Roy Acuff - Great Speckled Bird

Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys performing Great Speckled Bird in 1968 at the Ryman.

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[easye1989]

Who played the electric solo on this? It sounded SO awesome...Is this the only version that Roy did that had such an arrangement? If not, please lead me to it! I love that sound!

[MisterHuskey]

The guitarist in question would be Jackie Phelps. If you look at the Acuff video I have on here of Wabash Cannonball (around the time frame of 2:25), you will see him and here his solo on that song! :-)

[blessed7lady]

Thank you for posting this. I cry everytime I hear it because my mom played this as well as sang it tom as a child. My mom passed away 5 yrs ago so this keeps my memory alive!

[MisterHuskey]

You are more than welcome blessed7lady! :-)

[mbelle131]

this was my grandfather's favorite song. He teared up every time he heard it. I just love it and thanks for the posting of it!

[MisterHuskey]

You are more than welcome mbelle! :-) I took it off YouTube a few months ago...then I was asked to put it back on here because it meant so much to someone.

Speaking of grandfathers (even though you cant see him that well), my grandfather is playing with Acuff on this clip.  He can be seen standing behind Oswald (around 2:25)

Take care!!

[glencoe6305]

There needs to be more videos of Mr. Roy Acuff put on youtube ! He was excellent performing even in his last years until his death at 89, in 1992.

[Eli Jackson]

the opry - they went corporate, like so many others

where're we to turn these days? there aint nobody to take the space of em, nascar, opry, general electric, mills, walmart, winn-dixie, nba theyre all de-southernifyin, de-americanizin

sad to see, the bigger they are the worse it is

[Gary Rico]

my grandpa and myself sang this countless times . He gave up his career as a country singer when he was already singing with his brother The Barnhart Brothers. because he loved the lady that is my grandmother now and he loved her. He was already signed with a major label and turned it all down for love and his convictions which to me is more than any in the the last two decades have had the courage to do and When Thomas Lynn Barnhart is gone so will be a portion of true American history

[TheShafenator1]

Bak when the Opry was country.

[morganeener]

I accidentally clicked dislike while trying to turn the volume up! Sorry bout that...



[Denver Morgan]

Thats what made it good because it was spontainious.

[Denver Morgan]

The greatest song ever wrote IMHO.

[Josh Nizny]

I agree!



[BURNTicePRODUCTIONS]

People say my version is really touching if yall would like to give it a listen. I did a tribute to my grandparents.

[redkos]

I got turned off from church as a teenager because of a pastor we had by the name of Rozell. But if for some reason Roy Acuff came back and I ran into him, and he said, "are we going to see you in church on Sunday boy?" Even though I'm now in my 40's I think my response would probably be, "yes sir Mr. Acuff...I'll be there."

[Orbie Olsson]

What a legend!