GLENN YARBROUGH - The Honey Wind Blows (1964)

[ruandted]

Great to be able to retreat to this beautiful era .  an Aussie .

[8249tom]

What a great voice. Wally Phillips (wgn, Chicago) would play this and San Franciso Bay Blues, often.

[vanislefan]

Does anyone have his version of Ribbon of Darkness ? Probably the best version I've heard from around 1965- would be nice to have it here on You Tube!

[67nairb]

I've never seen Glenn Yarbrough perform on television before. The only time I've heard him was singning in the HOBBIT & RETURN OF THE KING cartoon movies.

[chuckbuckbobuck]

Reminds me of my mom's graduation from college late May, 1964. This song was quite popular at that time and it was played on the old Stereophonic hi-fi way back when---where has the time gone?

[verycoolsound]

@tunesmith09 ... asked for and now delivered. The video link is posted on this page (or search for "Limeliters Headin' for the Hills." Enjoy!

[verycoolsound]

@tunesmith09 Weird how they decide these things -- the only two countries on earth where "Headin' for the Hills" is not viewable are the U.S. and Germany. Everyone else can watch it. Arrgh! Send your e-mail address and we'll work this out.

[tpleos]

We just don't hear voices like this anymore, do we? And how good is it to hear the vocalist sing so clearly, and the background music is played in a way that doesn't obscure his voice? The record producers of today are a bit too trigger happy with their super-duper computer systems and all you hear is boom, boom, boom!!!

[vanislefan]

Does anyone have a recording of Glenns Gordon Lightfoot Hit: Ribbon of Darkness?

I remember hearing this in the mid-sixties and its the best rendition of this great song.. much appreciated.. maybe upload ??

[wolfeshadow1313]

I haven't heard this in a while, he had a great voice and the whistle just adds to the song. Thanks for posting this.

[hebneh]

I had completely forgotten about this song till I just encountered it here. Seeing the title listed, I realized I knew the song, but couldn't remember what it sounded like. Which is understandable, since it's probably been 30 or 40 years since I heard it last!

[Baskerville22]

40 years ago I owned a Glenn Yarbrough LP, and one of my favourite tracks was titled, "Eternity". It spoke of a great planet made of bronze (?) and of a small bird that flew by every 1,000 (?) years, and in so doing brushed its wing against the planet. When, after immeasurable time the planet was worn away to nothing, then eternity was only just beginning. I can't find it posted anywhere on YouTube...

[SueEllenDear]

Truely, Glenn's voice is absolutely magnificent but I think even more important is how his voice guiding the words allows us to travel the universe, earth to moon and back , to seek and understand the meaning of the words..what he sings about and how he sings seems to be an encyclopedia of the best of humanity, raw emotion and sensitivity. I give up- I just know what I'm saying applies to me. Gee whiz- <Grin>

[waratah08]

Used to love this back in the good old 60s. I always liked his songs. This one and Baby the Rain Must Fall are two of my alltime favourites. Thanks for this.

[Baskerville22]

Has there ever been a richer, smoother voice ?

[rayjr62]

One of the very few artists I wish I had seen live. It is now my understanding that Glenn and his wife retired to Mexico a few years back.

[yedon68]

...reminds me of 'fall' '1965...as the wind blew COLD in Detriot....!

[verycoolsound]

Thanks for all the nice comments. We'll have more great Glenn tunes posted soon!

—VCS

[rayjr62]

I am glad you mentioned Glenn's whistling prowess; Melodic whistling, once commonplace in popular music, has sadly died a slow death. No one whistles anymore. Bing Crosby was one of the best. And so was Jimmy Reed. Another great melodic whistler: Roger Whittaker.

[verycoolsound]

Keen observation ... and you ain't just whistlin' Dixie!

[baneofnewbs]

@verycoolsound Actually a big part of whistling in songs is Russian. They do that alot in Russian songs and folk songs

[bruceerrol]

There is a wealth of nostalgia here; I was working in an army hospital in Grafenwohr, Germany in 1967 when one of the guys brought some Glenn Yarbrough records. Wonderful stuff. He seems to belong much more to the generation born during WWII -- the wartime kids -- than to the boomers.

[Okanagantourer]

I was 17 in 1965 when I first heard this song. As a teenager I couldn't get over this man's amazing voice. Fast forward 44 yrs. and I still feel the same way. I was fortunate to see Glenn sing live in Kelowna, B.C. during the late seventies. What a treat! A great talent for sure.

[DarlinYouSendMe]

Thanks for the marvellous wistful nostalgia, which takes me back to the beginning of 1965 in Australia, aged 15 years; my Sub Senior year of High School(grade 11). I think Americans call it the junior year