Give Me the Banjo Page #6

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HAD TO HOCK HIS BANJO JUST TO

BUY COAL TO HEAT HIS HOUSE.

"WALK RIGHT IN" SPENT THREE

BUY COAL TO HEAT HIS HOUSE.

"WALK RIGHT IN" SPENT THREE

WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE AND SOLD

"WALK RIGHT IN" SPENT THREE

WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE AND SOLD

OVER A MILLION COPIES.

WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE AND SOLD

OVER A MILLION COPIES.

CANNON DREAMED OF GOING ON TOUR

OVER A MILLION COPIES.

CANNON DREAMED OF GOING ON TOUR

AND RECORDING AGAIN.

CANNON DREAMED OF GOING ON TOUR

AND RECORDING AGAIN.

HE WAS INVITED TO A FEW FOLK

AND RECORDING AGAIN.

HE WAS INVITED TO A FEW FOLK

FESTIVALS UP NORTH

AND THE MEMPHIS-BASED

STAX RECORDS SET UP A RECORDING

SESSION FOR HIM.

BUT STAX WAS THE STUDIO OF

THE NEW SOUL MUSIC, OTIS REDDING

AND RUFUS THOMAS, AND THE

THE NEW SOUL MUSIC, OTIS REDDING

AND RUFUS THOMAS, AND THE

AUDIENCE FOR THE BLACK BANJO

AND RUFUS THOMAS, AND THE

AUDIENCE FOR THE BLACK BANJO

SONGSTER HAD LONG SINCE

AUDIENCE FOR THE BLACK BANJO

SONGSTER HAD LONG SINCE

MOVED ON.

SONGSTER HAD LONG SINCE

MOVED ON.

WALK RIGHT IN:

MOVED ON.

WALK RIGHT IN:

SIT RIGHT DOWN:

WALK RIGHT IN:

SIT RIGHT DOWN:

DADDY, LET YOUR MIND ROLL ON

SIT RIGHT DOWN:

DADDY, LET YOUR MIND ROLL ON

DADDY, LET YOUR MIND ROLL ON

DADDY, LET YOUR MIND ROLL ON

DADDY, LET YOUR MIND ROLL ON

[ APPLAUSE ]

FOR ME,

I NEVER SET OUT TO TRY AND BE

SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFINED.

YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT I'M

PLAYING, I TRY TO PUT MYSELF

INTO IT AND DO WHAT I CAN.

MY GENERATION AND THE ONE

BEFORE ME FELT THE BANJO'S

AN UNCLE TOM INSTRUMENT.

BEFORE ME FELT THE BANJO'S

AN UNCLE TOM INSTRUMENT.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A SORT OPEN MIND

AN UNCLE TOM INSTRUMENT.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A SORT OPEN MIND

SO I'M NOT SURE IF I EVER REALLY

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A SORT OPEN MIND

SO I'M NOT SURE IF I EVER REALLY

FELT THAT WAY.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF I EVER REALLY

FELT THAT WAY.

IF WE CAN GET ANYTHING OU FELT THAT WAY.

IF WE CAN GET ANYTHING OU OF IT, WE SHOULD ALL TRY TO

IF WE CAN GET ANYTHING OU OF IT, WE SHOULD ALL TRY TO

EMBRACE EVERYTHING THAT I OF IT, WE SHOULD ALL TRY TO

EMBRACE EVERYTHING THAT I STANDS FOR.

EMBRACE EVERYTHING THAT I STANDS FOR.

WE COULD LEARN A LOT FROM IT.

STANDS FOR.

WE COULD LEARN A LOT FROM IT.

[ SINGING "MAMSELLE JOSEPHINE" ]

WELL, CHARLIE, OLD BOY,

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE

YOU AND I ALONE PLAYED

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE

YOU AND I ALONE PLAYED

ANY TOGETHER, HADN'T IT?

YOU AND I ALONE PLAYED

ANY TOGETHER, HADN'T IT?

Charlie:
YES, IT HAS, BOY.

ANY TOGETHER, HADN'T IT?

Charlie:
YES, IT HAS, BOY.

LET'S TRY A FEW OF THOSE OLD

Charlie:
YES, IT HAS, BOY.

LET'S TRY A FEW OF THOSE OLD

SOUTHERN MELODIES FOR THE BOYS.

LET'S TRY A FEW OF THOSE OLD

SOUTHERN MELODIES FOR THE BOYS.

Charlie:
OH, IT DOES ME GOOD

SOUTHERN MELODIES FOR THE BOYS.

Charlie:
OH, IT DOES ME GOOD

TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

Charlie:
OH, IT DOES ME GOOD

TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

LET'S GO.

TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

LET'S GO.

Charlie:
GOOD.

LET'S GO.

Charlie:
GOOD.

STEP ON IT!

Sapoznik:
WE CAN'T EXPLAIN

HOW EACH GENERATION PRODUCES A

VISIONARY, WHO, IN ATTEMPTING TO

CREATE SOMETHING FOR HIMSELF,

CREATES A LIBERATING AND

REVOLUTIONARY LANDSCAPE FOR

EVERYONE ELSE TO TAKE PART.

BUY ME A HORSE:

AND MAKE ME A SLED

NOBODY RIDES WITH IDA RED

AND MAKE ME A SLED

NOBODY RIDES WITH IDA RED

IDA RED, SHE LIVED IN TOWN

NOBODY RIDES WITH IDA RED

IDA RED, SHE LIVED IN TOWN

SHE WEIGHED 440 POUNDS

IDA RED, SHE LIVED IN TOWN

SHE WEIGHED 440 POUNDS

GOIN' UP SHOOTIN' CREEK

SHE WEIGHED 440 POUNDS

GOIN' UP SHOOTIN' CREEK

GOIN' IN A RUN

GOIN' UP SHOOTIN' CREEK

GOIN' IN A RUN

GOIN' UP SHOOTIN' CREEK

GOIN' IN A RUN

GOIN' UP SHOOTIN' CREEK

HAVE A LITTLE FUN

AS A KID, MY FATHER AND

UNCLE WERE GREAT STORYTELLERS.

AND THEY WERE ALWAYS TELLING

UNCLE WERE GREAT STORYTELLERS.

AND THEY WERE ALWAYS TELLING

STORIES ABOUT THINGS

AND THEY WERE ALWAYS TELLING

STORIES ABOUT THINGS

CHARLIE HAD DONE.

STORIES ABOUT THINGS

CHARLIE HAD DONE.

WHERE A LOT OF KIDS HEAR

CHARLIE HAD DONE.

WHERE A LOT OF KIDS HEAR

NURSERY RHYMES,

WHERE A LOT OF KIDS HEAR

NURSERY RHYMES,

I HEARD CHARLIE POOLE STORIES.

NURSERY RHYMES,

I HEARD CHARLIE POOLE STORIES.

IDA RED,

I HEARD CHARLIE POOLE STORIES.

IDA RED,

SHE'S A DARNED OLD FOOL

IDA RED,

SHE'S A DARNED OLD FOOL

TRIED TO PUT A SADDLE

SHE'S A DARNED OLD FOOL

TRIED TO PUT A SADDLE

ON A HUMPBACK MULE

TRIED TO PUT A SADDLE

ON A HUMPBACK MULE

WE CAME UP HERE:

ON A HUMPBACK MULE

WE CAME UP HERE:

TO FIND HIS GRAVE.

WE CAME UP HERE:

TO FIND HIS GRAVE.

WE HAD TO GET THE OLD MAP,

TO FIND HIS GRAVE.

WE HAD TO GET THE OLD MAP,

YOU KNOW, TO FIND THE GRAVE.

WE HAD TO GET THE OLD MAP,

YOU KNOW, TO FIND THE GRAVE.

AND WHEN WE FOUND HIS GRAVE,

YOU KNOW, TO FIND THE GRAVE.

AND WHEN WE FOUND HIS GRAVE,

THERE WAS A LIQUOR BOTTLE

AND WHEN WE FOUND HIS GRAVE,

THERE WAS A LIQUOR BOTTLE

ON THE GRAVE.

THERE WAS A LIQUOR BOTTLE

ON THE GRAVE.

AND WE THOUGHT, "OKAY, THIS

ON THE GRAVE.

AND WE THOUGHT, "OKAY, THIS

MUST BE IT."

AND WE THOUGHT, "OKAY, THIS

MUST BE IT."

[ CHUCKLES ]

MUST BE IT."

[ CHUCKLES ]

ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE

[ CHUCKLES ]

ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE

ABOUT CHARLIE'S MUSIC IS

HE WAS BONA FIDE,

AS THEY WOULD SAY.

HE WAS AUTHENTIC.

WHEN HE SANG HE RAMBLED,

IT COULD HAVE BEEN

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL.

WHEN HE SANG, "TAKE A DRINK

ON ME," HE MEANT IT.

IT WAS PART AND PARCEL

ON ME," HE MEANT IT.

IT WAS PART AND PARCEL

OF THE WAY HE LIVED.

IT WAS PART AND PARCEL

OF THE WAY HE LIVED.

CHARLIE SANG WHAT HE LIVED AND

OF THE WAY HE LIVED.

CHARLIE SANG WHAT HE LIVED AND

LIVED WHAT HE SANG.

CHARLIE SANG WHAT HE LIVED AND

LIVED WHAT HE SANG.

HE RAMBLED TILL:

LIVED WHAT HE SANG.

HE RAMBLED TILL:

THE BUTCHERS CUT HIM DOWN

HE RAMBLED TILL:

THE BUTCHERS CUT HIM DOWN

Martin:
BORN IN 1892 IN

THE BUTCHERS CUT HIM DOWN

Martin:
BORN IN 1892 IN

RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA,

Martin:
BORN IN 1892 IN

RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA,

CHARLES CLEVELAND POOLE GREW UP

RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA,

CHARLES CLEVELAND POOLE GREW UP

IN MILL COMPANY HOUSES WITH

CHARLES CLEVELAND POOLE GREW UP

IN MILL COMPANY HOUSES WITH

HIS EIGHT BROTHERS AND A SISTER.

IN MILL COMPANY HOUSES WITH

HIS EIGHT BROTHERS AND A SISTER.

CHARLIE STARTED IN THE MILLS

HIS EIGHT BROTHERS AND A SISTER.

CHARLIE STARTED IN THE MILLS

AT AGE 9 AS A DOFFER BOY,

CHARLIE STARTED IN THE MILLS

AT AGE 9 AS A DOFFER BOY,

WORKING 12-HOUR DAYS, BUT HE HAD

AT AGE 9 AS A DOFFER BOY,

WORKING 12-HOUR DAYS, BUT HE HAD

A HOMEMADE BANJO AND WAS EAGER

WORKING 12-HOUR DAYS, BUT HE HAD

A HOMEMADE BANJO AND WAS EAGER

TO USE IT IN THE LIVELY

A HOMEMADE BANJO AND WAS EAGER

TO USE IT IN THE LIVELY

LOCAL MUSIC SCENE.

TO USE IT IN THE LIVELY

LOCAL MUSIC SCENE.

Rorrer:
THIS AREA OF NORTH

LOCAL MUSIC SCENE.

Rorrer:
THIS AREA OF NORTH

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND

Rorrer:
THIS AREA OF NORTH

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND

SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND FROM

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND

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