Smelley Kelley & Chris Gaffney "Take This Job.."

In this little video clip, Smelley Kelley of the band Red Meat, talks about fulfilling one of his big ambitions to sing with Chris Gaffney. Together, they sing "Take This Job and Shove It," which was Johnny Paycheck's big breakthrough hit record in 1977. Originally written by David Allan Coe, this song sold 2 million records, and inspired a motion picture of the same name.

I'm sharing this footage to celebrate the legacies of both Johnny Paycheck, who died right before this show, and Chris Gaffney, who we lost last week to cancer.

THIS IS AN UPGRADE OF A PREVIOUS YOUTUBE POST - with extra camera angle added.

If you enjoyed this video, and would like to do something really nice, you can donate to the HelpGaff.com website, which will help Chris Gaffney's family with the medical bills.

If you happen to run into me at a Red Meat show, I won't complain if you'd like to buy me a beer. They're a great local band in San Francisco, and I try to catch 'em when I can.

cheers!
EP

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Americana
• country
• western
• Johnny
• Paycheck
• Red
• Meat
• Blasters

[WillieRebel1]

GREAT video man, tnx for uploading.Two months after Chris' death ,Red Meat had a Europe tour.Smelley talked with me about how they missed Chris already then.And you're right :RED MEAT is a great band,saw them different times here in Belgium.Hope I will see them back again here.When you meet the band again: say hi from Willie to Smelley, will ya? Greetings Willie-Belgium

[Qrayon]

Wow! Smelly Kelly with Chris Gaffney singin' with Red Meat. I never knew! Mighty fine!