a memorable beer-hall tune like this, it makes you long for the good 'ol days. The 'kids" now days out of Nashville could take a country lesson or two from Jim Ed...
TheEldoradoKid 1 year ago
Hey, Sparks. This one is for you , buddy. Come see me.
MrPieman1011 1 year ago
@MrPieman1011 FIRST NAME ??
furball3147 1 year ago
Pop a Top again !!
MrPieman1011 1 year ago
that acrowwing is such a retard,and all his music is crap.he is also a cracker.MUHAHAHAHAHA
acrowwing 1 year ago
Super Smooth!
texasredbone 1 year ago
I got to hang out with him at the Nashville palace a few days back! It was the 2cnd time id met him, what a great legend!
EliTellor 1 year ago
This is a great song for doing the Texas Two-Step except that you have to step a little faster to keep with Jim Ed's beat. His song "He'll have to Go" is a country classic but can also be appreciated as a ballad by mainstream (Nawthern) audiences.
TheFrontrowkid 1 year ago
This music reminds me of my my mama and my father,they did everything right but I still turned out gay!
cockycaucasian 1 year ago
What country music is supposed to sound like! Thanks for sharing.
abuelotejano 1 year ago
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flashbell 1 year ago 15
@flashbell Right on Flash
Gpa937 1 year ago
Pure talent and a gentlman...5 stars!
geolson1 1 year ago 2
why is modern country all pop, it anoys me to hear such crap like brooks n dunn, they need to grow up, there in there 40s and still singin bout gettin laid, now alan jackson hes one of the many few who still plays good country, sure he has copied some songs like this one and re sung them but he didnt butcher them like most other singers do. i will miss johny cash :(
hheywire 1 year ago
he was such a smooth singer,easy to listen to!!!!
gussedup 1 year ago
You don't have to agree with the comments on here but please show the same respect you would like.
busholiday 1 year ago
Anyone know when this song was first released? I'm guessing in the 70"s.
busholiday 1 year ago
@busholiday My guess would be between 1968 - 1971. I know I remember it from my childhood.
elc1960 1 year ago
Alan Jacksons version is good, but this the best by far.
woodsjpa1 1 year ago
I love this song! I saw Jim Ed Brown in Tampa & his voice is still as smooth as ever!
norbie6 1 year ago 2
Thank You
cherbug1 1 year ago
I love this song !! Thanks so much for posting is !! Old country is the best !!!
ssghrr 1 year ago
I had a chance a few years back to play a show at the Rhyman. Jim Ed was there and borrowed my guitar tuner...LOL. He is a great person! He is very nice. I hope he sees this...
...Bubba
Bubba34T 1 year ago
What a classic! The lyrics, the voice, the top being popped! Oh, yes.
Aphidboy 1 year ago
Thanks for the memories from my childhood! Two thumbs up!
aleut77 1 year ago
thanks for the upload
nutsack666 1 year ago
This is a great drinkin' song. I can't drink anymore though, I break out in handcuffs.
debgale1 1 year ago
Love this song. I remember just before tv became common we use to sit out in the yard and listen to the grand old opera through the screen doors. The old songs had a timeless quality in them. They didn't use fancy electronic makeovers but let their beautiful rich voice prove that they truly were talented.
howiemack1926 1 year ago
@howiemack1926 Now let's get it straight - it's not grand old opera, it's "Grand Ole Opry"! Just kidding. I agree and still love this stuff.
elc1960 1 year ago
I met Jim when I first went to Nashville. Nice guy, and really looks like a star.
doyouhearmeihearyou 1 year ago
In the evening after work ,I can sit and listen for hours to this wonderful music !!
richtile 1 year ago
What a great song. I love the Alan Jackson version, and I didn't even realize it was a cover. This one is great too, it's nice to hear country that isn't whiny, repetitive, and with forced southern accents. This just goes to show that it's a timeless classic.
dmooreQX4 1 year ago
Growing up in Houston, this was all-time favorite country song ... thanks for posting it!
groesa59 1 year ago
Sometimes memories are bittersweet and this song brings them all flooding back.Thank God for memories and Jim Ed Brown.He is the best and so are you for giving me the chance to hear this wonderful song again.
ocean19471 1 year ago
An absolute favorite since my teens!
zaaritha 1 year ago
love this guy ....he is awesome
he did now harm......fuck your stupid comments
goodrotty505 1 year ago
margusify-original and best-but Alan's version runs him close!
margusify 1 year ago
I grew up on rock and roll in the 60's and 70's, couldnt stand country music. Found this song last week after hearing a few Brown tunes.
Smooth is right. He has a great voice! To me it's like a brand new release. The band is great as well.
YITTG 1 year ago
I'm so impressed with just how smooth Jim Ed's vocal is... just superb. I heard the AJ version first, and it's great.... but this is sooo smooth!! Did I mention smooth?? ~KK
KingHopeMusic 1 year ago
Ahhhmen to that....Jim Ed's voice really is smooth. Love this song since I was a kid.
Todays country can't hold a candle to this classic
honkeytonker 1 year ago
When I was about 10 or so I remember driving to my grandfather's lake cottage before the interstates were complete and hitting many roadside taverns "to get the dust out of our throats" and hearing this in on the juke box, with a bag of chips and a grape Nehi.
Mklhorvath 1 year ago 2
Great beer song..yeah, its still better than the Allan Jackson version because its the original. No harm meant to AJ fans
mosrite60 1 year ago
I LOVE this song so much. I heard it for the first time back when I was about 15 and I have considered it one of the all time greats!!! Thank you for uploading this for others to enjoy!
faithfully47 1 year ago
A classic!
huntingun1 1 year ago 6
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Spelterman 1 year ago 3
Nobody uses real instruments anymore. It's all synthesizers, pre-programmed drums, etc. Even the country songs. It's sad.
mthivier 1 year ago
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Spelterman 1 year ago
Things change. I'm quite frankly very thankful for my "virtual" instruments or I'd NEVER be doin music. It's how you use the stuff that really counts. However, thanks to Youtube, we have killer music like this to enjoy!! Thanks. ~Kenn King
KennediKingSongs 1 year ago
Alan Jackson is good doing this song, but Jim Ed is the best ;-)
TheShirttail 1 year ago 11
Great "old School Country".Makes me want to go up to RJ's Saloon in Weston,Missouri and have a cold one!!!
babypea 1 year ago
I love this original and the Alan Jackson version.
prettycountrygirl2 1 year ago
Great song, great singer, great dance tune.
grainofsandfan 1 year ago
Not to many like him around anymore, too bad
osbornisland 2 years ago 16
Nothin' like a drinkin' song about yer basic everyman who gets dumped (but who was guilty of what to cause this chain of events is not fully explained), then antes up to the bar to drown his sorrows and unload his tale to a bartender or patron who;d probably rather be bowling.,..
MrJamesrnolan 2 years ago 3
my mothers favorite country singer!!!!
paully494 2 years ago
Thanks so much for posting this video. I'm brand new to Youtube... (joined just this week).... I love how ''in-depth'' you explore these great artists and their legacies.--- I Would enjoy a friend invite. -- until then, best wishes, from Paul in Florida.
redbeard1008 2 years ago 2
Jim Ed Brown..we love so from Nashville Now..and where's that lovely blonde gal who used to sing with ya"ll?? For America, for Dixie..we love you
mollymmorrissey 2 years ago
Remember the old country Star Search he hosted on TNN in the 80's?
IlGreven 2 years ago
@mollymmorrissey I believe you're referring to Helen Cornelius. I remember them too, on "That Good Old Nashville Music".
elc1960 1 year ago
Blows the new version away! Sorry Alan!
SPORTSNUTIM 2 years ago
One of the first songs of him--I heard!
And I got stuck .....
He is (was?) fantastic!
zaaritha 2 years ago
Mr. Smooth......saw Jim Ed at the Opry in August. Was awesome. I also like when he does Jim Reeves songs. Support these country legends, call up the stations like WSM in Nashville and have them play the records
nittany1973 2 years ago
Boy! This is one great smooooth honky-tonker! I can just see people shuffling along to a two-step on a wooden floor at some roadside bar on a Saturday evening say back around '65. I was there!
TheEldoradoKid 2 years ago 6
I was there..Its a good one for sure. I love the country classics. But takes me back to better times and we know ..we cant go back! Margie sunnitwo
sunnitwo 2 years ago
Stop being a FOUL-MOUTHED IDIOT. We don't need that language . This is whats wrong with the world , of today. No respect for anything or anybody.
Hollcall 2 years ago 8
@Hollcall . We blocked that viewer and removed their foul comments. We do not tolerate such language on ou channel.
flashbell 2 years ago 9
Well done! Not a PRUDE , but foul language distracts from any message we attempt to imply.
A kinder, gentler world is far more important then ;
Macho/Hot or In your face tough!!!!!
Hollcall 2 years ago 3
@Hollcall dude, first time i seen someone post that other than myself, amen man.
jhonwayne52 1 year ago
Loooove this! Every Saturday I hang with my Dad and listen some good old country. This is one of our favorites. Thanks for posting it!!!
suescof 2 years ago 3
Great song! way before my time but my dad made sure i grew up with the classics. Thanks for posting this! :)
abcwrestler1 2 years ago 5
This is an oldie ,great 10 srar!!
gabrielle931 2 years ago 4
A viewer keeps giving our uploads just one star. If they don't like original country music, why don't they go somewhere else. It takes a lot of time and money to produce this channel. So, if we keep getting that lone star, we may just decommission this channel and take up golf. At least golphers get more then one star it seems!
flashbell 2 years ago 2
Top quality art from the days when the USA still existed and country & western had soul and guts.
p51nion 2 years ago 6
AMEN! Your words are so true! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
sundcekid 2 years ago 4
It doesn't get much better than this. :)
actionfx 2 years ago 5
I was in Jim Ed's dressing room at the CMA awards in '72 and, reaching for a cig, said "Do you mind if I smoke?"
Jim Ed said, "If you were a singer, they'd tell you that smoking is bad for you".
I said, "But I"m not a singer. I'm just a radio announcer."
Jim Ed said, "I am a singer. Would you hand me that pack of Winstons there on the table beside you"?
Jim Ed is truly a nice guy with a sense of humor.
RWTXldb 2 years ago 5
This is great!!
flashbell 2 years ago
@RWTXldb Funny how they always said smoking was bad for your singing voice, but most of the country and pop singers smoked like chimneys. Hmmm . . . maybe that's why I was never able to make a go of singing professionally. Actually, most of the non-smoking "old school" country singers were women (Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Jean Shepard, et al.
elc1960 1 year ago
LOOOVEEE THIS
aquasat02 2 years ago 2
Love the man and the song. (Even a bigger fan of The Browns). Have been watching some old Country's Family Reunion tapes with him sharing stories, singing and doing an awesome Jim Reeves tribute. Ended up sending him a fan letter yesterday (only the second in my 60 years-the other to Harry Carey Jr.) and recieved a nice reply back from him today(email). Thanks flashbell for uploading it.
jodiaa 2 years ago 2
A awesome song. Just heard it on the radio. He sings like a normal person, not like those new country goofballs.
mrbobevans 2 years ago 9
You are damn right about that for sadly the true sound of country music has been destroyed and now all you hear is that garbage that greedy record industry have the gall to call country music.
noaanhc 2 years ago 23
@noaanhc Hank Williams JR., Allen Jackson, Tobey Keith, George Straight, Marc Chesnut all remain true to COUNTRY MUSIC... there's a few others too...Garth Brooks, Tracey Lawrence, Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Pasley, all deserve honorable mention and a great big Thank you very much
mollymmorrissey 1 year ago
@mollymmorrissey cough cough...not Brad
RatifiedCow 9 months ago
I think this is by far the best version of this song! Although Alan Jackson"s version is very, very good. Just something about Jim Ed Brown
buglerdenny 2 years ago 7
This is a classic country big hit , Alan Jacksons version is also superb . The thing that is interesting is Pete Drake played pedal steel guitar on this original version and on Alan jacksons remake the steel player, Paul Franklin plays almost identical licks. That to me is the sign of a great session musician where original licks become such an important part of the song they cant be changed or left out.
pedalman 2 years ago 2
My favorite country song, lost woman cold beer, what else is there? This is true life to me!
bloodmoonblooz 2 years ago
would have loved to heard him and Jim Reeves together