Lyrics & credits below:
In South Carolina,
there are many tall pines.
I remember the oak tree,
we used to climb.
But now when I'm lonesome,
I always pretend,
That I'm getting the feel,
of a hickory wind.
I started out younger,
at most everything.
All the riches and pleasures,
what more could life bring?
But it makes me feel better,
each time it begins,
Callin' me home,
hickory wind.
It's hard to find out,
trouble is real,
In a far away city,
with a far away deal,
But it makes me feel better,
each time it begins,
Callin' me home,
hickory wind.
Keeps callin' me home,
hickory wind.
CREDITS;
Performance by THE LONESOME ECHOES
[Musicians]
Carrmen [CARMITA] Morales Belda: PIANO and BACKING VOCALS
Lonnie Scott Severson: BASS DRUM, HI-HAT; ACOUSTIC GUITAR, HARMONICA AND VOCALS
RECORDED LIVE IN MADRID circa 1998
[Disclaimer: This is not a saleable work of art nor is it determined as marketable in anyway. There is no pretense over ownership rights of any visual content included. It's inclusion is only intended to enhance the presentation of the musical recording.]
Data related:
Crediting 'Hickory Wind' by David W. Johnson:
http://www.folklinks.com/hickory_wind.html; djohnson@folklinks.com
Known to be written by Gram Parsons & Bob Buchanan. There is evidence that the late country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons may not have written his best-known song, "Hickory Wind." The author of most of the song appears to be a blind singer-songwriter who was singing the song in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1963 at the same time Parsons visited the city on frequent occasions. The author of an additional verse appears to be Parsons' credited co-writer, Bob Buchanan.
Sylvia Sammons says that in 1969, with the help of a friend who was a music teacher, she reached a cash settlement with either Vanguard Records or a music publisher for the rights to "Hickory Wind." She agreed to turn over a tape-recorded copy of the song she had mailed to herself. The tape was her only physical proof of authorship, though a retired college professor recalls hearing Sammons sing "Hickory Wind" as early as 1963.
The credit and copyright belong to Parsons, who died in 1973, and Bob Buchanan, a former member of the New Christy Minstrels. According to Parsons and Buchanan, they wrote "Hickory Wind" on a train ride to Los Angeles in early 1968.
An account of writing "Hickory Wind" appears in the Parsons biography of the same title by Ben Fong-Torres. Writes Fong-Torres, "'Hickory Wind,' simply structured as it was - three verses, no chorus - was one of Gram's finest moments as a songwriter."
"It's his signature song," says Chris Hillman in the CD notes. "If Gram had never written another song, 'Hickory Wind' would have put him on the map. The song says it all - it's very descriptive, with vivid imagery. It's actually quite literary, but Gram, as we know, was a very bright kid." Parsons graduated from the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Harvard College in the fall of 1965.
The first recording of "Hickory Wind" appeared in July 1968 on the Byrds' ground-breaking Sweetheart of the Rodeo album - considered to be the first commercial country-rock album, though Safe at Home by the International Submarine Band, featuring Parsons' songs and vocals, was recorded in late 1967. Contractual difficulties held up its release until April 1968, by which time the group had disbanded.
The copyright of "Hickory Wind" to Parsons and Buchanan dates to 1969, possibly in connection with its appearance in May of that year on Joan Baez's David's Album. This is the version that caught Sylvia Sammons' ear. All told, "Hickory Wind" appears on seven of Baez's recordings for Vanguard, which has repackaged her work several times.
"I think, other than principle, I did better economically to have taken the money as I did," says Sammons. "I am guessing, but I do not believe royalty payments would have amounted to the sum they imparted to me. Although I have written quite a few songs down through the intervening years, I have never had any published. I now value them as my little children or wonderful pets and do not believe I would or could sell them."
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Gillian Welch - Hickory Windby anglinthemtns50,539 views
I like the version of this song. I would've used Native wildflowers of N. Carolina rather than nasturtiums which are not Native. At the end the US Flag can mean different things to people- not certain of the maker's intent- whether they're proud or disappointed in America... Some points of the video are unclear & if the purpose is to give an anti-drug message, I'm not sure if this is actually the right song for that... maybe Cocaine Blues or Smoking Too Long might've been better.
anglinthemtns 1 year ago