This is what we call Americana music. This is true Country fans turn to for new music today. This is a cover of a John Hartford song. Hartford was a true artist who is best remembered for writing and first recording Gentle On My Mind that became a monster hit for Glen Campbell.
You are 100% correct but they have been adopted by the Americana audience. Americana is more of an umbrella term that covers a lot. The best Country like this, that is completely ignored by the mainstream Country media outsiside of the Southwest, has actually found a home with the Americana audience. But genres be damned, there are only two kinds of music...good and bad. And the Turnpike Troubadoyrs are good.. DAMN GOOD!!!
Red dirt music…..lots of bands to choose from…..Cody Canada…..Cross Canadian Ragweed……Moses Guest…..Cody Jinks….. Whitey Morgan & the 78’s…Steeldrivers…..Chris Stapleton….Jason Isbell…Drive-by Truckers…Sturgill Simpson…..etc
@@manfredkomrowski5981 Glad you liked it. I knew you would. It's a long rabbit hole. As I said in another comment I have no idea why these guys aren't bigger.
Yes! These guys are so underrated. You ever listen to a band you've never heard before, and wonder why they aren't bigger? This is one of them. I was lucky enough to see them in concert a few years back at a Miranda Lambert concert as she was dating the lead singer at the time.
Boys from Oklahoma - Cross Canadian Ragweed. Oklahoma Breakdown - Stoney LaRue. You’re the reason God made Oklahoma” - David Frizzel and Shelly West. These are just from the top of my head but I’m sure Oklahoma gets a lot more love than you think. I’m fairly sure I have Live from the “Wormy Dog Salon” tracks. Hell,you have a whole genre called Red Dirt music and it’s great.
@@PaHeadhunter The bass beat alone…. I also forgot Jason Boland - If I ever get back to Oklahoma. And then most importantly, On a Cloud by Cross Candian Ragweed as tribute to the OSU plane crash that took resulted in 10 fatalities.
This song was written by John Hartford who also wrote Gentle on my Mind. This song is about working barges on the Illinois River from Pekin, Illinois to Alton, Illinois. (I live about 35 miles from the river.) Not floats to tubes. I believe Hartford worked the River for a while. You should get to know the Troubadours since the are from Oklahoma. They are the most awesome band.
While the Troubadours here did a great job here, I love his original from the Mark Twang album. Definitely worth checking out by him are: I'm Still Here [the version from the Housing Project album], and This Eve of Parting which was featured in the movie Lady Bird just a few years ago. It almost goes without saying that Gentle on My Mind by Glen Campbell is a MUST listen.
Yeah. It's about working on tow boats and big giant barges moving grain, gravel, chemicals, and lots of other things up and down the Illinois River which flows into the Mississippi. It's about the life of folks who work hard moving huge loads of stuff in that river system. It's a great song that's been recorded and performed by a lot of artists. But it's not about a relaxing float on a nice day.
Interesting to me that the original writer of this song had the last name Hartford. Hartford IL is where the confluence of the Illinois, Missouri & Mississippi rivers meet, and right by Alton IL. River town.
My favorite band. You should definitely check out more like Pay Not Rent, Bird Hunters, or Gin Smoke and Lies. I will be seeing them in concert for the third time later this year. Every song is amazing including the new release Mean Old Sun.
You’ve entered the world of red dirt/Texas country. It’s a modern movement that takes country back to its roots vs the pop stuff that Nashville puts out now.
Nice!!!! Never heard this group!!!! Nice!!!! I like this band!!!! Great lyrics!!! Great Fiddle playing!!! Good Bass!!! Great Harmonica playing!!!! Really good!!! Thanks you guys for bringing this song and band to me!!! It is a glimpse of what kind of music that is in your State!!!! Bring some more!!!
Will y'all please react to Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats!! Please?? This is a blue grass/blues band that will BLOW YOUR MIND!! SONG is "SOB" or " I Need Never Get Old" please please sample this band.... ❤❤❤❤thank you so much
Very deep rabbit hole!! So many good songs. The Funeral, Tornado Warning, The Mercury, Bird Hunters, Pay No Rent, Long Drive Home, Quit While I’m Ahead
The state is named after the Illiniwek Nation, who were called the Illinois by the French. The Illiniwek Nation was originally comprised of 12 smaller tribes, including the Cahokia, Peoria and Kaskaskia.
Before the Devil Knows We're Dead is another banger. Quit While I'm Ahead, The Funeral, Gin Smoke and Lies, Down Here are all great songs too. In fact they are all great songs.
Check out 'Choctaw Bingo' by James McMurtry. Either the album cut or the 'Live in Aught-Three' version--the album cut has some wonderful keys, but the live version has a great intro. One of the most Oklahoma songs ever recorded. Given your guys' age, I expect you'll recognize most of the landmarks in the song--that is to say they all existed in the late 90s and 00s, but most of them are gone now. But even if you don't remember the McDonald's on the Will Rodgers Turnpike or the Rolling Stones lips in Baxter Springs, you'll still recognize the landscape. And I heartily second "Gin, Smoke, and Lies" for the Troubadours.
Ya'll, had the Illinois river we had the Chattahoochee!! And that's one thing everybody knows when you raft/ float or kayak!! This was just a huge part of my Summers!! Brings back those incredible memories. Thank you ❤
My Dad worked at Rock Port, Texas over the summers when he was going to college, running a tug boat. I have a picture of him taking a nap on top of a rounded pile of those large ship tugging ropes...such a string bean. My Dad had two speeds... *Full Throttle and Dead Asleep* !
@@bretthardin9239 Not a lot of jobs back then except hard labor for an 18 year old country boy. He was a student at A&M. He was always learning. He cleaned bedpans at a local hospital. He got a job as Surveyor one summer. Then came an official WW2 Invitation. He tried signing up to become a Naval pilot, but they told him he'd failed the test. He said, "Well, I'll go home and memorize it tonight and I'll be back tomorrow!". The officer said, "Son, if you're coming in too low, you would want us to wave you off, wouldn't you?". Dad said Yes Sir. "And if there was an accident and the deck was covered in people trying to clear the deck, you would want us to wave you off wouldn't you?" Dad said, "Yes sir, I see what you mean". You see, Dad failed the color chart, he was color blind. Such a skinny goober. So he opted for the medical corp. He dipped ice cream, had his books open to study while he dipped in Houston then. The day he graduated he and a friend were walking down the sidewalk and everybody stepped back and saluted. He returned the salute then whispered to his friend, "Why is everyone saluting us"? His friend said, "We're Officers now dummy"! Such a skinny goober. His first ship experiences were full of goober stories. But the one where his ship was headed into battle, harm's way, he lucked out. It broke down in the harbor and had to be towed back to shore. Another ship had to take its place and on it a childhood friend. That ship, his friend on board, was sunk by a torpedo. He always said, "I've been so lucky in my life..... but you've got to show up for luck to happen to you."
Another unique midwestern musician with a sound like nobody else is Pokey LaFarge, who combines the tropes of 1930s music with modern sounds. You would like "Must Be Something In The Water".
I stumbled across them a year or so ago by (happy) accident. I keep my Pandora stations on shuffle, everything form Gene Autry to Led Zeppelin. They must've gotten a push through one of them, though I'll probably never know which one. I pulled over immediately and added them to the playlist. Sooooooo many good songs. Always a hard driving beat, and fiddle heavy. Fantastic. Great reaction, you cant help but want to dance.
Amazing band with a long list of great songs. Seen them live they don’t disappoint. They are touring this year again after a lengthy hiatus. You guys have to listen to more whether you react to it or not dive in great band with 7 members from what I recall.
one of the greatest bands in GENUINE country music. you guys should do a video on "before the devil knows we're dead" and "something to hold on to" also by turnpike troubadours
This is my favorite current band! Thanks for reacting. 7x7, Every Girl in the World, Good Lord Lorrie, and Pay No Rent are all incredible, and I'm trying not to list every song of theirs I like or this comment would be a book.
Guys I’ve been asking for months now… Cody Johnson - Till you can’t Zach Bryan - Something in the orange Tyler Childers - nose on grindstone Pretty Please one of them if not all.. you will not be disappointed FYI love TPT-- 7&7
Love It! Love the fiddle especially! :) Here in Phoenix Az area, people float the 'Salt River'. Inner tubes, Beer In Cooler, & Friends! It's a tradition! Great Reaction, Guys!
Turnpike Troubadours' Before the Devil Knows We're Dead is a sure thing. If you both don't like it, I'll eat my hat... heck, half my wardrobe, because I'm that certain!
From Muskogee went to Tahlequah for college spent a lot of time on the Illinois River and Tenkiller lake just as soon as it turned 60* That was Yesterday (45yrs ago)
YO! I knew you guys were from OK, but I didn't realize you were that close. My band has played the Illinois River float camps for years, and have opened up for TPT in the past. You guys please let me know if you'll be at Diamond Stone this year, I'll be sure to look for you and give you a sip of that old white lighting. I promise I won't be weird and will only smile, wave, and offer you a drink. Cheers guys, and it's good to know we're a lot closer in our experiences than I thought!
Being a southern rock/country kinga fella, and your neighbor to the east. Sooie Pigs. I'm surprised I've never heard this band. Thank you for the introduction. A couple more bands of similar style you may like.. Lucero, The Drive By Truckers and Cross Canadian Ragweed. Well a couple three, I guess
Welcome to Americana music. Some great artists in this genre. Check out Hurricane or Look at Miss Ohio by Band of Heathens. And similar but more rock would be Drive-by Truckers. Check out Marry Me by them.
Did you say Talequah? The Quah?? The river? Please tell me you float out of Diamondhead...? Okay, you did. I didn't watch the whole video. Anyway, my cousin Romeo knows those guys, so no matter how busy, a holiday, whatever, we go straight to the front of the line. And he adores Turnpike Troubadours. Gin and Smoke and Lies hooked me.
The line “I got me a gal in Pekin, she’s a good ole gal okay” I live in central Illinois, Pekin is 15min from me, and I’m bout an hour or so from Beardstown! Good ole Illinois pride! 🤙🌾🌽
Y’all have no idea how excited I am that you’re doing some Texas country! I couldn’t hit this played button fast enough when I saw Turnpike Troubadours! ❤❤❤ Do 7&7
Been giving your viewers what we want❤...congrats on your new digs. Wishes & prayers 2u, your family, new home & all endeavors. It's heartening 2 c hard work & efforts pay off. Luv u guys. Hey, just heard a couple 70s tunes(ahem, Amber)...Marmalade in Reflections of My Life & me thinx Wildflower from the Canadian group Skylark. Looking 4ward 2 hearing daily RSR & u putting a smile on our faces every single day. Pay it 4ward RSR community!
Oh and i gotta say, since y'all appreciate turnpike, kyle nix has another band called kyle nix and the 38s and in 2020 covid time, he wrote a song about a brother. Last month he told me he's about to record it. It's gonna go straight to the top. I told you first here ❤
Being someone who lives in the state of Illinois, I can tell you, the 's' is silent. And by the way, I never knew Oklahoma had an Illinois River. Cool! I live along the Illinois River in my state.
From Tahlequah, NSU grad. Not an original Turnpike song, but one of my favorites. Used to see them at Roxie’s Roost out by the river. I worked Falcon Floats for my summers from ‘05 to ‘08.
You guys need to listen to Easton & Main. It’s another Oklahoma song! They are from Tahlequah! I’ve floated that River a few times myself. I watched you guys for a couple weeks before I realized you’re fellow Okies!! The Turnpike Troubadours are one of my favorite bands!
This band started around 2010. They came back from hiatus last summer with sold out shows. They are setting to release their first new album in 5 years this summer. For another Oklahoma roots country singer, try Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange or Revival- live version.
Y'all gotta do more bluegrass reacts! I know this isn't really bluegrass with the electric guitar and drums. But John Hartford, who wrote this song, is a bluegrass icon!
Awesome. I'm in oklahoma too and we float the river every year and stay at War Eagle. Kyle Nix, the fiddle player, is from my town. And you know evan felker, the lead singer, dated miranda lambert
So glad I went ahead and watched this one! I usually skip reactions to songs I've never heard. But I love the one song I know by these guys ("Something To Hold Onto" gets some airplay on the local outlaw country station). Now I know I got to go looking for more.
There is an 80s rock band out of Kansas City called the Rainmakers that has a song about floating down the Mississippi with Mark Twain, Harry Truman, and Chuck Berry called "Downstream". It is one of the writer Steven King's favorite songs.
Aalright.... I know this is nit pickin', but you gotta pronounce Illinois right. The "s" on the end is silent. Awsome song that I haven't heard before. Nice pick. Keep up the good work, and let the good times roll.
Don't think I've ever heard this song before, but I like it too! The fiddle and harmonica reminds me of my roots in Appalachia on the Ohio river, and the old time bluegrass music you still hear there at times. 🎶🎵👍
You have reacted so well to the different people I grew up with through my music. Thanks for introducing me to your growing up background. Music is the KEY to helping us understand each other. Love what you do 😊
So glad you’ve finally got around to checking them out and that you enjoyed it. Gonna see them next month. Check out ‘Before The Devil Knows We’re Dead,’ ‘The Housefire’ or ‘A Tornado Warning’ next. Another Oklahoma song you’ll love is ‘Oklahoma Breakdown’ by Stoney LaRue.
There are plenty of songs by the guys that are just amazing. I went to school with the fiddle player Kyle nix right here in Perry Oklahoma he also has a band of his own called Kyle nix and the 38s
We sing this at the sea shanty sings down the pub. It's one of those simple songs that's easy for beginners and perfect for old hands to lay on cool harmonies.
Well these boys raised around southeast Oklahoma. Here in McCurtain County we have Mountain Fork river to go rafting on ,there is Beaver's Bend St. Park to visit and yes we have a bigfoot festival so there is alot to do and see Oklahoma
Hi Guys, the instruments are fine. Yeah Jay, I like a half a days pay any kind of weather. The beach was my memorable place on a hot summer day. Its great to hear something about your guys experiences/home...👍☝️🖼☝️🎇🤓
Now for something completely different when it comes to Oklahoma music check out Kelli O’Hara, who is a Broadway and opera star. I recommend They Won’t Let You In The Opera,!which is a comedic song highlighting all her range as an entertainer.
Jay, Troubador has always been pronounced like Troup-adore. a word for, IIRC, a wandering minstrel. you seem them in RP games and some fantasy films. True-ba-door. At least that is how I have always heard it pronounced. I get trouble for pronunciation when you have never heard it, good attempt and I probably would have gone with that if I had not heard it spoken before. Also, might just be a local thing; in that case, never mind this attempt, go with your local version.
Get started down that Red Dirt rabbithole! You don't regret it! Other great TT songs: Every Girl Good Lord Lorrie 1968 (About Martin Luther King) Diamonds & Gasoline Pay No Rent Easton & Main Quit While I'm Ahead Too many to mention all at once!
Here in Utah we don't float the river we run the rapids. Down in Moab, Green River and the Colorado River. Lot of canyons to see when running the rapids. Great song. Life and fun on the water.
