It's a big, big, wonderful world of COUNTRY MUSIC - here's a channel for the country music fans, them hillbillies, outlaws, rednecks, Nashvillians, mountain men, honky tonkers, drinkers, pickers, chasers , loosers and truckers ... cowboys and hobos ...
This is from the Ed Sullivan Show, Sunday, June 9 1959. The series was an enormously popular variety program hosted by Sullivan, a NYC-based newspaper columnist who wrote about show biz. Horton is not singing 'live' here.
back in 1983, I had the privilege to be the bass player for the "warm up" act for a Carl Perkins concert, and hung with Carl and Greg for part of the day, never forget it!
Almeda Riddle's version is by far the best, but this is the only other one that portrays the deep sadness in this song. For those of you that dont know this is a funeral song, which should never be played fast or upbeat.
I've been trying to find a better version of this recording for about five years. Best rendition of "Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow" that I've ever heard.
Alf Robertson (June 8, 1941-December 24, 2008) was a Swedish singer and composer. Robertson died on December 24 after some time of serious illness. During his life he produced 50 albums and about 150 songs.
