Carlene Jones with Blaze Foley: None for the Shepherd

[duff1013]

Absolutely beautiful harmonies

[LewiLawnmower]

And it's one for the master, but it was too hard to keep

Three for the grown man who cries in his sleep

And for every sinner his mercy runs deep

but there's none for the shepherd who is lost with the sheep

He's down at the mission every day around four

but the soup from the kitchen is what he's there for

He talks about Jesus and stares at the floor

And nobody knows if he's there anymore

[LewiLawnmower]

He was a preacher, in a small Texas town

Till he turned to whiskey and slipping around

Then all of his angels came tumbling down

And he would up in Dallas too close to the ground

There was always a bottle and not much to eat

He was out on the sidewalk and dead on his feet

And Lord it's a sad congregation to meet

When a man of the cloth becomes a man on the street

[redneckarts]

much obliged

[troubdrgrl]

In the words of Blaze -- "that's a doozy!!" Beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Hank and Kevin. -- Mandy

[redshaftedflicker]

From the heart. Thanks for the post. A true duet no doubt.

[magprob]

That was so nice. Thank you.

[bulbheadmyass]

What an awesome duet, the way their voices blend totally melts me. This vid is a total gem.

[GriffonKeeper]

Beautiful!

[pappymcdamnit]

God I love this, I cant tell you how many times I've watched.

[JakeRaytheRounder]

perty

[harrycarrysghost]

Re: Blaze - the one thing that immediately stands out and is never discussed is that he could harmonize better than any of his peers. No studio wizardry necessary. Foley would jump in and fill in the necessary vocal gaps. That is a gift. Where did a homeless man learn to harmonize as beautifully as any studio singer? Fly on, Blaze.

[MrBuckwilliam]

thank you mopacmedia, who shared it with anna, who shared it with badass truck who shared it with me :)

awesome song, a tear jerker too. beautiful

[carlenejns]

Wanna hear Merle Haggard sing this song? Check out an album called "California Blend" by Chester Smith.

[pappymcdamnit]

@carlenejns Not bad but I still like this one better

[saustin151]

We need Jubal Clark footage, folks!

[Anna1755]

So glad you enjoyed that BadAss. Do you Blaze's music? If you liked this, check out Mopacmedia's page. He's made a gorgeous documentary about Blaze Foley (Trikmitruk's closest rival, lol!)

[BadAssTruck]

Thanks Anna, Soon to be Mrs. ....... Totally AWESOME.. ! Was that a doozy or what.. (thats my line)

[oldnrone]

Thanks for sharing Kevin, this is great stuff! Very moving!

[Anna1755]

Indeed! It's hard not to conflate him with the Shepard/man on the street/at the mission/lost with the sheep. Gawd, when he moves his head to take everyone in.....Hank Sinatra did a wonderful job to capture this for us.  Love ya right back Kevin!!

[Anna1755]

Kindest regards to Carlene Jones. Beautiful song.

[mopacmedia]

Yeah, it's a real teary song. I corrected the title, it's "None for the Shepherd." Hank Sinatra enters the shot at the very end and shakes hands with Blaze. Thanks, Anna, love ya!

[saustin151]

When are you gonna post Jubal Clark?? Jubal's material would really blow the lid off of things!!!

[flairross]

@mopacmedia Do you know how old he was when he died.So sad to hear how he died.I only found him 18 months ago what a presence,

[mopacmedia]

@flairross He was 39 -- but his friends said that he lived life fully and packed a lot into those 39 years. Sad that he died but he lived life to the fullest, according to his friends. Glad you found his music!

[Anna1755]

Mercy. Wasn't sure if this was a recording or specially put together. Takes one's breath away. Mercy but that man had some strange and v. beautiful charisma.