Given that Steve was 20 years old here and freshly into the Nashville scene, Guy must've been nothing short of mesmerized by the raw talent Steve held at that time. The Earles seem to have a thing for finding their gifts very young and perfecting them almost immediately, including his sister Stacey and his late son Justin.
@@miahvg85 I've had some amazing sessions with plenty of musicians, especially at music fests around the fire. The thing is, no one takes the time to record those moments when you're all playing and into the moment. None of the musical talent pictured here would have thought to record this either, we need other people with other talents to document this kinda stuff
@@teabaggervance8 well he and his wife seemed to be a little concerned about what was being hidden under their hands. Another guy said it was his cocaine ... I think he's right.
This song showed an amazing level of maturity. And to have this quality of an historical record is certainly a gift to us. I have heard Steve talk about hitchhiking to Houston just for this purpose. To be in Guy's and Susanna's kitchen.
TBH I can’t stand Copperhead Road and I have trouble finding recordings I actually like from his discography, but I can’t get enough of these live versions from Heartworn Highways
@lowellcalavera6045 no reason for a bitch like you to take shots at a fine artist. I live in Nacogdoches TX, and don't cotton to cheap shots from "not Texas."
Just saw "Without Getting Killed or Caught," a documentary about Guy and Susanna and Townes with Rodney and Steve. Like this video, there's lots of footage from back in the day. So glad I found this. Love these guys!
It's such a little thing, but I love hearing Susanna's voice coming in at the end. She really was the glue that held together that band of misfits. RIP Guy and Susanna...
I think you are absolutely right. Guy was the Alpha male in that group. And he could actually be a bit of an A-hole, if that was not acknowledged all the time. Susanna recognized that, and was quick to pull situations away from the fire, and smooth things over. Not to mention that everyone of those guys really loved her, and would have done anything for her. She held a lot of charm.
LYRICS Me and Bill there we both come from Georgia Met Hank out in New Mexico We're bound for Duranqo to join Pancho Villa We hear that he's payin' in gold I guess a man's got to do what he's best at Ain't found nothin' better so far Been called mercenaries and men with no country Just soldiers in search of a war And we're bound for the border We're soldiers of fortune And we'll fight for no country but we'll die for good pay Under the flag of of the greenback dollar Or the peso down Mexico way When this war is over might go back to Georgia And settle down quiet some where I'll most likely pack up and head south for Chile Heard tell there's some trouble down there
I can only imagine what it must feel like to have people join in on a song you wrote, especially when it seemed like it was the first time that most of them had heard it...Rodney Crowell "man that's a good one" wow
He recorded "Train A Comin'" within a couple months of getting clean. He had written only a couple songs, one of which was Angel is the Devil, when his addiction was at its worst. Most of the songs on that album were songs he had written in his late teens and twenties. Goodbye and Mystery Train were brand new, but this, Ben McCulloch, Hometown Blues, Sometimes She Forgets, Tom Ames, and Nothing Without You were all older. You can find versions of most of these on youtube from the 70s. An old friend of his posted several early recordings from the 70s - look up Sosume100's channel.
+Ray Quigley This is so nostalgic to me. My parents parties looked like when I was a child. It was awesome!!! I joked, and all the kids are in a back bedroom kicking it.
I miss those nights also..Spent hundreds of nights just like this, or around a fire, taking turns picking tunes, and passing the jug and..other stuff.. Ah, impetuous youth..
fuck man.. this blows my mind how good the whole scene.. the fun lovin whiskey group vocals, the level of passion for a life of songwriting all in one room.. beautiful..
Knew Billy C. back in the day, he used the n word quite often, and sometimes to convey admiration. It was kind of his way of hiding the big green monster, he probably should have said," I wish I had written that". Those were different times, not to mention, he could be a pain in the a$$ but was usually a sweet guy. All that aside, it would have been a real privilege to have been in that room with all those youngsters. Check out Rodney's hair.
ha! i reckon there were a lot of joints being passed in those days....what a little honey though, even if he could have used a few pounds..been a fan for years and years...Steve Earle just got better and better...love this version on "Train A'Comin." better and better...yep..
What i like most about this is how unpretentious it all is ... Its truly just a group of friend swapping songs , and they all think each others work is the greatest thing they ever heard .. Its the essence of what real music is . Organic , honest and inspired by life ... beyond this documentary (that ive been obsessed with for some years now) i havent listened to much else of these artist present day work, i just like the time capsule of these moments too much maybe ... It showed the scene of music in Austin at the time
They were all so young and feeling the music.Guy and Susanna’s house was a regular meeting place of music loving people. Rodney Crowell and had such a distinctive speaking voice,you knew it was him the moment he began to talk. What a marvellous time it would of been to sit around that table and hear this music.👍
if this helps, you can right-click on the video itself and the first option should be "loop". that way you can listen without worrying bout that. if you're not on a computer i'm not sure if the option's there
abuelitas pine, children starve, mothers weep.even back then, steve earle seems to know that the path to, may be better than the place to which we seek to arrive. at? ben mcculloch, a gringos tale, billie and bonnie, even goodbye. after this life, will it be heavens velleity, hells torments? i suppose youre entitled (subtitled with?) your opinions. but think you, whence did they come? and who do they serve?
Oh the good ol days where you could do this stuff. Me being a young guitarist myself, I wish I could be in one of those get togethers... or meet Steve Earle
Meet some people at a jam, get together an get drunk and play. You can still do this shit all you need is some like minded friends, some old guitars, and a couple cases of cheap beer.
I've never noticed it but my favorite part about this video is he for whatever reason has one of Guy's guitars. Where the hell is his guitar lol, he had it earlier in the film. I've seen this a hundred times or more but just now noticed that.
Thx for the information, the thing is that I didnt know where it came from... updating tags :p got it on a friendly serv. thanks for comments too, long live to steve!
Steve Earle was 18 years old there.Ived Followed his musi since Guitar town..He is the only artist toDay That Still writes his own songs. and records them.
I am a huge fan of Earle's, but it is ridiculous to say he is the only artist out there who writes and records his own songs. There are many talented singer-songwriters out there. Not all have his level of success, but some do. Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams are just two, and Steve's son Justin is another. There are even people who are more mainstream that do - Taylor Swift for example, though I am not a fan. For roots artists similar to Steve, look at nodepression.com as a start.
You have to laugh at about 1:50, seeing the ash fall off the cigarette resting on the beer can. I guess they were hot but didn't start any fires that night
