As Monty Python says, 'And now for something completely different . . . . . . '
I subbed on 'The Grand Ole Opry' a few times in the early 90's. Back then, all the old-timers were still alive and kicking. Monroe, Mr. Acuff, Hank Snow, you could go down there and see them all and get a great education in earlier Country Musics. They're all gone now, but I treasure those days to hear those masters still plying their trade. Bill Monroe asked me to 'hold this while I fix my tie' and handed me his F5 Mandolin: I almost started shaking !
And so many not as famous. Jumpin' Bill Carlisle and the Carlisles were there many times, and I always got a laugh out of this silly little tune, and the crowd just loved it. Note that he's capo'd the Gibson, and then rubber-banded a price tag over the strings to get that washboard sound, was it better capo'd ? ? ?
In those days, and I mean this in the best way possible, the Opry with all of those legends was like going to your Grandparents' house. Like a lot of things, we won't see their like again.
