This is an absolute treasure! Must be right late in Don & Red`s partnership.
The first banjo tune I ever heard was Don`s "Dixie Brekdown" about sixty years ago; blew mw away big time. I had never heard a five sting banjo before but had one about two hours after I heard that recording being played by Ray Davis on WBMD from his little studio at "Johnnie`s Used Cars" in Baltimore.
Ray is still DJing at WAMU in Washington.
Thanks so much for posting this; makes an old man happy!
Now this is fabulous bluegrass. They're all dressed so nice. Check out Don's great boots! Don & Red certainly were attractive men ! ..Not to mention their music! That's top-notch singin', fiddlin', and banjo pickin'! Kinda gives me goosebumps!
Red does simple little rins that add a great deal to the music if your ear is tuned to bluegrass. I don't know that much about banjo playing but guitar music I get.
@JimmyDeLocke - Which is why they called their band the Tennessee Cut-ups... which later became the Bluegrass Cut-ups (without Don Reno)... which later became the Shenandoah Cutups (under Jim Eanes). Keeps 'em on their toes that way!
Reno & Smiley give this the REAL BLUEGRASSY sound ! This is my favorite of Reno and Smiley. We have these on D.V.D. too and Eddie Stubbs gives some great information on this band. Thanks for posting.
@PICKERY If you get the RFD Network, Ronnie Reno's bluegrass show (M-F 6:30 a.m. Central/ Saturdays 6 p.m) runs footage of the old "Reno & Smiley" program pretty regularly. I see this tune on there quite regularly.
This is an absolute treasure! Must be right late in Don & Red`s partnership.
The first banjo tune I ever heard was Don`s "Dixie Brekdown" about sixty years ago; blew mw away big time. I had never heard a five sting banjo before but had one about two hours after I heard that recording being played by Ray Davis on WBMD from his little studio at "Johnnie`s Used Cars" in Baltimore.
Ray is still DJing at WAMU in Washington.
Thanks so much for posting this; makes an old man happy!
Wishuey 1 week ago
Fantastic!!!!
WolfDog375 5 months ago
didnt know Red had any kids ?
wvufanmd 8 months ago
I'm the great grandson of Red Smiley :) love this man's music, and my family still listens to this day
thebassman6880 10 months ago
Now this is fabulous bluegrass. They're all dressed so nice. Check out Don's great boots! Don & Red certainly were attractive men ! ..Not to mention their music! That's top-notch singin', fiddlin', and banjo pickin'! Kinda gives me goosebumps!
CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL 11 months ago
If this isn't the greatest bluegrass song ever......
fayeroe1009 1 year ago
Red does simple little rins that add a great deal to the music if your ear is tuned to bluegrass. I don't know that much about banjo playing but guitar music I get.
46r11 1 year ago
anyone know the chords??? everyone else plays it with a capo, so this must be tuned different then standard?? guitar
brennan970 1 year ago
@brennan970 he has his guitar Tuned to G#, the chords are G#, C#,Eb(D#) and F#. just capo to the first fret and letter go boys. :D haha
owsleyforkmusic 1 year ago
As far as I'm concerned, this is the greatest bluegrass tune of all time ... indeed.
JoltinDjango 1 year ago
@JoltinDjango yes this song and man of constant sorrow
owsleyforkmusic 1 year ago
THEM BOYS FROM NORTH CAROLINA . . . . .
JimmyDeLocke 1 year ago
@JimmyDeLocke - Which is why they called their band the Tennessee Cut-ups... which later became the Bluegrass Cut-ups (without Don Reno)... which later became the Shenandoah Cutups (under Jim Eanes). Keeps 'em on their toes that way!
mrrhum 11 months ago
Reno & Smiley give this the REAL BLUEGRASSY sound ! This is my favorite of Reno and Smiley. We have these on D.V.D. too and Eddie Stubbs gives some great information on this band. Thanks for posting.
CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL 1 year ago
Please tell me where you got this video from! I've been looking for two years...
PICKERY 1 year ago
@PICKERY
I've made a DVD of one of their shows that a friend let me borrow. This is just one of a few songs from that DVD that I put here on the tube.
adamharrisowen 1 year ago
Is there any way to get ahold of that dvd? or the orginal video you made a copy of? do you by chance know the name?? that is just beautiful stuff
brennan970 1 year ago
@PICKERY If you get the RFD Network, Ronnie Reno's bluegrass show (M-F 6:30 a.m. Central/ Saturdays 6 p.m) runs footage of the old "Reno & Smiley" program pretty regularly. I see this tune on there quite regularly.
JoltinDjango 4 months ago