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Thanks to Paul Surratt of Los Angeles, The Cumberland Trio
has obtained a clear video of the first half of the ABC-TV
Hootenanny broadcast filmed at The University Of Tennessee,
Knoxville, on January 21, 1964! The good news is that the
Trio is featured in close-ups in the introductions of all
the acts appearing as we all sang the show's theme song,
"Hootenanny Saturday Night," along with the incredibly enthusiastic
UT audience. The not so good news is that the Trio's performance
of "Ride Up," which you can hear in the clips below, was
in the second half of the show, so we don't have that in
video for fans YET.
Take
a peek at the video clips of all the performers singing
the theme song, with several shots of the UT students who
were in attendance singing along. The quest will never end,
nor will the MUSIC!
Please
note Quicktime player is required to view the clips. It
is available for free from the Apple
web site.
Thanks
to Tom Kilpatick's wonderful dad, Joe Kilpatrick's foresight,
wisdom and his trusty little Wollensak reel-to-reel tape
recorder, you can now experience the LIVE audio of the original
broadcast of The Cumberland Trio's January 21, 1964 performance
on ABC-TV Hootenanny filmed at the Trio's own University
of Tennessee in Knoxville.
What
You Will Hear...
First you will
hear the great Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys finishing
their song. Then the sound cuts to "Hoot" M.C. Jack Linkletter,
who promos the next segment of the show (including The Cumberland
Trio). Then there is a short "bleep" where Tom's dad Joe
edited out the commercials.
Next the great
Jethro Burns of Homer & Jethro introduces The Cumberland
Trio. The audience just explodes with a roar of applause
that lasts over 25 seconds before the Trio can get into
its song. THANKS to all of the fans who were there for that
incredible moment!
Then as the applause
finally dies down, the Trio performs "Ride Up" and flat
nail it! Andy's solo vocals and banjo playing were incredible
under that pressure. It all lasts just 3 minutes and 38
seconds, but is embedded in the memories of Andy, Jim, Tom
& Jerre like it was yesterday.
It was really
a "Hoot!" Listen, enjoy and let the Trio know what you think
about this incredible recording.
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