i always wondered why some fingerpickers like chet atkins and this guy play with a classical guitar with nylon strings? (or am i wrong?) Because if you look at doc watson's version of this song, with folk guitar and steel strings, it sounds a lot better, in my opinion.
@dhaeze You have to remember, that great music like this is passed around. So you get the best results (and sometimes the shittiest of results). But Doc Watson's cover is a great version, but it is just one of possibly many. So just be happy that there are both floating around in the world.
this song sounds so much better slowed down like loudermilk does it. There's always a different element about a song when the original composer plays it, very well done John D.
Took the melody to Chet as his and THEN the song was "written"... and published.
That's a story as passed to me by one of the musicians that was in the rehearsal session. I don't know who's telling the truth... Laudermilk is credited for it so it's his. Also the band practicing it practiced in Bm, Am was way to simple.
Well, not to be a point of contention but it has always been debatable as to Laudermilk actually writing the song... he got it published and copyrighted, hell, he can't play but the basic chord structure to the tune... never could. There have been rumors and I'm sure about all "songwriters"... One such story is he happened in on a practicing band, they just sittin', pickin' and grinnin'... they came up with the tune, he listened got the basics... cont'd
@punchdrunque This is a point that needs clarification. What 'LEGALLY' constitutes a song, is the main melody line, and words, if any. Thats it. If you went into a studio, only with a tune you hummed, and a lyric you thought out in your car,and the band came up with the perfect music to compliment it, they are not writers. That is considered an arrangement. Think on it. U can take any song, keep the melody, and play the support music any style, and make it work. Thats an arrangement.
I am so happy to see him playing a wonderful classical guitar and playing like a classical guitarist, but they could have made an effort with the sound !
LOL I keep telling myself that same thing....problem is im still at the talking stage! hahah I got some nice riffs recorded, but no full beauty yet though!
I'm actually going the music school route next year. I know it won't give me any brilliant ideas, but I'm hoping it will help me structure the existing ones. Right now I'm "writing for the drawer", and I think it would help me to have a bunch of teachers hanging around with their "don't judge it, just finish it" attitudes. When that fails I'll just play your tunes... :) Keep rockin' man
To bigredmax123 - Yes, his guitar certainly is tuned really low. He has lowered all 6 strings 4 half steps, to C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C. He is using the fingerings for playing in Am, so the song comes out in Fm (4 half tones down from Am). That is one of the many tricks that the big boys don't readily share with you. Tune your guitar down 4 frets, play in Am, and you can play along with him on this one.
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paulboon 2 weeks ago
My last name is Loudermilk and I don't know this guy?
izboy98 2 months ago
this sounds bad
halfhott 7 months ago
i always wondered why some fingerpickers like chet atkins and this guy play with a classical guitar with nylon strings? (or am i wrong?) Because if you look at doc watson's version of this song, with folk guitar and steel strings, it sounds a lot better, in my opinion.
dhaeze 10 months ago
@dhaeze You have to remember, that great music like this is passed around. So you get the best results (and sometimes the shittiest of results). But Doc Watson's cover is a great version, but it is just one of possibly many. So just be happy that there are both floating around in the world.
TallAleTales 9 months ago
this song sounds so much better slowed down like loudermilk does it. There's always a different element about a song when the original composer plays it, very well done John D.
The727stpete727 1 year ago 3
One of my very favourites - didn't know John D wrote it! Great story about Chet recognizing the flow
RolloffDeBunk 1 year ago
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Moteefs? I always thought there was LESS teefs in country music!
mikeaimer 1 year ago
Motifs? I always thought there was LESS teefs in country music.
mikeaimer 1 year ago 2
Im assuming he is talking about Chet at the beginning?
IBG67 1 year ago
Took the melody to Chet as his and THEN the song was "written"... and published.
That's a story as passed to me by one of the musicians that was in the rehearsal session. I don't know who's telling the truth... Laudermilk is credited for it so it's his. Also the band practicing it practiced in Bm, Am was way to simple.
punchdrunque 1 year ago
Fuckin hell it's Benny Hill back from the dead! So thats why they used Yakety Axe for the Benny Hill Show... its all starting to make sense.
elsoultero 1 year ago
amazing
resopicker 1 year ago
Wow...been playing this tune for 30 years and never knew Loudermilk[sp?] wrote it...thanks for posting this...
bobbystahr 1 year ago
@bobbystahr
Well, not to be a point of contention but it has always been debatable as to Laudermilk actually writing the song... he got it published and copyrighted, hell, he can't play but the basic chord structure to the tune... never could. There have been rumors and I'm sure about all "songwriters"... One such story is he happened in on a practicing band, they just sittin', pickin' and grinnin'... they came up with the tune, he listened got the basics... cont'd
punchdrunque 1 year ago
@punchdrunque This is a point that needs clarification. What 'LEGALLY' constitutes a song, is the main melody line, and words, if any. Thats it. If you went into a studio, only with a tune you hummed, and a lyric you thought out in your car,and the band came up with the perfect music to compliment it, they are not writers. That is considered an arrangement. Think on it. U can take any song, keep the melody, and play the support music any style, and make it work. Thats an arrangement.
JoeyJoelBand 4 months ago
I am so happy to see him playing a wonderful classical guitar and playing like a classical guitarist, but they could have made an effort with the sound !
Davidorfull 2 years ago
have loved this song forever .. sure puts a different slant on in listening to JDL .. he puts the melon in meloncholy!
lynettekomidar 2 years ago 2
there's something so beautiful, and so universaly appealing about this tune - I hope to someday write something as memorable as this
BlimpyBoy 2 years ago 2
stop talking...start writing! xD
freakystyley73 2 years ago 2
amen brother, amen :)
BlimpyBoy 2 years ago
LOL I keep telling myself that same thing....problem is im still at the talking stage! hahah I got some nice riffs recorded, but no full beauty yet though!
freakystyley73 2 years ago
I'm actually going the music school route next year. I know it won't give me any brilliant ideas, but I'm hoping it will help me structure the existing ones. Right now I'm "writing for the drawer", and I think it would help me to have a bunch of teachers hanging around with their "don't judge it, just finish it" attitudes. When that fails I'll just play your tunes... :) Keep rockin' man
BlimpyBoy 2 years ago
Chet does an awesome job with this song, as does Tommy E, but I like the original best... John plays it so smooth and easy...
randomstuff3201 2 years ago 2
Thanks very much...this was great. A treasure.
demohr777 3 years ago 2
wow his guitar sounds like its tuned really low
bigredmax123 3 years ago 7
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Billnn54 2 years ago
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Billnn54 2 years ago
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To bigredmax123 - Yes, his guitar certainly is tuned really low. He has lowered all 6 strings 4 half steps, to C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C. He is using the fingerings for playing in Am, so the song comes out in Fm (4 half tones down from Am). That is one of the many tricks that the big boys don't readily share with you. Tune your guitar down 4 frets, play in Am, and you can play along with him on this one.
Billnn54 2 years ago
Too bad the mike boom was in the way and we couldn't see his left hand.
Billnn54 3 years ago 5
It is indeed warm and simple.
VasilyRyabov 3 years ago
ummm...John D. Loudermilk is the ONE who wrote this song.
rodeogal02 3 years ago 3
Cool, nothing like the original - simple and warm
redmonde 4 years ago