Don't Let The Smokey Mountain Smoke - Osborne Brothers

[mrrich1733]

The best version of this song - should be the theme song of east Tennessee.

[cacjy6b]

Sonny was just playing with the people there.He went into playing a song called Reuben.It just fit into what he was playing so he just put it in there.

[chickenfarm09]

What was the banjo player doing on his cut?

[rotagbhd]

great tune, seems everbody likes to misspell smoky though and put E in there :p

[gardenbytom]

These guys are Solid Gold................The best this side of Heaven !

[LittleCountryDJ2003]

This song makes me want to live in the Smokies. One I truely love Bluegrass music and playing it on my Fiddle, Guitar, mandolin, harmonica and banjo. I believe I saw both of them back in Dec 1977. Best Wishes LittleCountryDJ

[bluegrassman776]

what key is thisin

[wawheeler56]

one of the Greats not many left any more

[gastonave]

I had a job taking calls from all over the USA and I found people from Eastern Tennessee were the nicest and friendliest people in all of the country.

[budman495]

i little train 45 at 1:40

[hopelessim]

Bobby makes it look so easy.

[rotagbhd]

There is no "E" in the Smoky Mountains :p

[phattskis]

@Bigmrclean--back in the day Bobby's voice was the "desired" timbre and pitch for this good old buegrass music. Now it kind of sounds out of place but in the old days Bobby's voice fit perfectly. Peace out from the foothills of the Smokey's...

[bigmrclean]

@phattskis I love ol bobby...in his younger you are right he could get her done.

[bigmrclean]

Seems like sometime bobby is trying to sing 2 octaves above his capability. Wonder if he's tryin to sound like bill monroe? I like him and all...just noticed this on a lot of stuff.

[TheJwood45154]

He sounds good to me....lol

[eleanorroosevelt1]

maybe he just needs a ricola

[jbash1970]

@bigmrclean only in his younger years good Bill sound even close to ol Bob you might want to turn your hearing aid up pal!!!

[1954hiker]

@bigmrclean This sounds like someone who knows very little about the Osborne Brothers. Just look at Bobby while he is singing--no straining, red-in-the-face or bulging veins in his neck--it just comes out easily and naturally. Many others strain to imitate him, but not Bobby. By the way, he is STILL singing on the opry almost every weekend at the age of 79!!

[bigmrclean]

@1954hiker Who and what are you talking about? Next time actually pay attention to who you're posting toward. I've not said a word bad about bobby. I met him last year and talk to him on facebook pretty often. I know Bobby is still singing. Rocky top express put's on a great show.

[1954hiker]

@bigmrclean No offense hopefully....just taking up for my all-time favorite bluegrass group! Guess I took your comment the wrong way, sorry!

[bigmrclean]

@1954hiker Hey I love Bobby too brother!

[MrJeffnow]

Let the lovely rappers get a shot of this then they can truly know what good and talent really is!

[shastapunch]

@MrJeffnow

i love bluegrass, i love blues, i love rock, i love jazz, i love hip hop, but i can not stand autotune.

but, rappers like Jay-Z, Nas, Slug (from atmosphere), Brother Ali, and B.I.G. are definitely talented people.

[BflatBluegrass]

I wonder if that little bit of Reuben was planned or just came out... It seemed like it was a surprise to the bass picker... At any rate they pulled if off well.

[MrBanjoman32]

i want to move to nashville

[adjectivesarecool]

Sadly, theres not a lot of Nashville left in Nashville it is an industry town with very little heart, but you can still catch good bluegrass at the Station Inn.

[MirrjamE]

Sorry you didn't like the crowd. They acted like a Swedish crowd always did in the

70's on a TV session. If they were there, they liked bluegrass and also knew Reuben.

PS. Sweden is not a part of Germany.

Is Louisiana a part of Texas?

Tack plunky123. Har du mer? Har hittat dina + en till. Hade denna på ett gammalt kasettband, som bara gnisslar nuförtiden/Lady Miriam

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Growing up in the mid-70's, the Osborne Brothers were a huge influence in learning to pick bluegrass...

Clean, Classy, Great Harmony - and years ahead of their time. So what a joy it was, after all these years to see Bobby still doing his thing, strong as ever, in Palatka, Florida last year -

Nice stuff!

[pegcage]

Did Bobby mess up the words when he looked around and laughed at the guitar player?

[SlimWhitman2803]

at which point?

[southsidebanjo]

I think he was laughing because SOnny started palying Rueben as a solo ?

Not sure though.

[SlimWhitman2803]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah i know what part you mean, 0:36 is it right? " If you lookin for a place you uuuh " thats what he says, maybe ...but it just make him more adorable for me ^^

[jebre1068]

Bobby didnt expect the camera guy at the moment. it seemed he gave a smokey mountain wink to the cameraman.

[bigmrclean]

haha at least when he went into reuben he played it off to where im sure the crowd never knew

[pegcage]

Especially since it was in Germany and they probably did not know the music that well!

[bigmrclean]

yeah lol....That's really cool...They had a good time on stage, thats what its all about

[64534231]

my favorite to play on banjo- right from the first time I heard it!

played by the best!!!!

[ngzcaz]

Forgot to comment on the brief " Reubens Train " banjo part. Thats why they were laughing..

[ngzcaz]

63 and just got into bluegrass a few years ago. Somehow missed the Osborne brothers when I was trying to know the top artists. Obviously I missed them..

[jbash1970]

Sonny is great as usual I met the Osbornes at Rosine Ky in the county Iam from and they are two great people to meet.

[5picking]

Oh the quality, guys you RULE !

[bigmrclean]

They really had a good time on stage and off...and thats what its all about

[brkowtz]

I got smoke in my eyes!

[rozinhawg]

I saw Bobby and Sonny do Smokey Mountain Smoke in Halifax in the 80's. Bobby had laryngitis but still did a great job. Long live good plain music.

[OSCAR82AA]

Great Osborne Brothers song.

Sonny doing a little reuben there.

[wynneeblue]

Mr Bobby is a living treasure and I am only sorry that I did not appreciate years ago. Thank you for this video of one of my favorite songs about one of my favorite places in the usa

[JoeBonsall]

That was GREAT....... THANKS!!!! Ban-Joey