Bill Gaither - Wilson Fairchild: Statler Made

January 4, 2025 | S25:E1

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Bill and Gloria Gaither: Precious Memories | Bill Gaither - Wilson Fairchild: Statler Made | January 4, 2025
  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ "do you know 'you are my sunshine'?" ♪
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  • Bill: "wilson fairchild: statler made"
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  • Is not just a mere homage.
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  • It's a true celebration of the golden era
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  • Of country and gospel music.
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  • - ♪ ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
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  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
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  • - ♪ ain't got time... ♪
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  • Bill: cousins langdon and wil reid,
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  • Both sons of the legendary
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  • Hall of fame statler brothers members
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  • Don reid and harold reid,
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  • Have embarked on a mission
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  • To pay tribute to their roots...
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  • - ♪ countin' flowers on the wall... ♪
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  • Bill: honoring the legacy of their fathers
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  • With a brand-new project that promises
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  • To be an unforgettable trip down a musical memory lane.
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  • - ♪ and the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
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  • ♪ and he walks... ♪
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  • Bill: i'm your host, bill cody,
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  • And i invite you to join me on a journey
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  • Through the pages of country and gospel music history
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  • As wilson fairchild revisits the iconic songs
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  • That made the statler brothers a household name.
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  • - ♪ for i'll go to my grave loving you. ♪
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  • Bill: gaither music group is pleased to present
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  • "wilson fairchild: statler made."
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  • [upbeat music]
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  • - ♪ she was standing in the crowd, ♪
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  • ♪ all alone and looking pretty, ♪
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  • ♪ listening to the music that we played. ♪
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  • ♪ she walked up and whispered. ♪
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  • ♪ i leaned down and listened ♪
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  • ♪ to the request that she made. ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ "do you know 'you are my sunshine'?" ♪
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  • ♪ she asked so sweet and tenderly. ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ "do you know 'you are my sunshine'? ♪
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  • ♪ and would you do it one more time for me?" ♪
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  • - ♪ border to border and ocean to ocean, ♪
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  • ♪ i still look for her everyplace. ♪
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  • - ♪ chasing the sunshine, each and every night, ♪
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  • ♪ i'm searching every crowd for her face. ♪
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  • - ♪ she was gone just as quick ♪
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  • ♪ as the song that she asked for, ♪
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  • ♪ taking my sunshine away. ♪
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  • - ♪ but someday when i finally look down and see her, ♪
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  • ♪ i know just what i'm gonna say. ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know you are my sunshine? ♪
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  • ♪ do you know what your smile did to me? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know you are my sunshine? ♪
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  • ♪ and it looks like you're always gonna be. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know you are my sunshine? ♪
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  • ♪ do you know what your smile did to me? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know you are my sunshine? ♪
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  • ♪ and it looks like you're always gonna be. ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ "do you know 'you are my sunshine'?" ♪
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  • ♪ she asked so sweet and tenderly. ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ "do you know 'you are my sunshine'? ♪
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  • ♪ and would you do it one more time for me?" ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know? ♪
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  • - ♪ do you know you are my ♪
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  • ♪ sunshine? ♪
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  • - ♪ shine. ♪ - ♪ shine. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - well, for people who don't know
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  • The family relationship to the statler brothers,
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  • You are the sons of don and harold reid.
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  • - yes.
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  • - langdon's father is don,
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  • And, of course, harold was the late harold reid,
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  • Your father. - yes.
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  • - you guys have-- you were born to it.
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  • - mm-hmm. - you didn't have to do
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  • The music thing together. - no.
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  • - we thought we did.
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  • - did you early on? - yeah.
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  • - [laughs]
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  • - you know, bill, in this business,
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  • Everybody's got their own story,
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  • And no two are alike, right? - right.
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  • - so, you know, us growing up in this family
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  • And our dads being so great at being dads
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  • And so great at being
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  • Hall of fame country music stars,
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  • We were always eat up with the music.
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  • You know, from the time we were kids to teenagers,
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  • We tell the story that langdon and i
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  • Literally started playing as a band when i was 16
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  • And he was 14.
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  • 'cause he couldn't drive. - mm-hmm.
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  • - and i'd go pick him up for band practice.
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  • - oh, wow. - and i'd still let him drive,
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  • But he didn't have his license.
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  • - [laughs] that's ok.
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  • In virginia, that's ok. - that's another story.
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  • - oh, yeah, absolutely.
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  • In our town, it was fine.
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  • Our dads were the statler brothers.
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  • - yeah. - [laughs]
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  • And if you don't get caught, everything's fine.
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  • - yeah, exactly.
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  • And so that's where it all started.
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  • But we were always on the same page.
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  • You know, all these musical journeys that we've
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  • Been on through the years, trying to invent ourselves
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  • And reinvent ourselves, we always came back
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  • To our dads' music, because it inspired us
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  • And we loved it and we learned from it.
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  • And when the fans
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  • Couldn't separate us from them--you know,
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  • 'cause you kind of look like them.
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  • You kind of sound like them.
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  • Recently it really has been great doing this record.
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  • You know, we embrace everything they've ever done.
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  • - well, it's titled "statler made."
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  • - yeah. yeah.
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  • - how apt that title is, 'cause that's truly--
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  • That is--that's exactly what he's saying.
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  • That's who we are.
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  • That's where we come from.
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  • And for a while even with our music and what we were doing,
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  • We wanted to try to separate and say, you know,
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  • Here's who we are.
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  • But at the same time, people won't allow you
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  • Necessarily to do that, because you do--
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  • You sound, you look, you act like them.
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  • - we're of an age now that we want to celebrate their music.
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  • We want the legacy to go on.
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  • We want it to go on for our sons who want to do music.
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  • And you're always creating
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  • And you're always trying to do something new.
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  • But it's important to us.
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  • We've been grooving on that music our whole lives,
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  • And that's what got us here. - yeah.
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  • - they were grooving with johnny cash
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  • At a period of time in their hall of fame career.
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  • They're both in the hall of fame.
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  • That's appropriate, it seems. - yes. how about that?
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  • - so how about "i walk the line"?
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  • Then we'll talk about the johnny cash years...
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  • - let's do it. - on the other side.
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  • - nothing better.
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  • [upbeat music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ i keep a close watch on this heart of mine. ♪
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  • ♪ i keep my eyes wide open all the time. ♪
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  • ♪ i keep the ends out for the tie that binds. ♪
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  • ♪ because you're mine, i walk the line. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ i find it very, very easy to be true. ♪
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  • ♪ i find myself alone when each day is through. ♪
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  • - ♪ yes, i'll admit that i'm a fool for you. ♪
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  • - ♪ because you're mine, i walk the line. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ as sure as night is dark and day is light, ♪
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  • ♪ i keep you on my mind both day and night. ♪
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  • ♪ and happiness i've known proves that it's right. ♪
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  • ♪ because you're mine, i walk the line. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ you've got a way to keep me on your side. ♪
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  • ♪ you give me cause for love that i can't hide. ♪
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  • - ♪ for you, i know i'd even try to turn the tide. ♪
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  • ♪ because you're mine... ♪
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  • - ♪ i walk the line. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ i keep a close watch on this heart of mine. ♪
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  • ♪ i keep my eyes wide open all the time. ♪
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  • ♪ i keep the ends out for the tie that binds. ♪
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  • ♪ because you're mine, i walk the line. ♪
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  • - ♪ i keep a close watch on this heart of mine. ♪
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  • ♪ i keep my eyes wide open all the time. ♪
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  • ♪ i keep the ends out for the tie that binds. ♪
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  • ♪ because you're mine, i walk the line. ♪
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  • - ♪ because you're mine... ♪
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  • - ♪ i walk the line. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - so, you know, they professionally went
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  • To work for cash in 1964
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  • And were on the road with him for eight years,
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  • Driving around in a cadillac, four of them.
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  • I think they even drove that cadillac
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  • To new zealand, too, one time, didn't they?
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  • - i think they did, yeah. - yeah, uh-huh, yeah.
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  • - fins on it. - yeah, had fins on it.
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  • Yeah, they went. - flippers over there.
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  • - you know, john says go, we go.
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  • - that's right.
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  • - but, you know, there's a huge relationship there,
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  • You know, what they learned in the music business
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  • Before their career took off and had to go out on their own.
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  • But all that stuff is so near and dear to our hearts,
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  • All the music, you know?
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  • - "bed of rose's" is where we're going next.
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  • Give us a quick setup,
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  • And then we'll talk in more detail afterward.
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  • - well, my dad, harold reid, wrote "bed of rose's."
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  • He carried it around in a folder for a few years.
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  • - and another character song like "susan when she tried."
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  • "rose's," rose is the character in this song.
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  • - and it's very scandalous, bill.
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  • It's a scandalous song that he wrote
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  • When he came home from church one day and--
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  • - there's some juxtaposition there, isn't it?
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  • Church and a scandalous song.
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  • - but they actually pitched it to other artists
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  • And nobody would record it at the time,
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  • But that's what they recorded when they went to mercury
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  • In 1970, and, fwoosh, the rest is history.
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  • So yes, as most of you know, some of you may not, but--
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  • So we cut six statler brothers songs on this record.
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  • And you know what?
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  • It's just one of those things that langdon and i
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  • Want the music to keep going on and on.
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  • And since we're able to do it and we think
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  • We do an all right job with it, we really enjoyed--
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  • Thank you. [cheers and applause]
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  • We really enjoyed recording these songs
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  • That we had never done before.
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  • You know, we've done them live but never recorded them.
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  • And it's just a whole lot of fun for us.
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  • Do you want to say anything else?
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  • - no.
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  • - ok, we'd like to do the next song now, please.
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  • [laughter]
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  • [upbeat music]
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  • - ♪ she was called a scarlet woman ♪
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  • ♪ by the people ♪
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  • ♪ who would go to church but left me in the streets. ♪
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  • ♪ with no parents of my own, i never had a home, ♪
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  • ♪ and an 18-year-old boy has got to eat. ♪
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  • - ♪ she found me outside one sunday morning ♪
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  • ♪ begging money from a man i didn't know. ♪
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  • ♪ she took me in and wiped away my childhood, ♪
  • 00:11:40.022 --> 00:11:44.460
  • ♪ a woman of the streets, this lady rose. ♪
  • 00:11:44.460 --> 00:11:48.664
  • ♪ this bed of rose's that i lay on ♪
  • 00:11:48.664 --> 00:11:53.369
  • ♪ where i was taught to be a man. ♪
  • 00:11:53.369 --> 00:11:58.240
  • ♪ this bed of rose's where i'm living ♪
  • 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:02.378
  • ♪ is the only kind of life i understand. ♪
  • 00:12:02.378 --> 00:12:07.183
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:12:07.183 --> 00:12:11.153
  • - ♪ she was a handsome woman just 35 ♪
  • 00:12:11.153 --> 00:12:15.925
  • ♪ who was spoken to in town by very few. ♪
  • 00:12:15.925 --> 00:12:20.296
  • ♪ she managed a late-evening business ♪
  • 00:12:20.296 --> 00:12:24.834
  • ♪ like most of the town wished they could do. ♪
  • 00:12:24.834 --> 00:12:29.338
  • - ♪ but i've learned all the things ♪
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  • ♪ that a man should know ♪
  • 00:12:31.373 --> 00:12:33.642
  • ♪ from a woman not approved of, i suppose. ♪
  • 00:12:33.642 --> 00:12:37.913
  • ♪ but she died knowing that i really loved her. ♪
  • 00:12:37.913 --> 00:12:42.718
  • ♪ of life's bramble bush i picked a rose. ♪
  • 00:12:42.718 --> 00:12:47.590
  • ♪ this bed of rose's that i lay on ♪
  • 00:12:47.590 --> 00:12:51.794
  • ♪ where i was taught to be a man. ♪
  • 00:12:51.794 --> 00:12:56.131
  • ♪ this bed of rose's where i'm living ♪
  • 00:12:56.131 --> 00:13:00.569
  • ♪ is the only kind of life i understand. ♪
  • 00:13:00.569 --> 00:13:05.307
  • ♪ this bed of rose's that i lay on ♪
  • 00:13:05.307 --> 00:13:09.812
  • ♪ where i was taught to be a man. ♪
  • 00:13:09.812 --> 00:13:14.383
  • ♪ this bed of rose's where i'm living ♪
  • 00:13:14.383 --> 00:13:18.520
  • ♪ is the only kind of life i understand. ♪
  • 00:13:18.520 --> 00:13:22.424
  • ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ♪
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  • ♪ ooh. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:13:36.739 --> 00:13:43.445
  • Bill: what did you ever find out?
  • 00:13:47.449 --> 00:13:48.517
  • Where did your dad--
  • 00:13:48.517 --> 00:13:49.818
  • Did he just create this character?
  • 00:13:49.818 --> 00:13:52.655
  • - i'm sure it was inspired by something
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  • That happened at church, like a sermon or something.
  • 00:13:54.723 --> 00:13:56.959
  • - mm-hmm. - i'm not sure exactly.
  • 00:13:56.959 --> 00:13:58.694
  • But i just know that he came home from church
  • 00:13:58.694 --> 00:14:00.396
  • And sit down at the piano and wrote this song.
  • 00:14:00.396 --> 00:14:03.132
  • - wow.
  • 00:14:03.132 --> 00:14:04.400
  • - and it is--you know what the subject matter--
  • 00:14:04.400 --> 00:14:07.903
  • The song is about.
  • 00:14:07.903 --> 00:14:09.305
  • And you're looking back at these decades--
  • 00:14:09.305 --> 00:14:11.507
  • And you talk to artists all the time that write songs.
  • 00:14:11.507 --> 00:14:13.776
  • And those songs come out of times
  • 00:14:13.776 --> 00:14:16.211
  • That people were experimenting
  • 00:14:16.211 --> 00:14:18.347
  • And they were pushing the envelope.
  • 00:14:18.347 --> 00:14:20.049
  • And so it's got, you know, a great message,
  • 00:14:20.049 --> 00:14:23.719
  • But it's just a story song, right?
  • 00:14:23.719 --> 00:14:25.220
  • - mm-hmm. - but even at the time,
  • 00:14:25.220 --> 00:14:27.189
  • It was so touchy
  • 00:14:27.189 --> 00:14:30.059
  • That when--he had pitched it to friends,
  • 00:14:30.059 --> 00:14:31.994
  • And one that i remember was kenny rogers...
  • 00:14:31.994 --> 00:14:33.896
  • - he did.
  • 00:14:33.896 --> 00:14:34.964
  • - who had it on hold, basically,
  • 00:14:34.964 --> 00:14:36.899
  • And was gonna record it.
  • 00:14:36.899 --> 00:14:38.167
  • And this is when our dads had only had
  • 00:14:38.167 --> 00:14:41.170
  • "flowers on the wall," right?
  • 00:14:41.170 --> 00:14:42.504
  • So they didn't have, like, a real big follow-up hit.
  • 00:14:42.504 --> 00:14:45.541
  • And they were hanging on to this song.
  • 00:14:45.541 --> 00:14:47.743
  • So they were pitching songs to friends.
  • 00:14:47.743 --> 00:14:49.945
  • But even he backed out and said, nah.
  • 00:14:49.945 --> 00:14:52.281
  • - a little too risky for me.
  • 00:14:52.281 --> 00:14:53.349
  • - i think a little too risky for me
  • 00:14:53.349 --> 00:14:54.450
  • At this point in my career.
  • 00:14:54.450 --> 00:14:55.818
  • I'm not recording it.
  • 00:14:55.818 --> 00:14:57.119
  • So when they got to jerry kennedy
  • 00:14:57.119 --> 00:14:58.954
  • And mercury in 1970,
  • 00:14:58.954 --> 00:15:01.056
  • Not only was that the title cut of the album...
  • 00:15:01.056 --> 00:15:03.625
  • - mm-hmm. - but they cut it.
  • 00:15:03.625 --> 00:15:04.860
  • And it was a hit record.
  • 00:15:04.860 --> 00:15:06.528
  • And it worked for them.
  • 00:15:06.528 --> 00:15:08.764
  • So not only did they get the group in country music,
  • 00:15:08.764 --> 00:15:12.067
  • But they also got "bed of rose's" cut.
  • 00:15:12.067 --> 00:15:14.436
  • - you guys talk about working up songs.
  • 00:15:14.436 --> 00:15:16.005
  • - mm-hmm. - who determines,
  • 00:15:16.005 --> 00:15:17.773
  • Or at what point do you agree,
  • 00:15:17.773 --> 00:15:19.308
  • Ok, i'm taking the lead vocal,
  • 00:15:19.308 --> 00:15:21.710
  • Which you do most of the time.
  • 00:15:21.710 --> 00:15:23.545
  • - right. - or on occasion, you will.
  • 00:15:23.545 --> 00:15:25.381
  • - right.
  • 00:15:25.381 --> 00:15:26.648
  • - i mean, obviously you come to some sort--
  • 00:15:26.648 --> 00:15:28.417
  • - i don't think there's any kind of formula or anything.
  • 00:15:28.417 --> 00:15:31.286
  • It's just-- it really is feeling.
  • 00:15:31.286 --> 00:15:34.289
  • Or, you know, think, man, i've always liked this song.
  • 00:15:34.289 --> 00:15:37.192
  • I really want to sing this one.
  • 00:15:37.192 --> 00:15:39.962
  • Or, again, i got a few higher notes than he does.
  • 00:15:39.962 --> 00:15:43.999
  • He's got a few lower notes than i do.
  • 00:15:43.999 --> 00:15:45.768
  • So, you know, him singing lead,
  • 00:15:45.768 --> 00:15:47.569
  • And i usually sing the part over top.
  • 00:15:47.569 --> 00:15:49.438
  • - i think that's how we evolved to it, yeah...
  • 00:15:49.438 --> 00:15:51.206
  • - we did. yeah. - from the beginning.
  • 00:15:51.206 --> 00:15:53.375
  • We had more high notes when we started than we do now.
  • 00:15:53.375 --> 00:15:55.778
  • - right. - yeah.
  • 00:15:55.778 --> 00:15:57.179
  • And the other thing, too,
  • 00:15:57.179 --> 00:15:58.280
  • About me and langdon and our career
  • 00:15:58.280 --> 00:16:00.349
  • And getting to this point is,
  • 00:16:00.349 --> 00:16:02.918
  • You know, we also joke
  • 00:16:02.918 --> 00:16:05.120
  • That really, we're two bass singers.
  • 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:06.722
  • So, you know, trying to make two bass singers a duo career,
  • 00:16:06.722 --> 00:16:10.059
  • It's been a tough road.
  • 00:16:10.059 --> 00:16:11.427
  • - at least baritone.
  • 00:16:11.427 --> 00:16:12.528
  • - yeah, exactly. it's been tough.
  • 00:16:12.528 --> 00:16:14.129
  • - and your father being
  • 00:16:14.129 --> 00:16:16.465
  • One of the quintessential bass voices...
  • 00:16:16.465 --> 00:16:19.034
  • - right. - in all genres of music.
  • 00:16:19.034 --> 00:16:21.136
  • - right. - yes.
  • 00:16:21.136 --> 00:16:22.438
  • - yeah, that's hard-- it's hard to deal with.
  • 00:16:22.438 --> 00:16:24.139
  • But--no, the other thing is, with me and langdon
  • 00:16:24.139 --> 00:16:27.709
  • And our experiences and the family that we come from,
  • 00:16:27.709 --> 00:16:31.280
  • He and i just love doing it together.
  • 00:16:31.280 --> 00:16:33.582
  • You know, we just wanted the two of us to do it together
  • 00:16:33.582 --> 00:16:35.851
  • Like our dads did it together.
  • 00:16:35.851 --> 00:16:37.853
  • And so, you know, we make a lot of musical decisions that way.
  • 00:16:37.853 --> 00:16:42.257
  • - so the name is c. austin miles.
  • 00:16:42.257 --> 00:16:47.162
  • And the song goes back to 1912.
  • 00:16:47.162 --> 00:16:50.199
  • I was trying to do a little history on "in the garden,"
  • 00:16:50.199 --> 00:16:50.332
  • Because i'm a baptist preacher's kid,
  • 00:16:52.835 --> 00:16:55.304
  • And that was one of my daddy's favorites.
  • 00:16:55.304 --> 00:16:57.172
  • You know, they were always "child of the king,"
  • 00:16:57.172 --> 00:16:59.208
  • "in the garden."
  • 00:16:59.208 --> 00:17:00.242
  • - mm-hmm.
  • 00:17:00.242 --> 00:17:01.610
  • - there were just a handful that he would always,
  • 00:17:01.610 --> 00:17:05.114
  • You know, if he were alone in his office,
  • 00:17:05.114 --> 00:17:07.549
  • You might hear him--as i was coming down the hallway
  • 00:17:07.549 --> 00:17:10.686
  • To check in or whatever...
  • 00:17:10.686 --> 00:17:12.955
  • - that's so nice.
  • 00:17:12.955 --> 00:17:14.056
  • - i'd hear him singing those songs.
  • 00:17:14.056 --> 00:17:15.157
  • - mm. - but boy, this one.
  • 00:17:15.157 --> 00:17:17.860
  • A lot of people have done "in the garden"
  • 00:17:17.860 --> 00:17:19.027
  • Through the years.
  • 00:17:19.027 --> 00:17:20.195
  • - they have. - yeah.
  • 00:17:20.195 --> 00:17:23.065
  • - we've been singing it a long--
  • 00:17:23.132 --> 00:17:25.167
  • Again, we both grew up in the church,
  • 00:17:25.167 --> 00:17:27.903
  • Know a lot of those hymns as well.
  • 00:17:27.903 --> 00:17:29.805
  • And this is one of those, when we worked it up,
  • 00:17:29.805 --> 00:17:31.540
  • We didn't need to look the lyrics up to this one.
  • 00:17:31.540 --> 00:17:33.475
  • We knew all the verses. - yeah.
  • 00:17:33.475 --> 00:17:35.210
  • - and there's something so tender and powerful
  • 00:17:35.210 --> 00:17:40.382
  • About this song.
  • 00:17:40.382 --> 00:17:42.317
  • It always has been to me.
  • 00:17:42.317 --> 00:17:43.652
  • You know, you usually think of a powerful song,
  • 00:17:43.652 --> 00:17:45.154
  • It's got to be heavy and hit you hard.
  • 00:17:45.154 --> 00:17:47.356
  • But there's something so sweet and tender.
  • 00:17:47.356 --> 00:17:49.558
  • And when you look at the inspiration for it,
  • 00:17:49.558 --> 00:17:52.327
  • Of how it was written,
  • 00:17:52.327 --> 00:17:55.097
  • You know, it's probably going back to john 20
  • 00:17:55.097 --> 00:17:58.867
  • When mary magdalene goes to the tomb to visit jesus.
  • 00:17:58.867 --> 00:18:02.738
  • She's in the garden alone.
  • 00:18:02.738 --> 00:18:04.573
  • And we all have experienced a time like that in our lives
  • 00:18:04.573 --> 00:18:09.478
  • When you want to go to the garden
  • 00:18:09.478 --> 00:18:10.746
  • Or the cemetery or someplace special
  • 00:18:10.746 --> 00:18:13.015
  • To visit with somebody. - yeah.
  • 00:18:13.015 --> 00:18:14.850
  • - and that's what this song is to me.
  • 00:18:14.850 --> 00:18:19.821
  • And that's--
  • 00:18:19.821 --> 00:18:21.390
  • - and natur-- - it's such a--so tender.
  • 00:18:21.390 --> 00:18:23.158
  • - naturally in our progression through the years,
  • 00:18:23.158 --> 00:18:27.162
  • It's just a song that i don't even know
  • 00:18:27.162 --> 00:18:29.665
  • When we started singing it, but we would just do it
  • 00:18:29.665 --> 00:18:31.266
  • Acoustically just with the guitar.
  • 00:18:31.266 --> 00:18:32.634
  • - mm-hmm. - and we just--
  • 00:18:32.634 --> 00:18:34.236
  • The words are so powerful.
  • 00:18:34.236 --> 00:18:36.171
  • It's why we slowed it down
  • 00:18:36.171 --> 00:18:37.706
  • And we kind of made it a ballad.
  • 00:18:37.706 --> 00:18:39.841
  • And then that's our arrangement on the record, of course.
  • 00:18:39.841 --> 00:18:42.711
  • Just, they're our little changes to the melody.
  • 00:18:42.711 --> 00:18:46.815
  • Just one of those things we had held on to for years
  • 00:18:46.815 --> 00:18:50.219
  • And just never recorded it till now.
  • 00:18:50.219 --> 00:18:53.355
  • ♪ i come to the garden... ♪
  • 00:18:53.355 --> 00:18:59.094
  • - ♪ alone, ♪
  • 00:18:59.094 --> 00:19:03.932
  • ♪ while the dew is still on ♪
  • 00:19:03.932 --> 00:19:09.805
  • ♪ the roses. ♪
  • 00:19:09.805 --> 00:19:14.710
  • ♪ and the voice i hear ♪
  • 00:19:14.710 --> 00:19:19.548
  • ♪ falling on my ear, ♪
  • 00:19:19.548 --> 00:19:25.654
  • ♪ the son of god ♪
  • 00:19:25.654 --> 00:19:30.125
  • ♪ discloses. ♪
  • 00:19:30.125 --> 00:19:36.765
  • - ♪ and he... ♪
  • 00:19:36.765 --> 00:19:39.401
  • - ♪ walks with me, ♪
  • 00:19:39.401 --> 00:19:42.938
  • ♪ and he talks with me, ♪
  • 00:19:42.938 --> 00:19:48.910
  • ♪ and he tells me i am ♪
  • 00:19:48.910 --> 00:19:54.716
  • ♪ his own. ♪
  • 00:19:54.716 --> 00:19:59.388
  • ♪ and the joy we share ♪
  • 00:19:59.388 --> 00:20:04.893
  • ♪ as we tarry there, ♪
  • 00:20:04.893 --> 00:20:10.265
  • ♪ none other ♪
  • 00:20:10.265 --> 00:20:12.868
  • ♪ has ever known. ♪
  • 00:20:12.868 --> 00:20:19.107
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:20:19.107 --> 00:20:21.176
  • - ♪ he speaks, ♪
  • 00:20:21.176 --> 00:20:23.378
  • ♪ and the sound of... ♪
  • 00:20:23.378 --> 00:20:26.481
  • - ♪ his voice ♪
  • 00:20:26.481 --> 00:20:31.420
  • ♪ is so sweet, ♪
  • 00:20:31.420 --> 00:20:34.456
  • ♪ the birds hush ♪
  • 00:20:34.456 --> 00:20:37.192
  • ♪ their singing. ♪
  • 00:20:37.192 --> 00:20:41.963
  • ♪ and the melody ♪
  • 00:20:41.963 --> 00:20:47.302
  • ♪ that he gave to me ♪
  • 00:20:47.302 --> 00:20:53.075
  • ♪ within my heart ♪
  • 00:20:53.075 --> 00:20:58.380
  • ♪ is ringing. ♪
  • 00:20:58.380 --> 00:21:04.052
  • - ♪ and he... ♪
  • 00:21:04.052 --> 00:21:06.755
  • - ♪ walks with me, ♪
  • 00:21:06.755 --> 00:21:10.192
  • ♪ and he talks with me, ♪
  • 00:21:10.192 --> 00:21:16.365
  • ♪ and he tells me i am ♪
  • 00:21:16.365 --> 00:21:22.070
  • ♪ his own. ♪
  • 00:21:22.070 --> 00:21:26.975
  • ♪ and the joy we share ♪
  • 00:21:26.975 --> 00:21:32.114
  • ♪ as we tarry there, ♪
  • 00:21:32.114 --> 00:21:37.586
  • ♪ none other ♪
  • 00:21:37.586 --> 00:21:40.222
  • ♪ has ever known. ♪
  • 00:21:40.222 --> 00:21:45.627
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:21:45.627 --> 00:21:48.196
  • ♪ and the joy we share ♪
  • 00:21:48.196 --> 00:21:53.468
  • ♪ as we tarry there... ♪
  • 00:21:53.468 --> 00:22:01.777
  • - ♪ none other ♪
  • 00:22:01.777 --> 00:22:04.980
  • ♪ has ever... ♪
  • 00:22:04.980 --> 00:22:10.886
  • - ♪ known. ♪
  • 00:22:10.886 --> 00:22:23.632
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:22:23.632 --> 00:22:26.902
  • [tender music]
  • 00:23:30.866 --> 00:23:33.869
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:23:33.869 --> 00:23:37.205
  • - ♪ wise men say ♪
  • 00:23:37.205 --> 00:23:43.411
  • ♪ only fools rush in. ♪
  • 00:23:43.411 --> 00:23:50.385
  • ♪ but i can't help ♪
  • 00:23:50.385 --> 00:23:55.624
  • ♪ falling in love with you. ♪
  • 00:23:55.624 --> 00:24:02.097
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:24:02.097 --> 00:24:03.965
  • - ♪ shall i stay? ♪
  • 00:24:03.965 --> 00:24:10.138
  • ♪ would it be a sin... ♪
  • 00:24:10.138 --> 00:24:17.012
  • - ♪ if i can't help... ♪
  • 00:24:17.012 --> 00:24:22.250
  • - ♪ falling in love with you? ♪
  • 00:24:22.250 --> 00:24:28.657
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:24:28.657 --> 00:24:30.592
  • - ♪ like a river flows ♪
  • 00:24:30.592 --> 00:24:33.995
  • ♪ surely to the sea, ♪
  • 00:24:33.995 --> 00:24:36.965
  • ♪ darling, so it goes. ♪
  • 00:24:36.965 --> 00:24:40.535
  • - ♪ some things ♪
  • 00:24:40.535 --> 00:24:42.604
  • ♪ are meant to be. ♪
  • 00:24:42.604 --> 00:24:47.208
  • - ♪ take my hand. ♪
  • 00:24:47.208 --> 00:24:53.615
  • - ♪ take my whole life too. ♪
  • 00:24:53.615 --> 00:25:00.322
  • - ♪ for i can't help... ♪
  • 00:25:00.322 --> 00:25:05.594
  • - ♪ falling in love with you. ♪
  • 00:25:05.594 --> 00:25:12.667
  • - turn it up.
  • 00:25:12.667 --> 00:25:14.336
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:25:14.336 --> 00:25:36.992
  • ♪ like a river flows ♪
  • 00:25:40.562 --> 00:25:43.932
  • ♪ surely to the sea, ♪
  • 00:25:43.932 --> 00:25:47.469
  • ♪ darling, so it goes. ♪
  • 00:25:47.469 --> 00:25:50.405
  • - ♪ some things ♪
  • 00:25:50.405 --> 00:25:53.108
  • ♪ are meant to be. ♪
  • 00:25:53.108 --> 00:25:58.980
  • - ♪ take my hand. ♪
  • 00:25:58.980 --> 00:26:05.053
  • - ♪ take my whole life too. ♪
  • 00:26:05.053 --> 00:26:12.027
  • - ♪ for i can't help... ♪
  • 00:26:12.027 --> 00:26:17.098
  • - ♪ falling in love with you. ♪
  • 00:26:17.098 --> 00:26:23.938
  • ♪ no, i can't help ♪
  • 00:26:23.938 --> 00:26:30.578
  • ♪ falling in love ♪
  • 00:26:30.578 --> 00:26:35.483
  • ♪ with you. ♪
  • 00:26:35.483 --> 00:26:47.729
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:26:47.729 --> 00:26:52.300
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:26:52.300 --> 00:26:55.503
  • - good job. all right, yeah.
  • 00:26:55.503 --> 00:26:59.708
  • Yeah.
  • 00:26:59.708 --> 00:27:04.079
  • - 1961, "blue hawaii,"
  • 00:27:04.145 --> 00:27:07.182
  • "i can't help falling in love." - mm-hmm.
  • 00:27:07.182 --> 00:27:09.150
  • - what elvis movie would you most like to star in as elvis?
  • 00:27:09.150 --> 00:27:15.457
  • - so while you're thinking about that...
  • 00:27:15.523 --> 00:27:16.725
  • - ok.
  • 00:27:16.725 --> 00:27:18.126
  • - it's funny you would say that about the "blue hawaii."
  • 00:27:18.126 --> 00:27:20.695
  • When we came along, we were eat up with '70s elvis.
  • 00:27:20.695 --> 00:27:24.499
  • So our version of hearing that song
  • 00:27:24.499 --> 00:27:26.434
  • Was hearing him do it onstage.
  • 00:27:26.434 --> 00:27:28.036
  • - with a live-- - with a live band.
  • 00:27:28.036 --> 00:27:29.804
  • - from honolulu, right? - yes.
  • 00:27:29.804 --> 00:27:31.840
  • - yeah, we're talking with, you know,
  • 00:27:31.840 --> 00:27:33.842
  • Ronnie tutt and jerry scheff and james burton.
  • 00:27:33.842 --> 00:27:36.244
  • - via satellite, which was technology at--
  • 00:27:36.244 --> 00:27:39.647
  • I mean, at the cutting edge at that point in time.
  • 00:27:39.647 --> 00:27:42.283
  • - yes, so, you know, that was our introduction
  • 00:27:42.283 --> 00:27:43.585
  • To that song as far as ears.
  • 00:27:43.585 --> 00:27:46.521
  • But as far as elvis movies?
  • 00:27:46.521 --> 00:27:48.289
  • - probably whichever one ann-margret was in.
  • 00:27:48.289 --> 00:27:50.024
  • - yeah, that one. we'd be in that one, sure.
  • 00:27:50.024 --> 00:27:51.726
  • - i don't know. - or any of the other ones.
  • 00:27:51.726 --> 00:27:53.194
  • - just spitballing here, sure. - yeah.
  • 00:27:53.194 --> 00:27:54.596
  • Yeah, but langdon would have been good
  • 00:27:54.596 --> 00:27:55.764
  • In that clambake movie, you know.
  • 00:27:55.764 --> 00:27:57.499
  • ♪ gonna have a clambake. ♪
  • 00:27:57.499 --> 00:27:59.434
  • ♪ gonna have a clambake. ♪
  • 00:27:59.434 --> 00:28:01.002
  • He would have been good at that, yeah.
  • 00:28:01.002 --> 00:28:02.303
  • - 'cause i love a clambake.
  • 00:28:02.303 --> 00:28:03.605
  • - he loves a good clambake
  • 00:28:03.605 --> 00:28:05.340
  • And a good elvis movie from the '60s.
  • 00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:07.342
  • - and singing about the clambake.
  • 00:28:07.342 --> 00:28:09.043
  • - ♪ gonna have a clambake. ♪
  • 00:28:09.043 --> 00:28:10.311
  • - yeah, he would have been good.
  • 00:28:10.311 --> 00:28:11.446
  • - stop by the house on the weekend.
  • 00:28:11.446 --> 00:28:12.881
  • He's hanging off the back deck and he's back there.
  • 00:28:12.881 --> 00:28:14.916
  • - yeah. that's what he does.
  • 00:28:14.916 --> 00:28:16.017
  • - i pop the collar and go in.
  • 00:28:16.017 --> 00:28:17.986
  • Yeah.
  • 00:28:17.986 --> 00:28:19.154
  • Every weekend.
  • 00:28:19.154 --> 00:28:20.155
  • - every weekend, yeah.
  • 00:28:20.155 --> 00:28:21.222
  • - every weekend.
  • 00:28:21.222 --> 00:28:22.557
  • [soft music]
  • 00:28:22.557 --> 00:28:24.325
  • - ♪ he said, "i'll love you till i die." ♪
  • 00:28:24.325 --> 00:28:28.329
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:28:28.329 --> 00:28:31.299
  • ♪ she told him, "you'll forget in time." ♪
  • 00:28:31.299 --> 00:28:35.837
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:28:35.837 --> 00:28:38.406
  • ♪ as the years went slowly by... ♪
  • 00:28:38.406 --> 00:28:42.143
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:28:42.143 --> 00:28:45.046
  • ♪ she still preyed upon his mind. ♪
  • 00:28:45.046 --> 00:28:49.150
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:28:49.150 --> 00:28:51.286
  • ♪ he kept her picture on his wall. ♪
  • 00:28:51.286 --> 00:28:55.456
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:28:55.456 --> 00:28:58.393
  • ♪ went half crazy now and then. ♪
  • 00:28:58.393 --> 00:29:02.330
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:02.330 --> 00:29:04.632
  • ♪ but he still loved her through it all... ♪
  • 00:29:04.632 --> 00:29:09.037
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:09.037 --> 00:29:11.940
  • ♪ hoping she'd come back again. ♪
  • 00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:15.743
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:15.743 --> 00:29:18.213
  • ♪ kept some letters by his bed... ♪
  • 00:29:18.213 --> 00:29:22.283
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:22.283 --> 00:29:25.286
  • ♪ dated 1962. ♪
  • 00:29:25.286 --> 00:29:29.023
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:29.023 --> 00:29:31.993
  • ♪ he had underlined in red... ♪
  • 00:29:31.993 --> 00:29:35.463
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:35.463 --> 00:29:38.533
  • ♪ every single "i love you." ♪
  • 00:29:38.533 --> 00:29:42.470
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:42.470 --> 00:29:44.806
  • ♪ i went to see him just today. ♪
  • 00:29:44.806 --> 00:29:48.743
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:48.743 --> 00:29:51.112
  • ♪ oh, but i didn't see no tears. ♪
  • 00:29:51.112 --> 00:29:55.884
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:55.884 --> 00:29:58.186
  • ♪ all dressed up to go away. ♪
  • 00:29:58.186 --> 00:30:02.290
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:02.290 --> 00:30:04.425
  • ♪ first time i'd seen him smile in years. ♪
  • 00:30:04.425 --> 00:30:10.398
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:10.398 --> 00:30:11.633
  • - ♪ he stopped loving her today. ♪
  • 00:30:11.633 --> 00:30:17.872
  • ♪ they placed a wreath upon his door. ♪
  • 00:30:17.872 --> 00:30:25.246
  • ♪ and soon they'll carry him away. ♪
  • 00:30:25.246 --> 00:30:31.653
  • ♪ he stopped loving her today. ♪
  • 00:30:31.653 --> 00:30:36.658
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:36.658 --> 00:30:41.763
  • - you know, she came to see him one last time.
  • 00:30:41.763 --> 00:30:45.133
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:45.133 --> 00:30:47.902
  • Oh, and we all wondered if she would.
  • 00:30:47.902 --> 00:30:50.872
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:50.872 --> 00:30:55.109
  • And it kept running through my mind...
  • 00:30:55.109 --> 00:30:57.779
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:57.779 --> 00:31:01.115
  • This time, he's over her for good.
  • 00:31:01.115 --> 00:31:04.652
  • - ♪ he stopped loving her today. ♪
  • 00:31:04.652 --> 00:31:10.858
  • ♪ they placed a wreath upon his door. ♪
  • 00:31:10.858 --> 00:31:17.899
  • ♪ and soon they'll carry him away. ♪
  • 00:31:17.899 --> 00:31:25.540
  • ♪ he stopped loving her ♪
  • 00:31:25.540 --> 00:31:29.744
  • ♪ today. ♪
  • 00:31:29.744 --> 00:31:37.552
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:31:37.552 --> 00:31:42.857
  • - so the "class of '57." - mm-hmm.
  • 00:31:46.594 --> 00:31:48.763
  • Did they change the names to protect
  • 00:31:48.763 --> 00:31:52.133
  • The identities of the people that they really knew?
  • 00:31:52.133 --> 00:31:55.303
  • - not necessarily. not necessarily.
  • 00:31:55.303 --> 00:31:56.637
  • - no? ok. - no.
  • 00:31:56.637 --> 00:31:57.972
  • - and we certainly don't know all those names
  • 00:31:57.972 --> 00:32:02.076
  • Coming from their class.
  • 00:32:02.076 --> 00:32:03.411
  • But over the years through local community,
  • 00:32:03.411 --> 00:32:06.414
  • Through friends, through fans, we're still to this day,
  • 00:32:06.414 --> 00:32:10.018
  • And we will after this record comes out again,
  • 00:32:10.018 --> 00:32:12.653
  • Have people come up and say,
  • 00:32:12.653 --> 00:32:15.156
  • You know who john was, don't you?
  • 00:32:15.156 --> 00:32:17.158
  • It's like, no.
  • 00:32:17.158 --> 00:32:18.860
  • Well, that was my uncle on my father's side.
  • 00:32:18.860 --> 00:32:20.828
  • That was the john they were talking about.
  • 00:32:20.828 --> 00:32:22.330
  • - he lived right down the road from y'all.
  • 00:32:22.330 --> 00:32:23.765
  • - i was like, that's wonderful. - had a cattle farm.
  • 00:32:23.765 --> 00:32:24.999
  • - and that's true.
  • 00:32:24.999 --> 00:32:26.234
  • And i'm not saying that they weren't true,
  • 00:32:26.234 --> 00:32:27.769
  • 'cause it just happened to me here recently locally at home.
  • 00:32:27.769 --> 00:32:31.439
  • And, you know, it's one of those things
  • 00:32:31.439 --> 00:32:33.975
  • That it doesn't matter.
  • 00:32:33.975 --> 00:32:35.777
  • That's what's great about the song.
  • 00:32:35.777 --> 00:32:37.578
  • Everybody can relate to it.
  • 00:32:37.578 --> 00:32:39.047
  • - oh, and everybody knows somebody...
  • 00:32:39.047 --> 00:32:40.915
  • - yes. - oh, yeah.
  • 00:32:40.915 --> 00:32:42.183
  • - that either in their particular class or maybe
  • 00:32:42.183 --> 00:32:45.219
  • A sibling's class that it fits the events
  • 00:32:45.219 --> 00:32:48.756
  • Of those characters' lives in the song.
  • 00:32:48.756 --> 00:32:50.191
  • - yes. and it's real.
  • 00:32:50.191 --> 00:32:51.692
  • - i'll never forget, i was in a hardware store
  • 00:32:51.692 --> 00:32:53.428
  • In our hometown one time and a man--
  • 00:32:53.428 --> 00:32:54.929
  • - now, you know you ain't never been in a hardware store.
  • 00:32:54.929 --> 00:32:58.099
  • He's making this up, bill.
  • 00:32:58.099 --> 00:32:59.600
  • - i'm standing at the counter, and a man comes up to me
  • 00:32:59.600 --> 00:33:01.436
  • And he says, you know who i am?
  • 00:33:01.436 --> 00:33:03.571
  • I'm like, no, sir, i don't.
  • 00:33:03.571 --> 00:33:04.839
  • He said, well, i'm ray.
  • 00:33:04.839 --> 00:33:06.507
  • I said, ok.
  • 00:33:06.507 --> 00:33:08.009
  • - nice to meet you, ray.
  • 00:33:08.009 --> 00:33:09.243
  • - he said, y'all's daddies wrote about me.
  • 00:33:09.243 --> 00:33:11.079
  • He said, in that song "class of '57,"
  • 00:33:11.079 --> 00:33:13.114
  • Ray is deep in debt, that's me.
  • 00:33:13.114 --> 00:33:16.484
  • [laughter]
  • 00:33:16.484 --> 00:33:20.388
  • - how can you not love country music?
  • 00:33:20.455 --> 00:33:22.123
  • - that's right. that's what we do.
  • 00:33:22.123 --> 00:33:23.858
  • - ray is deep--now, that's who they were writing about.
  • 00:33:23.858 --> 00:33:26.360
  • Ok, i gotcha. - oh, that's funny.
  • 00:33:26.360 --> 00:33:28.362
  • - ray, we hope you're watching and listening.
  • 00:33:28.362 --> 00:33:29.831
  • - yes, uh-huh.
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  • [upbeat music]
  • 00:33:30.832 --> 00:33:34.001
  • ♪ tommy's selling used cars, nancy's fixing hair, ♪
  • 00:33:34.001 --> 00:33:39.540
  • ♪ harvey runs a grocery store, and margaret doesn't care. ♪
  • 00:33:39.540 --> 00:33:45.046
  • ♪ and jerry drives a truck for sears, ♪
  • 00:33:45.046 --> 00:33:47.782
  • ♪ and charlotte's on the make. ♪
  • 00:33:47.782 --> 00:33:50.218
  • ♪ and paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate. ♪
  • 00:33:50.218 --> 00:33:55.623
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:33:55.623 --> 00:33:57.358
  • - ♪ helen is a hostess. frank works at the mill. ♪
  • 00:33:57.358 --> 00:34:02.530
  • ♪ janet teaches grade school and probably always will. ♪
  • 00:34:02.530 --> 00:34:07.935
  • ♪ bob works for the city, and jack's in lab research. ♪
  • 00:34:07.935 --> 00:34:13.341
  • ♪ and peggy plays organ at the presbyterian church. ♪
  • 00:34:13.341 --> 00:34:19.814
  • - ♪ and the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
  • 00:34:19.814 --> 00:34:25.853
  • - ♪ we all thought we'd change the world ♪
  • 00:34:25.853 --> 00:34:28.422
  • ♪ with our great works and deeds. ♪
  • 00:34:28.422 --> 00:34:31.192
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:34:31.192 --> 00:34:32.793
  • - ♪ or maybe we just thought ♪
  • 00:34:32.793 --> 00:34:34.529
  • ♪ the world would change to fit our needs. ♪
  • 00:34:34.529 --> 00:34:37.965
  • ♪ the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
  • 00:34:37.965 --> 00:34:42.970
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:34:42.970 --> 00:34:51.779
  • - ♪ betty runs a trailer park, jan sells tupperware, ♪
  • 00:34:51.846 --> 00:34:57.518
  • ♪ randy's on an insane ward, and mary's on welfare. ♪
  • 00:34:57.518 --> 00:35:02.823
  • ♪ charlie took a job with ford, and joe took freddy's wife. ♪
  • 00:35:02.823 --> 00:35:08.095
  • ♪ charlotte took a millionaire, and freddy took his life. ♪
  • 00:35:08.095 --> 00:35:14.602
  • - ♪ john is big in cattle. ♪
  • 00:35:14.602 --> 00:35:17.805
  • ♪ ray is deep in debt. ♪
  • 00:35:17.805 --> 00:35:20.074
  • ♪ where mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet. ♪
  • 00:35:20.074 --> 00:35:25.947
  • ♪ linda married sonny, and brenda, she had me, ♪
  • 00:35:25.947 --> 00:35:31.118
  • ♪ and the class of all of them is just part of history. ♪
  • 00:35:31.118 --> 00:35:37.592
  • - ♪ and the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
  • 00:35:37.592 --> 00:35:43.364
  • - ♪ but living life day to day is never like it seems. ♪
  • 00:35:43.364 --> 00:35:49.971
  • - ♪ things get complicated when you get past 18, ♪
  • 00:35:49.971 --> 00:35:55.376
  • ♪ but the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
  • 00:35:55.376 --> 00:36:00.781
  • ♪ oh, the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
  • 00:36:00.781 --> 00:36:07.822
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:36:07.822 --> 00:36:13.094
  • [upbeat music]
  • 00:37:17.091 --> 00:37:20.528
  • - ♪ i keep hearing you're concerned ♪
  • 00:37:20.528 --> 00:37:22.496
  • ♪ about my happiness. ♪
  • 00:37:22.496 --> 00:37:24.865
  • ♪ but all that thought you're giving me ♪
  • 00:37:24.865 --> 00:37:26.967
  • ♪ is conscience, i guess. ♪
  • 00:37:26.967 --> 00:37:29.270
  • ♪ if i were walking in your shoes, ♪
  • 00:37:29.270 --> 00:37:31.405
  • ♪ i wouldn't worry none. ♪
  • 00:37:31.405 --> 00:37:33.808
  • ♪ when you and your friends are worrying about me, ♪
  • 00:37:33.808 --> 00:37:35.943
  • ♪ i'm having lots of fun. ♪
  • 00:37:35.943 --> 00:37:37.812
  • ♪ counting flowers on the wall, ♪
  • 00:37:37.812 --> 00:37:40.014
  • ♪ that don't bother me at all, ♪
  • 00:37:40.014 --> 00:37:43.551
  • ♪ playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of 51, ♪
  • 00:37:43.551 --> 00:37:49.023
  • ♪ smoking cigarettes ♪
  • 00:37:49.023 --> 00:37:50.524
  • ♪ and watching "captain kangaroo." ♪
  • 00:37:50.524 --> 00:37:53.094
  • ♪ now, don't tell me i've nothing to do. ♪
  • 00:37:53.094 --> 00:37:58.065
  • ♪ last night, i dressed in tails, ♪
  • 00:37:58.065 --> 00:37:59.800
  • ♪ pretended i was on the town. ♪
  • 00:37:59.800 --> 00:38:02.670
  • ♪ as long as i can dream, ♪
  • 00:38:02.670 --> 00:38:04.171
  • ♪ it's hard to slow this swinger down. ♪
  • 00:38:04.171 --> 00:38:07.174
  • ♪ so please don't give a thought to me. ♪
  • 00:38:07.174 --> 00:38:09.110
  • ♪ i'm really doing fine. ♪
  • 00:38:09.110 --> 00:38:11.712
  • ♪ you can always find me here and having quite a time. ♪
  • 00:38:11.712 --> 00:38:15.583
  • ♪ counting flowers on the wall, ♪
  • 00:38:15.583 --> 00:38:17.818
  • ♪ that don't bother me at all, ♪
  • 00:38:17.818 --> 00:38:21.222
  • ♪ playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of 51, ♪
  • 00:38:21.222 --> 00:38:26.794
  • ♪ smoking cigarettes ♪
  • 00:38:26.794 --> 00:38:28.028
  • ♪ and watching "captain kangaroo." ♪
  • 00:38:28.028 --> 00:38:30.931
  • ♪ now, don't tell me i've nothing to do. ♪
  • 00:38:30.931 --> 00:38:35.803
  • ♪ it's good to see you. i must go. ♪
  • 00:38:35.803 --> 00:38:38.038
  • ♪ i know i look a fright. ♪
  • 00:38:38.038 --> 00:38:40.541
  • ♪ and anyway, my eyes are not accustomed to this light. ♪
  • 00:38:40.541 --> 00:38:44.578
  • ♪ and my shoes are not accustomed ♪
  • 00:38:44.578 --> 00:38:47.148
  • ♪ to this hard concrete. ♪
  • 00:38:47.148 --> 00:38:49.016
  • ♪ so i must go back to my room and make my day complete. ♪
  • 00:38:49.016 --> 00:38:53.387
  • ♪ counting flowers on the wall, ♪
  • 00:38:53.387 --> 00:38:55.556
  • ♪ that don't bother me at all... ♪
  • 00:38:55.556 --> 00:38:57.491
  • - you do it too.
  • 00:38:57.491 --> 00:38:59.026
  • - ♪ playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of 51... ♪
  • 00:38:59.026 --> 00:39:03.230
  • - i can do it.
  • 00:39:03.230 --> 00:39:04.432
  • - ♪ smoking cigarettes ♪
  • 00:39:04.432 --> 00:39:05.666
  • ♪ and watching "captain kangaroo." ♪
  • 00:39:05.666 --> 00:39:08.636
  • ♪ now, don't tell me i've nothing to do. ♪
  • 00:39:08.636 --> 00:39:13.441
  • ♪ don't tell me i've nothing to do. ♪
  • 00:39:13.441 --> 00:39:19.113
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:39:19.113 --> 00:39:23.517
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:39:23.517 --> 00:39:36.797
  • - tell us about your houses and your families,
  • 00:39:40.801 --> 00:39:43.037
  • A little bit about your home life individually.
  • 00:39:43.037 --> 00:39:45.639
  • - born and raised in staunton, virginia,
  • 00:39:45.639 --> 00:39:48.008
  • In the shenandoah valley.
  • 00:39:48.008 --> 00:39:49.710
  • And it's beautiful there.
  • 00:39:49.710 --> 00:39:51.745
  • We--and our dads, again, always did a great job
  • 00:39:51.745 --> 00:39:56.817
  • Of knowing which hat to wear.
  • 00:39:56.817 --> 00:39:58.385
  • And they'd be out performing for 20,000 people,
  • 00:39:58.385 --> 00:40:03.390
  • And then they'd come back home and coach third base for us
  • 00:40:03.390 --> 00:40:06.827
  • At a little league baseball game.
  • 00:40:06.827 --> 00:40:08.262
  • - i love that. i just absolutely adore that.
  • 00:40:08.262 --> 00:40:10.364
  • - and so they never gave us any reason
  • 00:40:10.364 --> 00:40:14.602
  • To want to leave our hometown. -mm-hmm.
  • 00:40:14.602 --> 00:40:16.470
  • - and i think there-- being in a small town
  • 00:40:16.470 --> 00:40:18.873
  • Like that, it really-- it kept them humble.
  • 00:40:18.873 --> 00:40:22.576
  • And they appreciated that, and they liked that.
  • 00:40:22.576 --> 00:40:25.546
  • And that was just part of their story as well.
  • 00:40:25.546 --> 00:40:29.016
  • - well, you can play to 20,000 people,
  • 00:40:29.016 --> 00:40:30.684
  • But when you come home,
  • 00:40:30.684 --> 00:40:31.785
  • Home folks will keep you grounded.
  • 00:40:31.785 --> 00:40:33.087
  • - they will. yes. - yeah.
  • 00:40:33.087 --> 00:40:34.321
  • - 1954, stuart hamblen wrote "this ole house."
  • 00:40:34.321 --> 00:40:37.958
  • - mm. mm-hmm.
  • 00:40:37.958 --> 00:40:39.059
  • - and rosemary clooney, of course,
  • 00:40:39.059 --> 00:40:41.028
  • Had the blowup pop version that crossed over.
  • 00:40:41.028 --> 00:40:44.598
  • - yeah, and i was amazed that her voice was that low
  • 00:40:44.598 --> 00:40:46.767
  • To sing that front part.
  • 00:40:46.767 --> 00:40:48.369
  • ♪ well, ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:40:48.369 --> 00:40:49.803
  • It doesn't even sound like rosemary clooney.
  • 00:40:49.803 --> 00:40:51.639
  • Right. yeah.
  • 00:40:51.639 --> 00:40:52.773
  • [upbeat music]
  • 00:40:52.773 --> 00:40:56.343
  • ♪ well, i ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:40:56.343 --> 00:40:58.546
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
  • 00:40:58.546 --> 00:41:00.581
  • - ♪ ain't got time to fix the shingles. ♪
  • 00:41:00.581 --> 00:41:02.716
  • ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor. ♪
  • 00:41:02.716 --> 00:41:04.418
  • ♪ i ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
  • 00:41:04.418 --> 00:41:06.587
  • ♪ nor to mend no windowpanes. ♪
  • 00:41:06.587 --> 00:41:08.589
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:41:08.589 --> 00:41:10.357
  • ♪ i'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
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  • - sing it.
  • 00:41:12.760 --> 00:41:14.128
  • - ♪ now, this ole house once knew my children. ♪
  • 00:41:14.128 --> 00:41:15.563
  • ♪ and this ole house once knew my wife. ♪
  • 00:41:15.563 --> 00:41:17.565
  • ♪ and this ole house was home and comfort ♪
  • 00:41:17.565 --> 00:41:19.700
  • ♪ as we fought the storms of life. ♪
  • 00:41:19.700 --> 00:41:21.368
  • ♪ this ole house once rang with laughter. ♪
  • 00:41:21.368 --> 00:41:23.571
  • ♪ and this ole house heard many shouts. ♪
  • 00:41:23.571 --> 00:41:25.506
  • ♪ now she trembles in the darkness ♪
  • 00:41:25.506 --> 00:41:27.575
  • ♪ when the lightning walks about. ♪
  • 00:41:27.575 --> 00:41:29.443
  • - ♪ well, i ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:41:29.443 --> 00:41:31.545
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
  • 00:41:31.545 --> 00:41:33.614
  • ♪ ain't got time to fix the shingles. ♪
  • 00:41:33.614 --> 00:41:35.549
  • ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor. ♪
  • 00:41:35.549 --> 00:41:37.585
  • ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
  • 00:41:37.585 --> 00:41:39.620
  • ♪ nor mend no windowpanes. ♪
  • 00:41:39.620 --> 00:41:41.622
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:41:41.622 --> 00:41:43.457
  • ♪ i'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
  • 00:41:43.457 --> 00:41:46.260
  • - ♪ now this old house is getting shaky, ♪
  • 00:41:46.260 --> 00:41:48.529
  • ♪ and this old house is getting old. ♪
  • 00:41:48.529 --> 00:41:50.598
  • ♪ this old house lets in the rain, ♪
  • 00:41:50.598 --> 00:41:52.533
  • ♪ and this old house lets in the cold. ♪
  • 00:41:52.533 --> 00:41:54.902
  • ♪ and my knees are getting chilly, ♪
  • 00:41:54.902 --> 00:41:56.737
  • ♪ but i feel no fear nor pain, ♪
  • 00:41:56.737 --> 00:41:58.739
  • ♪ 'cause i can see a new tomorrow ♪
  • 00:41:58.739 --> 00:42:00.674
  • ♪ through a golden windowpane. ♪
  • 00:42:00.674 --> 00:42:02.543
  • - ♪ well, i ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:42:02.543 --> 00:42:04.545
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
  • 00:42:04.545 --> 00:42:06.747
  • - ♪ ain't got time to fix the shingles. ♪
  • 00:42:06.747 --> 00:42:08.549
  • ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor. ♪
  • 00:42:08.549 --> 00:42:10.517
  • ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
  • 00:42:10.517 --> 00:42:12.620
  • ♪ nor mend no windowpanes. ♪
  • 00:42:12.620 --> 00:42:14.421
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:42:14.421 --> 00:42:16.890
  • ♪ i'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
  • 00:42:16.890 --> 00:42:19.793
  • - yeah!
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:42:20.894 --> 00:42:32.206
  • ♪ now, my old hound dog lies a-sleeping. ♪
  • 00:42:36.176 --> 00:42:38.545
  • ♪ he don't know i'm gonna leave, ♪
  • 00:42:38.545 --> 00:42:40.948
  • ♪ else he'd wake up by the fireplace, ♪
  • 00:42:40.948 --> 00:42:42.716
  • ♪ and he'd howl and moan and grieve. ♪
  • 00:42:42.716 --> 00:42:44.785
  • ♪ but my hunting days are over. ♪
  • 00:42:44.785 --> 00:42:46.620
  • ♪ ain't gonna hunt the coon no more. ♪
  • 00:42:46.620 --> 00:42:48.622
  • ♪ gabriel just brought in my chariot ♪
  • 00:42:48.622 --> 00:42:50.591
  • ♪ when the wind blew down the door. ♪
  • 00:42:50.591 --> 00:42:52.526
  • - ♪ well, i ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:42:52.526 --> 00:42:54.495
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
  • 00:42:54.495 --> 00:42:56.830
  • - ♪ ain't got time to fix the shingles. ♪
  • 00:42:56.830 --> 00:42:58.465
  • ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor. ♪
  • 00:42:58.465 --> 00:43:00.634
  • ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
  • 00:43:00.634 --> 00:43:02.636
  • ♪ nor mend no windowpanes. ♪
  • 00:43:02.636 --> 00:43:04.405
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:43:04.405 --> 00:43:06.607
  • ♪ i'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
  • 00:43:06.607 --> 00:43:08.976
  • - come on. - ♪ well, i ain't gonna ♪
  • 00:43:08.976 --> 00:43:09.977
  • ♪ need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:43:09.977 --> 00:43:11.512
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
  • 00:43:11.512 --> 00:43:13.681
  • - ♪ ain't got time to fix the shingles. ♪
  • 00:43:13.681 --> 00:43:15.449
  • ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor. ♪
  • 00:43:15.449 --> 00:43:17.618
  • ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
  • 00:43:17.618 --> 00:43:19.586
  • ♪ nor to mend no windowpanes. ♪
  • 00:43:19.586 --> 00:43:21.655
  • ♪ ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
  • 00:43:21.655 --> 00:43:23.657
  • ♪ i'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • [upbeat music]
  • 00:44:42.503 --> 00:44:45.506
  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ i'll go to my grave ♪
  • 00:44:48.942 --> 00:44:52.880
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:44:52.880 --> 00:44:54.948
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:44:54.948 --> 00:44:57.184
  • ♪ i'll give all i've saved ♪
  • 00:44:57.184 --> 00:45:01.021
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:45:01.021 --> 00:45:03.023
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:45:03.023 --> 00:45:05.359
  • ♪ and should i live again, ♪
  • 00:45:05.359 --> 00:45:08.929
  • ♪ even then, it won't end, ♪
  • 00:45:08.929 --> 00:45:13.000
  • ♪ for i'll go to my grave ♪
  • 00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:16.937
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:45:16.937 --> 00:45:18.972
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:45:18.972 --> 00:45:21.108
  • ♪ oh, to take his place forever, ♪
  • 00:45:21.108 --> 00:45:25.078
  • ♪ there's nothing i wouldn't give. ♪
  • 00:45:25.078 --> 00:45:29.049
  • ♪ i'd prove to you daily ♪
  • 00:45:29.049 --> 00:45:32.953
  • ♪ what a man really is. ♪
  • 00:45:32.953 --> 00:45:39.426
  • ♪ i'd lay down my life ♪
  • 00:45:39.426 --> 00:45:43.063
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:45:43.063 --> 00:45:44.898
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:45:44.898 --> 00:45:47.167
  • ♪ i'd work day and night ♪
  • 00:45:47.167 --> 00:45:51.171
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:45:51.171 --> 00:45:52.906
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:45:52.906 --> 00:45:55.242
  • ♪ and when life called us both above, ♪
  • 00:45:55.242 --> 00:45:59.046
  • ♪ honey, you know that you've been loved, ♪
  • 00:45:59.046 --> 00:46:02.983
  • ♪ for i'll go to my grave ♪
  • 00:46:02.983 --> 00:46:06.954
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:46:06.954 --> 00:46:08.989
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:46:08.989 --> 00:46:11.458
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:46:11.458 --> 00:46:23.403
  • ♪ and when life called us both above, ♪
  • 00:46:27.307 --> 00:46:31.144
  • ♪ honey, you know that you've been loved, ♪
  • 00:46:31.144 --> 00:46:34.982
  • ♪ for i'll go to my grave ♪
  • 00:46:34.982 --> 00:46:39.019
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:46:39.019 --> 00:46:41.021
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:46:41.021 --> 00:46:42.222
  • - ♪ one more time. ♪
  • 00:46:42.222 --> 00:46:43.457
  • - ♪ oh, to take his place forever, ♪
  • 00:46:43.457 --> 00:46:47.160
  • ♪ there's nothing i wouldn't give. ♪
  • 00:46:47.160 --> 00:46:51.164
  • ♪ i'd prove to you daily ♪
  • 00:46:51.164 --> 00:46:55.002
  • ♪ what a man really is. ♪
  • 00:46:55.002 --> 00:47:01.441
  • ♪ i'd lay down my life ♪
  • 00:47:01.441 --> 00:47:05.045
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:47:05.045 --> 00:47:06.947
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:47:06.947 --> 00:47:08.782
  • ♪ oh, i'd work day and night loving you. ♪
  • 00:47:08.782 --> 00:47:13.921
  • - ♪ loving you. ♪ - ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:47:13.921 --> 00:47:15.956
  • - ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:47:15.956 --> 00:47:17.658
  • ♪ and when life called us both above, ♪
  • 00:47:17.658 --> 00:47:20.961
  • ♪ well, honey, you know that you've been loved, ♪
  • 00:47:20.961 --> 00:47:24.998
  • ♪ for i'll go to my grave ♪
  • 00:47:24.998 --> 00:47:28.635
  • ♪ loving you, ♪
  • 00:47:28.635 --> 00:47:31.004
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:47:31.004 --> 00:47:33.273
  • ♪ dow-da-dow, ♪
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  • ♪ dow-da-dow, ♪
  • 00:47:34.942 --> 00:47:36.977
  • ♪ dow-da-dow. ♪
  • 00:47:36.977 --> 00:47:38.946
  • ♪ loving you. ♪
  • 00:47:38.946 --> 00:47:47.454
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:47:47.454 --> 00:47:50.524
  • Bill: so it's the civil war, 1862.
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  • And a fellow named joseph gilmore
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  • Writes the lyric.
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  • But there's no music.
  • 00:48:03.370 --> 00:48:04.705
  • That comes in 1880 courtesy of william bradbury.
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  • And the song is "he leadeth me."
  • 00:48:08.475 --> 00:48:11.278
  • Of all those great old hymns that you could--
  • 00:48:11.278 --> 00:48:13.747
  • And truly, they're hymns--
  • 00:48:13.747 --> 00:48:15.649
  • You could have put on "statler made,"
  • 00:48:15.649 --> 00:48:18.452
  • Why'd you choose this one?
  • 00:48:18.452 --> 00:48:20.821
  • - we were in church one sunday,
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  • And we sang this hymn, "he leadeth me."
  • 00:48:22.255 --> 00:48:24.424
  • And it just hit me that sunday.
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  • I'm like, this is so-- such a beautiful song.
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  • I love this song.
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  • So i pulled my phone out and wrote it down on my list.
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  • And then a few weeks later, he and i were together
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  • And talking about different songs
  • 00:48:36.737 --> 00:48:37.904
  • We wanted to add to our show
  • 00:48:37.904 --> 00:48:39.139
  • Or work up or anything like that.
  • 00:48:39.139 --> 00:48:41.008
  • And we said, yeah, i think we need another gospel song.
  • 00:48:41.008 --> 00:48:43.610
  • And wil says, all right, i can tell you one
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  • That has been-- it's my mind lately.
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  • And we sang it in church a few weeks ago, and i wrote it down.
  • 00:48:48.248 --> 00:48:50.817
  • I was like, oh, really? all right, what'd you have?
  • 00:48:50.817 --> 00:48:52.285
  • And he said, "he leadeth me."
  • 00:48:52.285 --> 00:48:54.788
  • I said, i did the same thing, man.
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  • It's on top of my list.
  • 00:48:56.690 --> 00:48:57.991
  • - we really did. - we did.
  • 00:48:57.991 --> 00:48:59.326
  • - so again, it's no secret that god's in control,
  • 00:48:59.326 --> 00:49:01.595
  • You know, and speaking to us.
  • 00:49:01.595 --> 00:49:03.296
  • - do you go to church together?
  • 00:49:03.296 --> 00:49:04.498
  • Both: we do. - do you? ok.
  • 00:49:04.498 --> 00:49:05.499
  • - yeah. - yup.
  • 00:49:05.499 --> 00:49:07.067
  • - but that was-- i mean, that's a no--
  • 00:49:07.067 --> 00:49:09.336
  • Ok, well, we're doing "he leadeth me."
  • 00:49:09.336 --> 00:49:10.871
  • You know, it spoke to him, and it spoke to me.
  • 00:49:10.871 --> 00:49:13.373
  • - and we talked about, you know, the tempo,
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  • Picking up the tempo, and how cool we thought
  • 00:49:14.941 --> 00:49:16.610
  • That would be to do it live.
  • 00:49:16.610 --> 00:49:18.111
  • And yeah, back to the civil war era of where it came from,
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  • It has that feeling on the front
  • 00:49:21.982 --> 00:49:24.084
  • With gordon mote playing the piano.
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  • It kind of puts you in a place to set the tone.
  • 00:49:26.186 --> 00:49:29.222
  • - and that happened, too, with--in the studio.
  • 00:49:29.222 --> 00:49:31.491
  • - mm-hmm.
  • 00:49:31.491 --> 00:49:32.526
  • - we knew we wanted to do this.
  • 00:49:32.526 --> 00:49:34.061
  • And gordon mote, as you said, the piano player,
  • 00:49:34.061 --> 00:49:37.164
  • He's over there in his room, just starts playing it.
  • 00:49:37.164 --> 00:49:40.600
  • And everybody just stopped.
  • 00:49:40.600 --> 00:49:42.436
  • And we were like, we got to-- this is the intro.
  • 00:49:42.436 --> 00:49:44.704
  • - yeah. - this is beautiful.
  • 00:49:44.704 --> 00:49:45.739
  • - it does get any better
  • 00:49:45.739 --> 00:49:46.840
  • Than gordon playing gospel music.
  • 00:49:46.840 --> 00:49:48.208
  • - mm-hmm.
  • 00:49:48.208 --> 00:49:49.242
  • - so that was the intro for this.
  • 00:49:49.242 --> 00:49:50.610
  • And then he sings the first verse without a tempo.
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  • And then we come in, and then we put
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  • That contemporary rhythm there that comes.
  • 00:49:54.948 --> 00:49:57.317
  • - keep building it.
  • 00:49:57.317 --> 00:49:58.452
  • - and the key changes.
  • 00:49:58.452 --> 00:50:00.187
  • And it really just took off.
  • 00:50:00.187 --> 00:50:01.688
  • And back to the energy that we had
  • 00:50:01.688 --> 00:50:04.524
  • In the studio with the musicians,
  • 00:50:04.524 --> 00:50:06.093
  • They were feeling it lyrically, emotionally, and melodically.
  • 00:50:06.093 --> 00:50:12.199
  • Everything was coming together with this.
  • 00:50:12.199 --> 00:50:13.934
  • And it was divinely led.
  • 00:50:13.934 --> 00:50:16.870
  • - i am so glad he led me here with you guys today
  • 00:50:16.870 --> 00:50:20.740
  • And you to the gaither music family.
  • 00:50:20.740 --> 00:50:22.876
  • - yes, we are so excited, so honored to be part of this.
  • 00:50:22.876 --> 00:50:26.980
  • There's nowhere we'd rather be.
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  • All the years of-- all the things that we've done
  • 00:50:29.349 --> 00:50:32.219
  • In and around the music business, like we said,
  • 00:50:32.219 --> 00:50:35.021
  • There's no--this is-- these are our people.
  • 00:50:35.021 --> 00:50:38.892
  • These are statler fans.
  • 00:50:38.892 --> 00:50:40.861
  • These are gospel fans. these are country fans.
  • 00:50:40.861 --> 00:50:43.063
  • - it is a family.
  • 00:50:43.063 --> 00:50:44.297
  • We're part of the gaither music family.
  • 00:50:44.297 --> 00:50:46.233
  • And we like hanging around good people,
  • 00:50:46.233 --> 00:50:49.636
  • And these are some of the best.
  • 00:50:49.636 --> 00:50:51.204
  • - and we'll be here till they kick us out.
  • 00:50:51.204 --> 00:50:52.739
  • - we will.
  • 00:50:52.739 --> 00:50:54.007
  • - well, thanks for making me feel like family.
  • 00:50:54.007 --> 00:50:55.575
  • - and you are the best too. - yes.
  • 00:50:55.575 --> 00:50:57.144
  • - you've been a friend for a long time.
  • 00:50:57.144 --> 00:50:58.245
  • - thank you so much. - so special.
  • 00:50:58.245 --> 00:50:59.546
  • - bless you, brother. - you know we love you.
  • 00:50:59.546 --> 00:51:00.647
  • - we do, man.
  • 00:51:00.647 --> 00:51:02.149
  • - just adore the opportunity to sit down here and do this.
  • 00:51:02.149 --> 00:51:04.518
  • - appreciate it. - well, thank you.
  • 00:51:04.518 --> 00:51:05.519
  • - thanks for asking.
  • 00:51:05.519 --> 00:51:06.820
  • [reverent music]
  • 00:51:06.820 --> 00:51:09.823
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:51:09.823 --> 00:51:28.942
  • - ♪ sometimes 'mid scenes ♪
  • 00:51:32.612 --> 00:51:37.284
  • ♪ of deepest gloom ♪
  • 00:51:37.284 --> 00:51:40.954
  • ♪ sometimes where eden's ♪
  • 00:51:40.954 --> 00:51:45.458
  • ♪ bowers bloom, ♪
  • 00:51:45.458 --> 00:51:48.828
  • ♪ by waters still ♪
  • 00:51:48.828 --> 00:51:52.799
  • ♪ o'er troubled sea, ♪
  • 00:51:52.799 --> 00:51:59.639
  • ♪ still 'tis his hand ♪
  • 00:51:59.639 --> 00:52:03.610
  • ♪ that leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:52:03.610 --> 00:52:08.114
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:52:08.114 --> 00:52:09.883
  • - ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:52:09.883 --> 00:52:13.687
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:52:13.687 --> 00:52:18.024
  • ♪ by his own hand, ♪
  • 00:52:18.024 --> 00:52:21.861
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:52:21.861 --> 00:52:25.732
  • ♪ his faithful follower ♪
  • 00:52:25.732 --> 00:52:29.936
  • ♪ i would be, ♪
  • 00:52:29.936 --> 00:52:33.340
  • ♪ for by his hand, ♪
  • 00:52:33.340 --> 00:52:37.344
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:52:37.344 --> 00:52:43.383
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:52:43.383 --> 00:52:51.758
  • - ♪ and when my task on earth is done, ♪
  • 00:52:51.825 --> 00:52:57.797
  • ♪ when by thy grace, thy victory is won, ♪
  • 00:52:57.797 --> 00:53:04.237
  • ♪ even death's cold wave ♪
  • 00:53:04.237 --> 00:53:07.407
  • ♪ i will not flee, ♪
  • 00:53:07.407 --> 00:53:10.644
  • ♪ since god through jordan, ♪
  • 00:53:10.644 --> 00:53:13.913
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:53:13.913 --> 00:53:17.350
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:53:17.350 --> 00:53:18.685
  • - ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:53:18.685 --> 00:53:21.388
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:53:21.388 --> 00:53:24.724
  • ♪ by his own hand, ♪
  • 00:53:24.724 --> 00:53:28.028
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:53:28.028 --> 00:53:30.930
  • ♪ his faithful follower i would be, ♪
  • 00:53:30.930 --> 00:53:37.304
  • ♪ for by his hand, he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:53:37.304 --> 00:53:44.010
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:53:44.010 --> 00:54:11.971
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:54:15.475 --> 00:54:18.211
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:54:18.211 --> 00:54:21.548
  • ♪ by his own hand, ♪
  • 00:54:21.548 --> 00:54:24.984
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:54:24.984 --> 00:54:28.088
  • ♪ his faithful follower i would be, ♪
  • 00:54:28.088 --> 00:54:34.361
  • ♪ for by his hand, ♪
  • 00:54:34.361 --> 00:54:37.464
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:54:40.767 --> 00:54:42.702
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:54:42.702 --> 00:54:45.071
  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
  • 00:54:45.071 --> 00:54:48.608
  • ♪ by his own hand, ♪
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  • ♪ he leadeth me. ♪
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  • ♪ his faithful follower i would be, ♪
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  • ♪ for by his hand, he leadeth me. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ for by his hand, he leadeth ♪
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  • ♪ me. ♪
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  • ♪ leadeth me. ♪
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  • ♪ leadeth me. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [cheers and applause] ♪precious memories♪
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  • ♪how they linger♪
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  • ♪how they ever flood my soul♪
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  • Thank you for joining bill and gloria gaither...
  • 00:57:09.849 --> 00:57:12.352
  • ... and their homecoming friends for "precious memories."
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  • Be sure to watch program as these legendary gospel artists...
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  • ... share more of your favorite songs.
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  • ♪in the stillness, of the midnight♪
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