Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
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I decided to upload some songs that Pap and I recorded on cassette tapes when I was in my late teens. I considered uploading a bunch of them in one video, as I did with the compilation from Pap and Granny. Instead, I decided to upload them individually so someone who doesn't even know about our channel might find them by searching for the song titles. I'll add them to a playlist as I upload them, in case some of you want to hear them back to back. Most of the songs that I'll upload were recorded with a Tascam 424 or 464, 4-track cassette recorder, so they are better quality than the cassette tapes that Pap and Granny made together. This song was recorded in stereo, on a metal tape that was moving at a much faster speed, which increased the sound quality, along with Dolby noise reduction. We recorded this song in Pap's living room while granny was cooking and washing dishes in the kitchen. Pap sat on the couch, and I sat in the small rocking chair that you see him sitting in during many of the BPA videos from years ago. I'm sitting in that same rocking chair in this picture of me and him in his backyard. The photo and recording are from pretty much around the same time. In this picture, I'm playing the Taylor, and he's playing the Dove, but in the recording of the song, I'm playing the Dove in G major position, and he's playing the Taylor with a capo on the 5th fret, in the D major position. Some have wondered why I play the Dove more often than the Taylor, though Pap bought the Taylor for me. Contrary to what Corie of the Pressley Girls believes, it wasn't because the Dove is easier to play. It's because the Dove is a superior guitar in many respects. One aspect that can be heard in this recording is how good the bottom E-string sounds each time I strum down the C Major chord. The bottom string doesn't sound that good on most guitars in the standard C position. Several things in this photo catch my eye: there's Tipper's Ford EXP in the background, a car that Ford stopped making a long time ago. There's Pap's guitar strap hanging on the back of my rocking chair (it must have been on the Taylor and I removed it because it was in my way). There's the gold-colored Kyser capo on the Dove (the guitar Pap is playing). It was the first Kyser we ever owned (invented by Little Roy Lewis). And there's Pap's highly polished boots, showing the lifelong habit he picked up in the Marines. Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die is one of my favorite love songs. I learned it from Reno & Smiley and from the Louvin Brothers. Though it would be impossible for me to say which version is better between those two, the R & S version definitely had the bigger influence on me. One listen to their version will show you how much of my picking was patterned after Don Reno's picking on that song. Don picked the song in F major. I picked it in G major (a much easier position). When Don and Red sang the song, they came back on a high note in the middle of each verse, in their case, a C note. Charlie and Ira sang the song 2 frets higher, and they cleverly came back from the low chord on more of a mid-level note, a G note. If they had sung the song like R & S, the note would have been a D note. In my teens and early 20's, I understood very little about singing, and the way I approached this song forced Pap to sing his harmony in the key where the Louvins sang it but using the higher note path that R & S used. It would have been no problem for him or for Ira in the key of F (where R & S sang the song), but in G, it was a big ask. He got it. What listeners wouldn't know without me telling them, is that he actually got it much better than you hear in this recording, but because I missed the picking over and over, he had to sing the song with me over and over, until he was beginning to get tired. That's why his voice broke a little in one of the verses. This recording is the 5th take. Knowing that makes my picking less impressive but his high tenor singing much more impressive. :-) I was surprised to learn that Zeke Manners co wrote this song and even more surprised when I learned he was from San Francisco! I was confused because I remembered reading that Don Reno learned the song from Zeke Morris. A little research proved that to be true. Reno played with the Morris brothers when he was only 13. That both men were named Zeke is just a huge coincidence. Another wild coincidence is that Zeke Morris played a Gibson Dove, the same kind of guitar I used in this recording! Songs often travel through twists and turns before we hear them. Compare our recording to others by searching KZread. See a rare video of the Morris Brothers at this link: • The Morris Brothers - ...
Original singles on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/artist/5VX6Z...
Original singles on KZread:
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Shepherd of My Soul (Album released in 2016):
open.spotify.com/album/4VnoOy...
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BTW, don't worry, folks: I will upload another song compilation from Pap and Granny soon. I'll just have to dig through some stuff to find more to share! Thanks! 🙂
@debr2577
5 ай бұрын
Well thank you for giving us great music and your family .
Beautifull Thanks for posting..Great Picking......Peter
Thanks Paul, I would love hear some more videos from you, teaching us more about music! 🇨🇦🙏
Thanks for sharing your music. Breath of fresh air!
So sweet. I love it when Granny talks about meeting Pap and she said…He was just so darn good lookin. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Happy Valentines friends!
I bet everybody loved your pappy
Paul, that was just delightful and the sound so clear! I appreciate the information and background you share when you upload songs, too! Again, thank you
Country music just doesn't get any better than what we have right here!!!!
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much, Earl!
Love this I wish I lived close to you all I would help you all in the garden and I would have one too
❤Thanks
Paul, thank you for this very sweet recording! I appreciate how you pointed out some things in the photo, such as the guitar strap on your chair & Tipper's Ford. In your retirement, congrats!, I hope you'll have the time to keep uploading & describing these treasure videos. What with helping with Granny, all the other things you do each day, & hopefully spending time with your two new grandnephews who are soon to arrive, days can go by fast. Now, don't laugh, but what I do when the weather isn't good for me to get out & walk, I walk in my house because the floor plan allows for it. Well, that's not the funny part of it, but I'll hold my phone as I "house walk" & will listen to uploads of your family's music. Many times I'll keep replaying the same song. I tell you, ALL music from ALL your family soothes & uplifts me. Thank you for it! 😊 Curious, what grades & what subjects did you teach? What a gift you have!
I just love this!! Beautiful!❤
Great song. Loved it.
Wow! Someone definitely knows how to pick a guitar! Great old fashioned country singing. So much better than the music of today. Thanks for sharing this, Tipper.
wow that was so awesome that was so awesome keep them coming wish you had it on cg or dvd format buy it if you did for sur you should think about doing one your so lucky to have them it must bring back beautiful precious memories have a great week from across the miles
Thanks for sharing this, Paul. As usual, your background information adds an extra dimension to the beauty of the music.
Very good
Paul, We're baby boomers & love & appreciate the old grand ole opry style country music (late 50's - 70's) so we appreciate your & Pap's music the more. Country music has lost its twang cowboy hats & all & pop/rockish genres are falling disappointingly short. TY for sharing this video with us.
@thevictorianedge5465
5 ай бұрын
I agree
So sweet!
Beautiful. Don't hear them like this anymore.
Love this Paul!!❤❤
Thanks for sharing Tipper! Really enjoyed this. God bless you. 😀❤️
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it, Wanda! Thanks!
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BEAUTIFUL !!!
Enjoyed this! ❤
This is very special ❤❤❤
Thank you Tipper for sharing with us.I really enjoyed this song and God bless.
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Jimmy!
Oh my they looks so young. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. I know time passes as we all do. In heaven we will meet again and celebrate. 😊
My toes are justa tappin...What wonderful memories you are sharing with us...
So sweet! Love hearing Pap and Paul sing together. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I would love to have met Pap and his brothers in person. We'll be waiting patiently when you share videos of Granny and Pap singing. One day God's children will be together like one big family. Enjoy your weekend and retirement. Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕
I love this!! Lester flatt and earl Scruggs song originally I believe!
Paul, I don't know where my comment went, but anyway, great job. I did go and listen to the Morris Brothers really liked them. I'm looking forward to more songs. Have a great weekend. Deb Found where my comment went while I was typing my comment "Way Back in the Hills was playing and somehow I posted it on that song 😅
Great song!! Good decision to upload your song collection individually! I'm sure you'll get more total views and that just feeds positively into the YT algorithm.
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Johnny! I hope you're right!
Love to listen to your music. I hope you make more.
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Caroline! I'll try to keep them coming.
Purdy pickin! 🤗💜
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks a bunch, Kimberly!
Paul, I know your Daddy was, and IS so proud of you...
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. No more than I am of him! :-)
Beautiful 🎶
Excellent duet, Paul. The rich, round tones coming from the beautifully picked lead guitar, remind me of the sweet sounds that Molly Mason brings forth when she picks her guitar. 👍
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Noah, thanks for always watching and commenting!
Thanks! Great song.
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Brent. Glad you liked it!
Great song! Thanks for sharing.
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Lisa! If you like the song, you should check out some of the other versions recorded over the years. :-)
Thank you for sharing this Paul/Tipper.... 💕
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, dusty!
Hallelujah Hallelujah
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Norman!
@normanjefferychester882
5 ай бұрын
@@BlindPigAndTheAcorn God bless Granny with healing and health in Jesus name
@normanjefferychester882
5 ай бұрын
Enjoyed that ❤️🙏
Nice song.
@BlindPigAndTheAcorn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for always listening and commenting!
So good ❤️🇺🇲❤️🇩🇪