Dolly Parton - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

Beautiful. Natural Beauty.

This is one of my favorite songs by Dolly. I
just wish the Wagonmasters didn't speed it up
about halfway through the song. Anyone who
knows the song knows the pace they use is not
the same as the original song, but Dolly is
still able to perform the vocal perfectly. I
love Dolly.

They also don't change keys at the beginning of the "New Orleans held things in store..." verse, like on the record. Aside from an asthetic standpoint, the key change served to differentiate the two sections of the song (longing for the character's home, and then describing her life in New Orleans). Overall, though the Wagonmasters were a talented bunch, they were never really able to replicate the magic of Dolly's early RCA records, as performed by those legendary Nashville session guys.

Thanks for the video! Does anyone have the video of Dolly and Porter singing the song "Always, Always"? That was a great performance and video that I miss seeing on YouTube.