Forty-Two Years ---- A Original Song about COAL MINING and BLACK LUNG DISEASE=Nimrod Workman

[muddytugriver]

My father died of black lung in 1984 - he started in the mines picking slate at age 9. My mom remarried and my stepfather died of black lung in 2009. My grandfather's leg was cut off at the knee from a rock fall in Keystone #1, McDowell Co. WV, and died of cancer and had advanced black lung. The rest of my family spent most of their life in the coal mines in WV. My grandfather on my stepdad's side spent time as a child in one of the tent cities in Mingo county.

[carinagillon]

love this

[IvantheRevelator]

God bless Nimrod. I got a song on my channel about coal mining--check it out! It's good. It's a GOOD song.

[billy2rivers1]

Ha yes buddy its the same the whole world over, my old grandad came home from gallipoli in 1915 straight back to the coal face .The war couldnt kill him but the black lung did'

[ArkRed1]

I'm surprised Nimrod lived as long as he did having black lung. Typical big company crap. Deny anything that might cost the company a dollar and make things better for their employees. Human lives mean nothing. All the big company CEO's care about is getting richer. So some workers die on the job or later from exposure to harsh air or chemicals. They could care less. There's plenty more who can take their place. When will it end, when will it end?

[79797937]

damn......daddy worked for peabody #13 black mtn ky .....God Bless

[mathbsound]

this is so raw and full of soul

a man of hard times you can hear it in his voice

[TerryFree3]

Brilliant!...thanks so much for sharing something which could have so easily been lost.

[infinity2012shelter]

I worked in a rock quarry for two years and watched the driller surrounded with rock dust as he would smoke pall malls so it is a special breed of man that works the mines. This driller told me that he was a chuck tender up to the day the driller he tended for drilled in to a live hole that was the end of the driller so he took his place a few days later after he recovered from his own wounds

[pennymcintosh]

I am so happy to have found these. I first heard Nimrod on a show called the Woodwinds radio show in lexington. I fell in love with Nimrod immediately. i just wish I could have met him.

[1canyonguy]

Stand united or fall divided!

[eartaker]

Landon Bingham, Paintsville, KY Black Lung 2001, My Grandfather to.

[wvufanngarner]

Samuel Saunders, black lung disease, Nov. 14 1980

My grandfather...............Love you pawpaw.

Thank god for the UMWA.

[wildapy2]

reminds me of my "home" forest hills ky (pike county) my dad was born in Chatteroy too. Grand-Dad .. (Julius Williamson and Dad Paul Williamson )were miners as well . left Ky in 1964.. but miss home and thank you for the memories ... keep them coming, please. Roots with the Pilgram Home Church at brushy creek..

[BLUEMOONGRASS]

great song/video and reminds me of my grandpa..Rev Will Ledford the walkin preacher man from Appalachian the land of christy

[SweetyB38]

Bless You

[RosePeddals]

I love & miss you papaw!

[JRHulbret]

This is REAL music. A genuine song. A song that tells a story. Not the shit on ipods. When you learn thr roots of culture, it's important to hold onto them.

My grandfather worked the lumber camps of Maine for decades, and support 11 children on it.

[bobertthebadger]

what exactly constitutes the ''shit on ipods''?

[JRHulbret]

My thought was about music that is made only for making money. Songs like this tell a story. Not unlike Johnny Cash.

[bobertthebadger]

Johnny cash didn't write half his songs.. would that not represent music that's only made to make money?

[JRHulbret]

That's an opinion blown out of proportion.

Just because Johnny Cash profited from his work doesn't mean it wasn't original.

Again, it's not music designed solely to make money like allot of music is today.

[bobertthebadger]

What are ya talkin about? loads of johnny cash's songs were covers or written for him by other people. it's not an opinion it's fact... he had a family to provide for and also he got so caught up in fame and fortune and also a fuckin drug habit that he obviously made records to make money... think about this shit before you say it man...

[JRHulbret]

First half, and then "loads". Make up your mind on that. You are realy well versed on music history.

What exactly does Johnny Cash's family and a drug habbit have to do with music?

And who are you to insult Johnny Cash?

You tried so hard to start an arguement. Better luck another time or with someone else.

[bobertthebadger]

i think you're genuinely thick.. it is so ridiculously obvious why i've referenced his drug habit and his family it really couldn't be clearer.. you obviously have no musical taste so I really couldn't give a shit.. you fail... by the way your blog sucks...

[JRHulbret]

Would you stop cluttering up someone else's video you try to claim as your own and go do something productive.

HAHA YOU FAIL

[edm987]

em.... yeah.... i really don't fail to be honest... I really just don't.. and why would i claim this video as my own i clearly didn't make it like. and don't worry I'm not gonna comment anymore.. I know you will because you'll want to make yourself seem like the one who reigns supreme over this argument and make it a nerdy little viictory for yourself but it's ok i understand.. i hope you have fun doing it bro... make it really insulting or something..... you seriously cool guy....

[mountainjustice]

Thanks, this is a powerful song. Im trying to learn lots of coal mining songs - If you know of a good CD (I already have "Coal Mining Women" and "Music of Coal" and Carl Rutherfords CDs) or if you have any you tube links to coal songs please reply - thanks!

[thcthc]

i have a proposition ...in our country their is a group called orlek ..you will not understand the lyrcis but you can see the video ITS_ A TRIBUTE TO MINERS!!!!! ITS CALLED ............ADIJO KNAPI!!! and the other video is TETOVIRANI 3 ...the first one means goodbye miners in our language...check it out and pm me back.!if u want

[luweeeze]

my dad worked his whole life in the bituminous coal mines of northern west virginia and im gonna work my career in the southern coal mines of PA

[bugg255]

that is why the high lonesome sound can just rip your guts right out....

bravo

[steveinnepa]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting ! My father worked as a coal miner for over 20 years, in the anthracite coal mines, of north eastern Pa. He passed on, in 2003 from Black Lung disease.....God Bless all the coal miners ...

[thcthc]

im sorry man!!! respect from me for your dad and all the miners!!PEACE! from ex yugoslavia

[edm987]

i accidentally stumbled across this song while i was looking for a song about coal-mining charlie parr played at a gig last night. but what a nice surprise :), great song!

[morganmay1]

Great video Tom;

I'll never forget those Sat. sitting around on the porch listening to grand paw sing his tunes of history. 5 stars!

[reffdozerman]

great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[voiceof1cryin]

Im from muhlenberg county ky, and heard a few of these miners blues when i was a kid. I had more than a few kin with black lung.

Thanks.

[CountryBoyYes]

Thanks everyone for you comments. I considered myself a friend of the Late Nimrod Workman. I used to play my banjo for him when I was a very young man. I think of him a lot of times, and thought I would put some of his songs on here, etc. I am married to one of his grandaughters-Sharon

[RosePeddals]

A picture is worth a thousand words. Great video! Grand- paw is definitely not forgotten. He sang & wrote from his heart. *****

[Passionatekisses2008]

WOW! This is an AMAZING video and a nice dedication to my late great grandfather. 5 stars!

[apostleds]

Well done.

Brother Don.

[DixieRose1952]

Super 5 stars