Description: Song 1: After the great success of the song ‘Great Speckled Bird,’ Roy was encouraged to record a new version, one that he wrote, this originally had seven verses which wouldn’t fit on one side of a disk back then, so Roy had shorten to it by 3 verses. Song 2: Roy version of House of the Rising Sun, is among the first major commercial recordings of this traditional ballad, Although the Animals rendition will be better known, this is worthy of recognition too! Both Songs owned by RCA Records, and Roy Acuff not me. Song 1 recorded on Mar. 22, 1937 Birmingham, AL. Song 2 recorded on Nov. 3, 1938 Columbus, SC.
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Bryan Brown
March 14, 2013 at 8:26 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
i did not realize this song was this old
Tiffy Pooh
March 14, 2013 at 8:32 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
good song
webboffin
March 14, 2013 at 9:29 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I’m going to be sick…..
BURNTicePRODUCTIONS
March 14, 2013 at 9:48 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Yall come check my SPECKLED BIRD cover out
David Willis
March 14, 2013 at 10:45 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
most of them know how to “create” music. They just mostly use a computer to fake everything.
Lane Crooks
March 14, 2013 at 10:49 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Sing it Mr. Acuff!
craps2010
March 14, 2013 at 11:30 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Love it!
oldbuckshot
March 15, 2013 at 12:21 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
@exposecopycats it actually is the exact same melody timing and tune. there is another song too that is sung to it cant remember it though.
craps2010
March 15, 2013 at 1:16 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I have the original 78 rpm recording of this song.
Wyatt Kunzelman
March 15, 2013 at 1:50 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Of course they know how to make music these days. It’s just of a different type…. It really all depends on your preference. You seem to like bluegrass and folk… and that is fine. However, modern day music has gone through the age of rock, and rap, and is now in the age of pop. The genre of music seems to change depending on what generation you live in. But… yes… this music is very nice as well.
MyJustified
March 15, 2013 at 2:17 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
It’s supposed to be, the carters done something with the same tune.
MsAngelSantana
March 15, 2013 at 2:54 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Lovely.
sassyluvz2bfree
March 15, 2013 at 3:22 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
more i love it
David Bongman
March 15, 2013 at 4:06 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Awesomeeee. More Acuff on YouTube, keep it coming ; ]
JanaMRN
March 15, 2013 at 4:21 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
looks like a muddy good time